The XRP Ledger tests first sidechain compatible with Ethereum apps

From theblock.co

The XRP Ledger is testing its Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) sidechain that aims to bring Ethereum smart contracts to the XRP Ledger, the blockchain’s core development team RippleX announced. The sidechain, a parallel-running blockchain, will bring Ethereum-based smart contracts to XRP Ledger, a blockchain associated with cross-border payments firm Ripple. The sidechain has been developed by a firm called Peersyst and is still in this first phase of development and unavailable for public testing, according to RippleX. This means for now, it is only available on XRP Ledger's Devnet, a restricted experimental network ... (full story)