Ripple wants to bring Ethereum smart contracts to the XRP Ledger
The EVM-compatible XRP Ledger sidechain is set to undergo its second phase in early 2023, which will make the chain permissionless and improve scalability. Ripple users may be able to interact with Ethereum-compatible decentralized applications (DApps) in the future following the launch of a test phase of Ripple’s new XRP (XRP) Ledger sidechain.The launch of the sidechain was shared in a Tweet by blockchain development firm Peersyst Technologies on Oct. 17, noting that the new sidechain is compatible with Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).This means that Ripple users could eventually have....
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