The XDC Network right now
Block height
108,046,363
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Block time
4.35s
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Base fee
12.5 Gwei
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Key facts about the XDC blockchain
Its own layer 1
The XDC Network has its own validator nodes (masternodes) that produce and confirm blocks. It launched on 1 June 2019 (XDC MiCA white paper).
Consensus: XDPoS 2.0
Blocks are produced by masternodes under XinFin Delegated Proof of Stake. The XDPoS 2.0 upgrade went live on 30 September 2024 and gives deterministic finality after three blocks (xdc.org).
Ethereum-compatible (EVM)
The network runs the Ethereum Virtual Machine, so Solidity contracts and wallets such as MetaMask work once XDC is added. The chain ID is 50 for mainnet and 51 for the Apothem testnet (XDC documentation).
Native coin: XDC
XDC pays transaction fees and is staked by masternodes. Since the Cancun upgrade in January 2026, the base fee of every transaction is burned (release notes).
Was XDC ever an Ethereum token?
Before its own network launched, XDC existed as XDCE, an ERC-20 token on Ethereum. At the mainnet launch on 1 June 2019, XDCE was swapped one for one for native XDC (XDC MiCA white paper).
XDC blockchain questions
No. XDC runs on its own blockchain. Its predecessor XDCE was an ERC-20 token on Ethereum until the mainnet launch in 2019.
Yes. The XDC Network is its own layer-1 blockchain with its own validators.
Yes. It runs the Ethereum Virtual Machine, so Solidity contracts and EVM wallets work on it. Add it to MetaMask with our one-click tool.
50 for mainnet and 51 for the Apothem testnet.
It uses XinFin Delegated Proof of Stake (XDPoS), where masternodes stake 10 million XDC each to produce blocks (xinfin.org).
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Sources and when we checked
Facts on this page were checked against the linked primary sources on 4 October 2026. The chain ID was also read from the XDC chain itself. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
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