Ripple users may be able to interact with Ethereum-compatible DApps in the future following the launch of a test phase of Ripple’s new XRP Ledger sidechain.
This means that Ripple users could eventually have access to DApps like Uniswap and Web3 wallets such as MetaMask and XUMM Wallet. The new sidechain also comes with a cross-chain bridge built to transfer XRP and other assets between the EVM-supported sidechain and the XRP Ledger Devnet.
According to RippleX software engineer Mayukha Vadari, the release means developers no longer have to choose between XRPL or EVM-compatible blockchains. Developers will also be able to access XRPL’s fast low-cost transactions and bring Solidity-based smart contracts onto XRPL, he said.
The XRP-based EVM-compatible sidechain was custom-built by the Tendermint protocol and aims to process 1000 transactions per second.
Vadari noted that the first phase of the EVM sidechain is now currently available for testing on the XRPL Devnet. Phase two will see the EVM-compatible sidechain transition to a permissionless chain with improved scalability.
