Ripple CTO Confirms Major Q2 Development for XRPL

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Breaking News: XRP Ledger’s Sidechain is Here to Save the Day! 🚀

Ah, the recent Apex 2025 event, where dreams and digital currencies collide! Our hero, David Schwartz, the illustrious chief technology officer at Ripple, took the stage and declared with the fervor of a prophet: the XRP Ledger’s (XRPL) Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible sidechain is set to burst forth into the world in the second quarter of this year! 🎉

Imagine, if you will, a magical realm where developers can conjure Ethereum-based decentralized applications (dApps) within the XRP ecosystem. This, dear reader, could very well be the golden ticket to a DeFi renaissance for XRPL! Who knew that a sidechain could be the fairy godmother of finance? 🧚‍♂️

Currently, this sidechain is in the testnet stage, attracting a veritable army of 87 new contributors, all fervently toiling away on various apps and tools. Testing commenced on the devnet back in October, and one can only imagine the caffeinated chaos that ensued! ☕️

But wait, there’s more! This sidechain will connect to the XRPL mainnet via Axelar, with wrapped XRP serving as the magical gas that fuels this digital chariot. Who knew that gas could be so… wrapped? 😏

As of now, the XRP Ledger has processed over 3.3 billion transactions, with a staggering 6 million active wallets. It’s like a bustling bazaar of digital currency! Schwartz, in his infinite wisdom, remarked, “It wasn’t trying to do everything, but it was focused on real-world financial use cases.” A true sage, indeed! 🧙‍♂️

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2025-06-11 12:51