The XRP Ledger (XRPL) is poised to expand its ecosystem with the upcoming launch of its Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible sidechain, set for Q2, Ripple executives confirmed at APEX 2025 in Singapore.
Jaazi Cooper, Ripple’s director of product management, and CTO David Schwartz shared that the sidechain, designed to enable seamless execution of Ethereum-based smart contracts and decentralized apps, has been rapidly gaining momentum on its testnet since its release earlier this year.
Peersyst Technologies highlighted the strong growth, noting that “87 new participants without previous XRP connections have joined the network, contributing to infrastructure, applications, and demand creation.”
With mainnet launch imminent, this influx of developers and projects is expected to significantly broaden the XRPL ecosystem, marking one of the largest onboarding surges in the ledger’s history.
Beyond broadening XRPL’s reach, the EVM sidechain aims to empower users with DeFi capabilities such as yield generation through liquidity pools and other smart contract-enabled services.
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