Injective inEVM Layer 2 launches on mainnet, targeting more Ethereum, Cosmos and Solana collaboration

After completing a "successful" testnet, Injective announced it is launching inEVM Layer 2 rollup solution on mainnet, according to a statement.

The launch of inEVM, which the company says is the first Ethereum ETH -0.73% Virtual Machine rollup "capable of achieving true composability across Cosmos and Solana SOL +13.20% ," fits into Injective's previously reported  strategy of establishing a network of “Electro Chains" that can expand its Layer 2 ecosystem and enhance blockchain interoperability.

Injective's inEVM allows Ethereum developers to deploy their applications, such as decentralized exchanges, on Injective, without the need for code alterations.

"inEVM is a revolutionary solution bringing forth the first truly composable layer for scaling on-chain finance on traditional finance’s (TradFi) global scale,” Eric Chen, Injective Labs CEO and co-founder, said in the company's statement. “We’re setting the foundation for more collaboration among the blockchain community." 

Last September, Injective released the testnet of inEVM in partnership with Caldera, allowing Ethereum applications to run natively on the network. "The benefit of being able to simply deploy your contract without having to make modifications to your existing contract elsewhere has had a lot bigger impact than we thought,” said Chen, when asked about what Injective learned from the testnet.

Kickstarting the ecosystem

Although Injective originally planned to launch the inEVM mainnet in the fourth quarter of last year, Chen said the delay was based only on finding the best timing for all those involved. "We decided to push it to this quarter so this way a lot of developers can kickstart the ecosystem with already deployed dApps," he said.

Projects releasing on Injective's inEVM mainnet include Celestia, Pyth, TimeSwap and Thetanauts, according to the company's statement. Last year, Injective Labs launched a $150 million ecosystem fund with participation from Pantera, Jump Crypto, Kraken Ventures, Kucoin Ventures and Delphi Labs, among others.