Flare votes to approve first major deployment of confidential compute in expansion of XRP Ledger’s RWA layer

Flare has announced that Flare Confidential Compute (FCC), the first implementation of its Flare 2.0 architecture, is set for deployment on Songbird, the network’s canary chain, pending community approval through a governance vote running from July 6 to July 13.

FCC extends Flare’s consensus beyond its own blockchain by combining Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) with Flare’s data protocols, enabling protocols to securely execute transactions on external blockchains while maintaining decentralized verification on Flare. 

The Songbird deployment introduces Protocol Managed Wallets (PMW), an upgraded Flare Data Connector (FDC V2), and the framework for verifiable confidential compute, bringing the architecture first outlined as part of the Flare 2.0 vision in March 2025 to a live network.

Flare continues to expand XRPL’s programmable execution layer 

The launch comes as the XRP Ledger continues to establish itself as a leading venue for real-world asset issuance, attracting institutional participation through fast settlement, low transaction costs, and native compliance capabilities. 

While XRPL enables the issuance and movement of assets, FCC adds the programmable execution layer that allows those assets to be used in decentralized applications without requiring users to manually bridge them between networks.

“XRPL is the layer where assets get issued, while Flare acts as the compute layer that adds smart features and flexibility,” said Hugo Philion, co-founder and CEO of Flare. “What Flare gives to Ripple and to the XRP Ledger is the ability to do more with RWAs once they are issued, which benefits Flare, XRP holders and other applications.”

What the deployment introduces

FCC is a confidential compute layer built on top of Flare. By leveraging Trusted Execution Environments, it enables applications to securely perform confidential computation, manage cryptographic keys, execute more computationally intensive workloads, and interact directly with external blockchains. 

Private keys are generated and stored inside hardware-protected environments, allowing protocols on Flare to control accounts on external networks while maintaining verifiable execution.

Pending governance approval, three core components go live on Songbird. New smart contracts govern TEE registration, user instructions, and result verification. Participating Songbird data providers will relay instructions, package required on-chain and off-chain data, and collectively authorize execution through weighted consensus. 

Trusted Execution Environment machines, initially operated by the Flare Foundation on Google Confidential Compute, execute approved code within confidential virtual machines and return signed results for verification.

Protocol Managed Wallets let protocols on Flare create and operate wallets on external blockchains according to protocol-defined rules, rather than relying on a person or centralized infrastructure. At launch, PMW supports the XRP Ledger, using keys generated and protected inside TEEs.

Complementing PMW is Flare Data Connector V2, which moves from batched attestations to faster, individually processed verification. 

FDC V2 serves as the proof layer for Protocol Managed Wallets, letting applications independently confirm that an action on an external blockchain occurred as expected. FDC-V2 is also a general upgrade to the Flare Data Connector, available to any application building on Flare.

Together, PMW and FDC V2 establish the foundation for bringing XRP-based assets into decentralized finance applications on Flare without requiring users to operate across chains themselves.

Songbird deployment is the first stage of the Flare 2.0 roadmap

The launch also establishes the underlying confidential compute framework that developers will be able to build on as the network expands. Future releases will enable builders to deploy custom Trusted Execution Environment extensions using the same relay, verification, and consensus mechanisms introduced with FCC.

The Songbird deployment represents the first stage of the broader Flare 2.0 roadmap. During the bootstrap period, participating data providers will be compensated through a Flare Foundation-funded participation pool together with attestation fees while the network gathers operational data ahead of a permanent incentive model. 

As Flare’s canary network, Songbird provides a live environment for validating the architecture before deployment on the Flare mainnet.

Developers can access the complete technical documentation, architecture specifications, and implementation guides through the Flare Developer Hub.

Governance timeline

• Notice period: June 29 to July 5, 2026
• Voting period: July 6 to July 13, 2026
• Proposal: Can be viewed here: https://portal.flare.network/voting