Ripple’s XRPL Now Bridges 35+ Blockchains – Ethereum Integration Goes Live

Ripple just flipped the interoperability switch—hard. The XRP Ledger (XRPL) now talks directly with Ethereum and 34 other chains, effectively giving cold shoulders to legacy banking rails.

No more silos, no more bottlenecks. This is the liquidity superhighway crypto promised back in 2017, finally materializing while traditional finance still struggles with SWIFT's dial-up speeds.

Key details:

- 35+ chains connected in single move
- Ethereum compatibility unlocks DeFi firehose
- XRPL positioned as cross-chain router for institutional flows

The move strategically positions XRPL as the TCP/IP of crypto settlements—right as Wall Street's blockchain experiments keep hitting 'testnet purgatory'. One bridge closer to making correspondent banking look like fax machines.

$2 has successfully integrated the Wormhole protocol with the XRP Ledger (XRPL) mainnet and the Ethereum$2,447 VIRTUAL Machine (EVM) sidechain. This development enables all assets minted on the XRPL, including XRP, IOUs, and Multi-Purpose Tokens, to move freely across more than 35 blockchains such as Ethereum, Solana$141, and Avalanche. This streamlining of cross-network messaging, asset transfer, and token issuance under one umbrella makes multi-blockchain infrastructure accessible to developers and financial institutions. Ripple emphasizes that the increased interoperability will accelerate cross-network-based decentralized finance and tokenization solutions.

ContentsStrengthening Blockchain Interactions with WormholeInnovations in XRPL Responding to Institutional Demand

Strengthening Blockchain Interactions with Wormhole

Since its activation in 2020, Wormhole has handled over 60 billion USD in cross-blockchain transactions and relayed more than a billion messages, thereby proving its reliability. The XRPL integration will allow the same infrastructure to transport Ledger assets to other blockchains while maintaining their status in the source blockchain. Developers will be able to initiate transactions through direct smart contract calls without creating additional bridge layers.

David Schwartz, Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer and XRPL co-founder, highlights that the frictionless movement of assets provides financial institutions with access to liquidity without compromising compliance requirements. The preservation of token identities reduces risk in areas like securitization and real-asset-backed cryptocurrency issuance, allowing institutions to transfer value between networks with modular smart contracts.

Innovations in XRPL Responding to Institutional Demand

In June, XRPL welcomed Circle’s US dollar-based stable cryptocurrency into its ecosystem, and Ondo Finance began supporting products based on U.S. government debt on the Ledger. The Wormhole bridge will provide the necessary cross-blockchain liquidity for the widespread utilization of these assets at the push of a button. Ripple plans to launch an EVM sidechain by the second quarter of 2025, enabling direct interactions between Solidity-based smart contracts and XRPL assets.

The adoption of Wormhole infrastructure by major players like BlackRock, Apollo, and Securitize indicates the institutional interest in cross-network standards. Ripple executives underline that true mass adoption will only be possible with a common infrastructure across all networks, not just a single blockchain. XRPL’s modular architecture expands the experiences gained from previous bridges like Axelar, providing complementarity across protocols.

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