In 2025, XRP Ledger launched its Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) sidechain, combining XRPL’s speed and low fees with Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem. Within a week, 1,400 smart contracts were deployed, and TVL hit $120M — a strong signal of developer demand.
1,400 smart contracts in the first week That’s real momentum. If liquidity and devs keep flowing in, this EVM sidechain could take XRP adoption to the next level.