• The X layer is a zero data (ZK), EVM suitable layer 2 community.
• Powered by Polygon CDK, L2 is stay and built-in with over 200 dApps throughout DeFi, wallets, NFTs, gaming, and extra, amongst others.

OKX, one of many world's largest crypto exchanges, has launched its EVM-compatible Layer 2 community “X Layer” public mainnet and is at present stay.

OKX Chief Advertising and marketing Officer Haider Rafique introduced the launch in a weblog submit on Tuesday.

L2, powered by the Polygon Chain Improvement Package (CDK), will combine with greater than 200 decentralized functions (dApps) onboarded throughout X Layer's testnet, based on OKX officers.

X Layer integrates over 200 dApps

X Layer additionally integrates with OKX Alternate's CEX platform and OKX Web3 pockets.

As an EVM-compatible community, X Layer permits customers to leverage dApps on Ethereum in addition to bridge belongings from OKX CEX and Web3 wallets.

“Our aim is to allow hundreds of thousands of individuals to enter and exit on-chain functions by way of an EVM-compatible L2 community that leverages zero-knowledge proofs (ZKs).” Rafiq mentioned in a weblog submit revealed on April 16.

Purposes at present out there on the mainnet launch embrace 40 DeFi tasks, 20 infrastructures, 12 bridges, and 16 wallets. There are additionally 10 NFTs and video games, 10 SocialFi functions, and various improvement device dApps.

Standard DeFi dApps on X Layer embrace Chainlink, Curve, Renzo, and QuickSwap, whereas infrastructure functions embrace LayerZero, Wormhole, and EigenLayer (DA).

X Layer is geared toward enabling and accelerating the adoption of the Web3 economic system, Rafiq mentioned.

OKB, the native OKX token, serves because the native asset of the X-layer community. Customers make the most of tokens as transaction charges on the community.