Ripple and the XRP community recently announced an important plan to launch the XRPL EVM sidechain before 2025. The development of this sidechain aims to significantly enhance the programmability of the XRPL ecosystem by introducing support for smart contracts and exploring native functionalities of the XRPL mainnet. This initiative will provide developers with more tools to promote the development of innovative applications. Meanwhile, the metaverse startup Futureverse has partnered with Ripple Custody to ensure the secure custody of its assets. Futureverse adopts the XRPL NFT standard while using XRP as the Gas token on its Root network and integrates with the XRPL DEX to achieve network liquidity.