Techub News reports that the XRPL EVM sidechain has gone live on the mainnet, supporting the integration of Ethereum smart contracts into the XRP Ledger ecosystem. The XRPL EVM sidechain is a parallel-running blockchain that combines the low-cost transaction capabilities of the XRP Ledger with the smart contract functionalities of Ethereum to support new types of decentralized applications (including lending, tokenization, and payments).