Ripple CTO Reveals Q2 Launch of XRPL Sidechain for Ethereum dApps

During the recent Apex 2025 event, David Schwartz, Ripple’s chief technology officer, announced that the XRP Ledger (XRPL) will launch a sidechain compatible with Ethereum’s Virtual Machine (EVM) in Q2 of 2023. This development will allow developers to deploy Ethereum-based decentralized applications (dApps) within the XRP ecosystem. This move could significantly boost DeFi adoption on the XRPL.