Key Takeaways
- Flare scheduled a July 6-13 governance vote to deploy Confidential Compute on its Songbird network.
- The update adds programmable execution to the XRP Ledger, unlocking DeFi utilities for Ripple assets.
- Testing on Songbird will gather critical operational data before launching on the primary Flare mainnet.
Enhancing Cross-Chain Consensus
Blockchain platform Flare has scheduled a community governance vote to deploy Flare Confidential Compute (FCC) on its Songbird canary network. The voting period will run from July 6 to July 13, following a notice period that began June 29. The deployment is described as the first live implementation of the architecture for Flare 2.0, which was first outlined in March 2025.
The new system combines trusted execution environments (TEEs) with Flare’s existing data protocols. The integration is designed to let applications execute transactions on external blockchains while maintaining decentralized verification on the Flare network.
The architecture aims to provide a programmable layer for real-world assets issued on the XRP Ledger. The setup allows those assets to interact with decentralized applications without requiring users to manually bridge them between different networks.
“XRPL is the layer where assets get issued, while Flare acts as the compute layer that adds smart features and flexibility,” Hugo Philion, co-founder and CEO of Flare, said.
If approved by the community, the Songbird deployment will introduce three main components that include protocol-managed wallets. These allow protocols on Flare to operate automated wallets on external blockchains based on predefined rules. At launch, the wallets will support the XRP Ledger, using cryptographic keys secured inside hardware-protected environments.
The deployment also enables transitioning the Flare data connector from batched data confirmation to faster, individual transaction processing, serving as a verification layer for the automated wallets.
The upgrade or structural foundation will also allow external developers to build custom secure hardware extensions that use Flare’s relay and consensus networks.
During the initial testing phase on Songbird, the hardware environments will be run by the Flare Foundation using Google confidential compute. Participating network data providers will package and authorize the data through a weighted consensus mechanism, receiving compensation from a foundation-funded pool and attestation fees.
Company officials said the Songbird rollout will serve to gather operational performance data before the technology is deployed on the primary Flare mainnet.