Clearpool XRPL expansion explained, including RLUSD lending markets, native XRPL infrastructure, the token migration, and what comes next.
Author: Akshay
11th September 2026 – Clearpool has proposed swapping its CPOOL token one-for-one into a new token called CLEAR. The plan would fund the lender’s Clearpool XRPL expansion. The team announced it on 11 September.
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InvictusShade.
@InvitusShade
@ClearpoolFin yo this is a big move, but damn two weeks is tight for all these changes. would be good to extend it. im curious if XRPL becomes main priority or EVM pools stay equal? and the 1-4% inflation needs clear TVL triggers not just discretion. glad ripple LP isnt a guarantee, thats
Clearpool is entering its next growth phase, expanding to the XRP Ledger. XRPL is one of the most established networks, with institutional credit still largely untapped. We're bringing real-world, institutional-ready lending infrastructure, built natively on XRPL. To power it, https://t.co/YZ2WW6NQE3
08:12 AM·Sep 11, 2026
Gerrard smirh
@GSmirh5
@ClearpoolFin XRPL finally has the rails for institutional-grade credit. Clearpool is positioning itself to build directly on top of them. This feels like a much bigger opportunity than a simple chain expansion.
Clearpool is entering its next growth phase, expanding to the XRP Ledger. XRPL is one of the most established networks, with institutional credit still largely untapped. We're bringing real-world, institutional-ready lending infrastructure, built natively on XRPL. To power it, https://t.co/YZ2WW6NQE3
08:11 AM·Sep 11, 2026
B Nelson-McCarver
@bnelsonmcCarver
@ClearpoolFin The XRPL expansion gives the rebrand and migration a much clearer purpose, I’m interested to see how incentives are split between xRPL and existing EVM pool. Having Ripple involved as an LP is notable, but the distinction around guarantees is importan
Clearpool is entering its next growth phase, expanding to the XRP Ledger. XRPL is one of the most established networks, with institutional credit still largely untapped. We're bringing real-world, institutional-ready lending infrastructure, built natively on XRPL. To power it, https://t.co/YZ2WW6NQE3
08:10 AM·Sep 11, 2026
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The proposal is not a product launch. Instead, it is a governance post dated 10 September. It asks CPOOL holders to approve a token migration and a treasury recapitalisation. No Clearpool market is live on the XRP Ledger mainnet yet.
The core of the plan is simple. Clearpool would issue CLEAR and let CPOOL holders swap at a 1:1 rate. It would also mint extra CLEAR on top of that supply.
Existing holders would get 70% of the new supply, unlocked at migration. Another 15% goes to treasury and partnerships. Ecosystem incentives take 10%, and contributors take 5%. So roughly 30% of the fresh tokens sit outside current holders.
The proposal also sets annual inflation at 1% to 4%. On top of that, it restarts buyback-and-burn. Under that rule, 50% of protocol fees would buy CLEAR and burn it. According to Clearpool, the recapitalisation gives the team capital to build on XRPL.
Timeline: Clearpool expanded from Ethereum into multiple chains and RWA products before announcing its Ripple-backed XRPL credit strategy in August 2026.
Clearpool completes its CPOOL token generation event.
Clearpool goes live on Ethereum with institutional pools and about $100 million in lender commitments.
Clearpool deploys on Polygon, beginning its multichain expansion.
Deployments expand across Optimism, Base, Arbitrum, Mantle, Polygon zkEVM, Flare and Plume.
Clearpool introduces Ozean, an OP-Stack L2 designed for RWA-based yield products.
Port is announced as Ozean’s first RWA exchange-traded pool and later expands as a multichain vault product.
Clearpool partners with Ripple and Cicada Partners to develop institutional credit on XRPL using XLS-65/66 and RLUSD, initially testing on Devnet.
XLS-65 and XLS-66 remain below the required 28-of-35 validator threshold for activation.
Clearpool proposes a 1:1 CPOOL-to-CLEAR migration with new supply allocations to fund XRPL incentives and its next growth phase.
Mainnet deployment depends on XLS-65/66 activation and Clearpool completing its Devnet-to-mainnet integration.
Clearpool wants to build institutional credit markets directly on XRPL mainnet. Notably, it targets the ledger itself, not the XRPL EVM sidechain. Two amendments make that possible.
The first is XLS-65, which adds single-asset vaults. The second is XLS-66, which adds a lending protocol. Together, they let issuance, repayment, and lender accounting run as ledger operations. As a result, Clearpool would skip Ethereum-style smart contracts.
Loans would settle in RLUSD, Ripple’s regulated dollar stablecoin. Clearpool aims the product at fintechs, payments firms, and crypto service providers that need working capital. It also frames the yield as “real-world yield on RLUSD,” with custody through Hex Trust.
Existing EVM model vs. announced XRPL design.
The XRPL amendments still need validator approval. Specifically, each must clear 80% of trusted validators for two straight weeks. That bar sits at roughly 28 of 35 validators.
As of 8 September, support ran far below that line. BSCN reported XLS-65 near 37% and XLS-66 near 34%. So the credit rails are specified, not activated. Clearpool’s own tweet says the ledger “just introduced” the rails, yet CoinDesk and BSCN both note they are not activated.
For now, the XRPL work sits on Devnet. Clearpool has promised a technical demo of a pool, from creation to repayment. However, the team has not dated it. Halborn audited the amendments, though that audit covers the rails, not Clearpool’s own app.
Today’s proposal builds on a partnership revealed on 20 August. Under it, three parties split the work. Clearpool supplies the infrastructure and the curator model.
Cicada Partners acts as the credit manager. The firm would originate loans, underwrite them, set covenants, and monitor borrowers. Cicada claims more than $860 million underwritten to date.
Ripple provides the settlement rails and joins the credit fund as a limited partner. Importantly, Ripple invests on equal terms and does not backstop losses. The fund’s size and Ripple’s ticket stay undisclosed.
The token side is where the debate starts. CPOOL traded near $0.021 on the morning of the announcement, according to CoinGecko. That gives it a market cap around $21 million.
Clearpool’s live business remains small. DefiLlama pegs protocol TVL near $21 million, and roughly 98% of it sits on Flare in a T-bill product. The homepage still advertises about $30 million in TVL and nearly $1 billion originated, a first-party figure.
Holders who read only “1:1 migration” may miss the dilution. After all, the new treasury, incentive, and contributor buckets total about 30% of a larger supply. Whether that growth capital pays off depends on the Clearpool XRPL expansion actually shipping.
Reaction splits along familiar lines. XRP supporters read the move as proof that real credit is reaching the ledger. They also point to RLUSD as a regulated dollar with genuine utility.
Skeptics focus on risk instead. Clearpool’s model is largely uncollateralized, so a single borrower default can spread. In May 2026, research firm Hindenrank graded the design B-, and it flagged both contagion risk and thin unsecured pools.
CPOOL holders sit in the middle. Many want token value capture, not another partnership screenshot. For them, the dilution question matters more than the XRPL headline.
The proposal now enters a 14-day feedback window. After that, Clearpool plans a Snapshot vote, though it has not shared the date. A migration tool and the first RLUSD yield products would follow in a later phase.
The real test is validator support for XLS-65 and XLS-66. Until those amendments pass, the Clearpool XRPL expansion stays a plan on Devnet. Readers can track the vote on XRPL explorers and the governance page as the numbers move.
This article is for information only and is not financial advice. Always do your own research before acting on any token migration or investment decision.
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