An EVM-compatible devnet on Zilliqa, offering sharded high-throughput and low-cost transactions, enabling Solidity dApps using native ZIL on chain ID 33469.
Zilliqa-2 EVM Devnet is an EVM-compatible network on Zilliqa that mirrors mainnet behavior—gas paid in ZIL with BFT finality—so teams can build and validate Solidity dApps and cross-chain bridges safely. It’s used to test DeFi, gaming, and payments with nominal gas costs (far lower than Ethereum L1), seconds-level block times, high-throughput sharded execution, and developer-focused activity that fluctuates by testing cycles.
It uniquely combines native state sharding with deterministic BFT finality and full EVM tooling, delivering lower average gas costs, faster block speeds (seconds), and higher effective TPS than monolithic L1s. Compared to Ethereum mainnet, transactions are cheaper and confirm quicker, while activity on the devnet is intentionally pre‑production, making it ideal for benchmarking performance and rehearsing cross-chain workflows before mainnet deployment.
Zilliqa-2 EVM Devnet uses ZIL as the gas token for transaction fees. You can obtain ZIL by bridging from other chains or purchasing using thirdweb Bridge.
To bridge ZIL to Zilliqa-2 EVM Devnet, connect your wallet to thirdweb bridge, select your source chain, choose the token you want to bridge, select Zilliqa-2 EVM Devnet as the destination, enter the amount, and confirm the transaction. The bridge will handle the cross-chain transfer instantly.
To build on Zilliqa-2 EVM Devnet you can use thirdweb, which provides an easy way to build, monetize and scale your apps, games or agents. You can find detailed guides and documentation on https://portal.thirdweb.com to get started quickly.
To add Zilliqa-2 EVM Devnet to your wallet, you can connect your wallet and click on [Add to Wallet] button at the top of the page. Alternatively, you can add the network manually using the RPC URL and chain details and add it to your wallet's network settings.
To send ZIL on Zilliqa-2 EVM Devnet, ensure your wallet is connected to the Zilliqa-2 EVM Devnet network, enter the recipient's address, specify the amount of ZIL to send, review the gas fee, and confirm the transaction in your wallet.