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XRP-backed borrowers on Morpho surrendered about 4.18 million cbXRP across 883 liquidation events between Nov. 7 and Nov. 13, as liquidators repaid just over 4 million USDC of debt. The activity took place in a lending market on Base where users pledge cbXRP to borrow USDC. A Nov. 13 snapshot still shows roughly 53.5 million USDC of debt outstanding against 121.7 million cbXRP of collateral.
Why it matters
The market's liquidation threshold sits at 62.5% loan-to-value, so falling collateral prices push otherwise healthy loans over the line. Earlier stress coverage, built on Nov. 6 positions, estimated that a further 10% oracle-price decline could bring another 8.84 million USDC of debt across 1,070 positions to liquidation eligibility, assuming balances stayed unchanged.
Under Morpho's mechanism, an outside liquidator repays an eligible position's debt and receives collateral plus an incentive. All 883 records in the window reported zero bad debt, and Coinbase's loan-health guidance notes that optional automatic collateral protection can fail during volatility or technical problems.
Market impact
The largest daily repayment total was about 1.58 million USDC on Nov. 8, followed by roughly 1.06 million on Nov. 10. A decoded Nov. 10 log shows about 202,394 USDC repaid against 218,175 cbXRP seized, with the liquidator immediately swapping into USDC and wrapped ETH in the same transaction.
For XRP holders assessing selling pressure, the key evidence is still missing: establishing native XRP selling requires tracing seized cbXRP through redemption or custody movement into XRP trading, and no such link has been proven so far. The next consequences for remaining borrowers depend on their own collateral buffers, repayments, and top-ups.
Frequently asked questions
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What triggered the 883 XRP liquidations on Morpho?
Falling cbXRP collateral prices pushed loans above the market's 62.5% loan-to-value liquidation threshold, allowing outside liquidators to repay USDC debt and seize collateral plus an incentive.
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How much debt remains outstanding in the cbXRP market?
About 53.5 million USDC of debt remained outstanding on the Base market at the Nov. 13 snapshot, against 121.7 million cbXRP of collateral.
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What happens if XRP drops another 10%?
Based on Nov. 6 positions, a further 10% oracle-price decline could bring another 8.84 million USDC of debt across 1,070 positions to liquidation eligibility, assuming balances stayed unchanged.
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Did the liquidations create native XRP selling pressure?
A direct link has not been proven. Observed seized cbXRP moved between addresses on Base, and establishing native XRP selling would require evidence of redemption or custody movement into XRP trading.
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How can borrowers avoid liquidation on this market?
Per Coinbase's loan-health guidance, repaying debt or adding collateral improves a position's health, though optional automatic collateral protection can fail during volatility or technical problems.
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