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Deploy Your First Smart Contract on the XRPL EVM Sidechain

xrplebeian — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 17:43:44 +0000

Web3 is evolving, and so is XRP Ledger. With the launch of the XRPL EVM Sidechain, developers can now build and deploy Ethereum-compatible smart contracts while benefiting from XRPL’s speed and cost-efficiency.

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to:

Write a simple smart contract in Solidity

Deploy it to the XRPL EVM Sidechain using MetaMask and Remix

Interact with it via your browser

Let’s dive in

New XRPL Developer Learning Modules Through the EasyA App

xrplebeian — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 05:47:55 +0000

I'm excited to share significant news. EasyA, the world’s leading Web3 education app, has formed an exciting partnership with Ripple.

The core focus of this partnership is to help educate and empower the next generation of developers, enhancing their ability to utilize the XRP Ledger (XRPL) and its latest features.
The XRPL, a reliable and stable decentralized layer 1 blockchain, has been trusted globally by businesses and developers for over a decade. Together, EasyA and Ripple are committed to advancing the adoption of various innovations.

EasyA is renowned for its Web3 learning platform, with its huge community of over 750,000 developers, founders, and visionaries, and deep partnerships with over 300 of the world’s best university blockchain clubs (from Harvard to MIT to Cambridge and beyond).

Founders from EasyA have been funded by top venture capital firms like a16z, and accelerators like the prestigious Y Combinator. By launching 7 new learning challenges on the EasyA app featuring the XRPL’s incorporation of Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) programmability, the community will gain access to this massive pool of talent, and show them the opportunities unlocked by this groundbreaking technology.

This new learning campaign with EasyA is being launched under the hashtag #60DaysOfXRPL, and will build up to a flagship EasyA x XRP Ledger in-person hackathon in April 2024. This hackathon will invite the top developers from the #60DaysOfXRPL learning challenges to pitch their startups in London to win $25,000 in prize money. On top of this prize pool, top builders will gain access to additional funding, mentorship and grant opportunities within the XRP Ledger ecosystem.

“Launching educational courses on the upcoming integration of EVM programmability into the XRPL through the EasyA app is a very special moment,” said Phil Kwok, Co-Founder of EasyA. “Not only will the EasyA community be able to learn about the XRPL in bite-sized, mobile-first modules, but they will also have the opportunity to pitch their ideas and get funded at our EasyA x XRP Ledger hackathon in April. Some of Web3’s hottest new startups have come out of EasyA hackathons, and this is the chance to get the next one built on the XRPL’s integration with EVM.”

“XRPL’s incorporation of EVM is a major step forward to bring in a fresh cohort of developers,” said Markus Infanger, SVP of RippleX. “Our partnership with EasyA taps into their strong crypto community, helping us bring another informative resource for developers globally to learn and build on the XRPL. We are excited to see the emergence of the next major DeFi project on the XRPL.”

Ripple and Peersyst have developed an EVM sidechain to bring smart-contract programmability to the XRPL. This addition complements XRPL’s existing advanced features, including a native DEX. The XRPL has made significant inroads in bringing the benefits of blockchain to the world by offering capabilities around tokenization, settlement, and liquidity to enable a broad array of decentralized app use cases.

Developers excited about being some of the first people to deploy on the XRPL’s integrations with EVM chains can do so end-to-end, all from their phone via the EasyA app. To sign up visit the EasyA app, which is available for download on iOS and Android.

XRPL Mementoes

xrplebeian — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 00:02:18 +0000

2022 was an exciting year for the XRP Ledger community, as a proposal to add a new functionality, XLS-20, was successfully voted on and implemented. This proposal allows for the minting and trading of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on the ledger, enabling digital collectibles to exist alongside other forms of tokenized assets. To celebrate this milestone, a group of XRP Ledger developers and advocates created a series of collectibles to commemorate important moments in the history of the ledger.

A first batch of these collectibles celebrates the launch of XLS-20 itself. 32 NFTs were minted and distributed to attendees and organizers of the XRPL Zone event in London.

You can see them and trade them on xrp.cafe https://xrp.cafe/collection/mementoes

XRPL Zone is an initiative to gather community members and projects to learn from each other and build innovative prototypes using XRPL. At the London event, the community discussed the XLS-20 standard and exchanged ideas about how to grow the NFT ecosystem on the XRP Ledger. The minted collectible features the artwork of Chef Cecy, a prominent creator in the XRP Ledger and WEB3 communities.

We are excited to see continued innovation and developments on the XRP Ledger and look forward to capturing more of these important moments as NFTs in the future.

Enter the XRPL Zone @ Apex Dev Summit 2022

xrplebeian — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:41:00 +0000

Get ready, builders! This year at Apex, we’re excited to help bring you into the XRPL Zone: your all-in-one location for creating and collaborating on new XRP Ledger (XRPL) projects.

Building the next generation of blockchain projects and apps requires two critical components: collaboration and community. Currently, around 50% of crypto developers want a physical place to collaborate, but unfortunately not many are accessible. As Web3 and blockchain continue to heat up, introducing co-working and communal learning spaces to foster innovation becomes more than just a want, but a need.

The XRPL Zone offers developers the best of both worlds with a physical space for building, learning and collaborating in a productive and like-minded environment. Brought to you with the support of many partners, including MoonPay and XRPL Labs, the XRPL Zone is an on-ramp for launching and accelerating new ideas on the XRP Ledger.

The XRPL Zone: Launching at Apex

Apex: XRPL Developer Summit, which takes place Sept. 6-8 in Las Vegas, will be where the pilot launch for the XRPL Zone takes off. The long-term vision is to expand the XRPL Zone to members of the XRPL developer community in countries around the world.

While Apex aims to inspire new use cases and projects on the XRPL, XRPL Zone will take place Sept. 7-9 for builders to develop alongside other XRPL devs. With a dedicated space to build and collaborate, the XRPL Zone works to further grow a passionate community and accelerate bringing new projects and innovations to life.

Get in the Zone

Want to build and experience the XRPL Zone for yourself? This brand new space can be accessed by any developer registered to attend Apex 2022! Once you've done that, you can reserve your spot to connect and build with other like-minded developers at the XRPL Zone.

The XRPL Zone is more than just a collaboration space. In-person attendees can also expect to enjoy:

Challenges: complete with prizes (thanks to the XRPL Zone sponsors!) and awards worth $6K USD in total value for builders who want to showcase their prototypes and projects
Co-working space: to activate collaborations with the XRPL developer community
Developer workshops: for developers to experience live tutorials
Educational consultations: for crypto developers, XRPL Grants recipients and Ambassadors wanting a “genius bar” experience
Live presentations: to better understand community roadmaps, project showcases and product announcements
Experiential showcases: to experience the power of the XRP Ledger for unlocking new use cases, such as NFTs

Space for the XRPL Zone is limited, so be sure to register today by completing the interest form in full. Attendees will get access to the XRPL Zone with an exclusive NFT membership pass with chances to win prizes only available by attending in person.

Interested in participating in the XRPL Zone? Register here to reserve your spot before it’s too late!