<ul><li>Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer, David Schwartz, confirmed the launch window during the Apex 2025 summit in Singapore.</li><li>XRP Ledger will launch an EVM sidechain in Q2 2025, aiming to merge XRP’s efficient transaction model with Ethereum’s versatile contract features.</li><li>The sidechain, built on evmOS and powered by Ripple and Peersyst, will run in parallel to the XRP Ledger, expanding functionality without compromising speed or cost-efficiency.</li><li>Currently live on testnet, the sidechain is undergoing final validations before its Q2 mainnet release, pending successful testnet trials and validator coordination.</li></ul>

XRP Ledger to Launch EVM Sidechain in Q2 2025

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