$XRP Layer 2 Technology Upgrade Acceleration

• Optimism activates the Isthmus hard fork: Successfully introduces key features of the Ethereum Pectra upgrade into the Superchain ecosystem, covering OP Stack chains such as Base and OP Mainnet, becoming the first L2 network to support the Pectra upgrade.

• Metis launches the Andromeda upgrade: Plans to advance the decentralization process on May 14, including migrating data availability to the Ethereum mainnet and introducing a fraud proof mechanism, aiming to create the first fully decentralized Layer 2 network.