Layer 1 blockchain Zilliqa said that the first EVM fully compliant version would be released on the mainnet on April 25.
Zilliqa launched the EVM compatibility testnet in December 2022, allowing smart contracts written in Solidity to be put directly on the blockchain and aiming to promote the project to a larger blockchain developer community.
The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) is a key component of Ethereum that drives the blockchain and smart contracts. It is crucial for the adoption and decentralization of Ethereum.
The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) is the computational engine that allows Ethereum Nodes to save copies of transaction data, which the EVM processes to update the distributed ledger. Because the client software provides this capability, Ethereum nodes naturally support the EVM.
Following the installation of this testnet, the first full release of EVM compatibility will be introduced to the Zilliqa mainnet, which is set to go live on April 25, 2023.
Users will be able to send native ZIL using wallets like MetaMask, as well as deploy Solidity smart contracts using tools like Truffle and Hardhat.
As per Valeriy Zamaraiev, Zilliqa's Director of Distributed System Engineering, the way EVM compatibility is implemented on Zilliqa is preferable to many layer-2 protocols due to the ability to transfer tokens natively without costly and unnecessary conversion processes. Valeriy explains:
"This is a full, complete implementation of EVM compatibility with all the APIs, and most of the dApps will not require any adaptation at all. "We have a superior implementation than many layer-2 blockchains since we decided to make EVM local to the Zilliqa ecosystem."
In the future, EVM compatibility will be upgraded to provide total interoperability between the Scilla and Solidity smart contract standards. This feature will be gradually introduced, first on the testnet, then on the Zilliqa mainnet.
