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Most people think Flare is about yield.
After sitting down with Hugo Philion, it's clear that's the wrong conversation.
What Hugo revealed points to something much bigger taking shape at the intersection of AI, blockchain, tokenization, and data.
Flare 2.0 isn't just another upgrade.
It's a move toward confidential compute, trusted data infrastructure, AI-powered financial systems, and a future where assets, applications, and intelligence can move seamlessly across networks.
One comment stood out above everything else:
The winners of the next technology wave may not be the companies with the best AI.
They may be the networks with the best data.
That's a very different way to think about where this market is heading.
In this interview, Hugo breaks down:
🔥 Why Flare 2.0 changes the game
🔥 How AI agents can safely interact with money
🔥 Why tokenization is really a data problem
🔥 The future of XRP utility on Flare
🔥 FIP.16 and Flare's path toward sustainability
🔥 Institutional adoption and what's coming next
🔥 FBTC, Confidential Compute, and cross-chain infrastructure
And perhaps the most important takeaway...
If you're only looking at Flare through the lens of DeFi, you may be missing the bigger opportunity.
This conversation wasn't about where Flare is today.
It was about where blockchain, AI, data, and XRP are heading next.
Watch the full interview now.

