The testnet for the XRPL EVM sidechain has shown rapid growth.
The XRP Ledger's EVM-compatible sidechain is set to launch in the second quarter, as announced at the APEX 2025 conference.
Decentralized Layer 1 blockchain XRP Ledger's sidechain that's compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine is set to go live in the second quarter, Jaazi Cooper, director of product management at Ripple, and David Schwartz, Ripple's chief technology officer said at the ongoing APEX 2025 conference in Singapore.
The XRPL EVM sidechain testnet went live early this year and is experiencing rapid growth, according to Peersyst Technologies. "87 new entities – with no prior XRP involvement – are now contributing to the ecosystem: infrastructure, apps, and demand generation," Peersyst said on X. "When mainnet goes live, all of it becomes part of the XRP ecosystem – possibly the biggest onboarding in XRP history."
The EVM sidechain will allow users to potentially generate yield through DeFi applications, such as liquidity pools, and smart contract interactions.Omkar Godbole is a Co-Managing Editor on CoinDesk's Markets team based in Mumbai, holds a masters degree in Finance and a Chartered Market Technician member. Omkar previously worked at FXStreet, writing research on currency markets and as fundamental analyst at currency and commodities desk at Mumbai-based brokerage houses.
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