XRPL's EVM Sidechain Achieves $120 Million TVL Milestone in a Historic Week
- Ripple’s XRP Ledger (XRPL) is transforming via institutional adoption, tech upgrades, and partnerships after its 2025 SEC legal resolution. - The EVM sidechain launched in 2025 achieved $120M TVL within a week, enabling Ethereum-compatible smart contracts with XRPL’s speed and low costs. - Institutional collaborations with HSBC and Ondo Finance, plus five new stablecoins, expanded XRPL’s role in tokenizing real-world assets and global settlements. - Infrastructure upgrades, including a high-performance s
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A major highlight in 2025 was the debut of the XRPL’s
Strategic partnerships have further amplified XRPL’s impact. During the Apex 2025 summit, Ripple revealed collaborations with organizations such as
Schwartz has made infrastructure improvements a priority, personally investing in a high-capacity server to enhance XRPL’s scalability. This move supports the ledger’s record-setting transaction activity, which saw 70 million transactions in July 2025 alone, along with the creation of over 1 million new accounts this year XRP Ledger Adoption Climbs With 1 Million New Users … [ 4 ]. Ripple’s DeFi strategy further strengthens this growth, featuring a native lending protocol (XLS-66), Multi-Purpose Tokens (MPTs) for advanced financial products, and Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) to ensure transaction privacy. These innovations are designed to rival EVM-based chains in the RWA tokenization sector Ripple’s New DeFi Roadmap Renews Toolkit on XRPL [ 3 ].
Experts believe that XRPL’s current trajectory could lead to ongoing institutional engagement, especially if upcoming features such as permissioned decentralized exchanges (DEX) and sophisticated compliance mechanisms gain momentum. The ledger’s emphasis on programmability, in combination with its established partnerships and academic initiatives—like Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI)—positions it as a major force in the development of tokenized financial systems Apex 2025: A Turning Point for Institutional Adoption … [ 2 ]. Despite facing competition from EVM-compatible networks, XRPL’s distinctive mix of speed, regulatory compliance, and institutional alliances underscores its potential to reshape global payments and DeFi landscapes.
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