XDC Network (XDC)

What XDC Network is

XDC Network is an EVM-compatible blockchain aimed at trade finance and enterprise settlement, with XDC as its native asset. Its documentation describes the network as "a pioneering blockchain platform tailored to meet the evolving needs of decentralized finance (DeFi) and global trade," and as an "enterprise-grade hybrid blockchain" (source: XDC Network documentation, read September 2026).

The word hybrid is doing specific work. Rather than choosing between a permissionless public chain and a private enterprise ledger, XDC runs a public chain with a delegated validator set, so a business can transact on an open network whose block producers are identifiable. The stated target applications are trade finance and payment, alongside "AI agent commerce, programmable stablecoin settlement, and real-world asset tokenization" (source: XinFin, XDC Network site).

For where to buy XDC Network from your country or state, see the availability tables on this site and the venues listed at Exchanges.

How it works

Consensus is XDPoS, which the project expands as the XinFin Delegated Proof of Stake mechanism. Under XDPoS 2.0, the site states that "a random set of 108 master nodes forms a Byzantine Fault-Tolerant committee," and that "blocks are finalized in a mere 6 seconds."

Two design decisions are packed into that sentence. Randomly sampling a committee from the masternode set means no fixed subset produces every block, which limits the influence any single operator can accumulate. Running Byzantine fault tolerance over that committee gives deterministic finality after six seconds rather than the probabilistic confirmation of a proof of work chain, so a settlement application knows a transaction is final rather than merely deep.

The performance figures published on the network's own site are 2,000 or more transactions per second and confirmation in under two seconds, with finality at the six-second mark. Transaction cost is quoted at $0.00012928. The site also publishes network counts: 108 validators out of 342 total nodes, 782,880 smart contracts deployed, and 1,162.70 million transactions processed. Those counters move continuously and are a snapshot rather than a fixed property.

XDC is evm-compatible. The documentation emphasizes "compatibility with the Ethereum ecosystem," so developers can migrate Ethereum-based projects and reuse Solidity tooling without rewriting contracts. That compatibility is the practical reason an enterprise chain aimed at trade finance can draw on an existing developer base rather than building one.

The network publishes an energy figure alongside its performance claims: 0.0000074 TWh, described as a 99% lower carbon footprint. That comparison's baseline is not stated on the page, so read it as the project's own framing rather than a measured ratio.

Supply and tokenomics

The pages read for this entry do not publish an XDC total supply, a masternode staking requirement, an issuance schedule or a block reward split. Those figures are therefore left out rather than estimated. A reader who needs them should take them from the network's technical white paper or from a block explorer rather than from any secondary summary.

Throughput figures published by any chain describe capacity under the conditions the project chose to measure, not the rate the network sustains in production. RampAtlas measures transactions per second from recent blocks over a stated window on its own chain pages, which is the number to compare against a claim like this one.

History

XDC descends from the XinFin project, and the naming still reflects that: the consensus mechanism is XinFin Delegated Proof of Stake, and the network's primary site remains at the XinFin domain. The original positioning was trade finance, an area where settlement speed, identifiable counterparties and low transaction cost matter more than maximal decentralization, and the hybrid architecture follows directly from that emphasis.

XDPoS 2.0 is the current consensus generation. Moving to a randomly sampled Byzantine fault-tolerant committee of 108 masternodes gave the network deterministic six-second finality, which is the property a settlement system actually needs. A trade finance instrument cannot wait on probabilistic confirmation, and it cannot tolerate a reorganization after the fact.

More recent positioning has widened from trade documentation to real-world asset tokenization, programmable stablecoin settlement and machine-to-machine commerce, which are adjacent applications of the same properties rather than a change of direction.

Risks and what to watch

Validator concentration is the structural question on a delegated chain. With 108 masternodes forming the consensus committee out of 342 total nodes, who operates those masternodes, and how independent they are of each other, determines what the network's decentralization actually amounts to.

The staking requirement to run a masternode is not published on the pages read, and it is the number that decides how open that set really is. Anyone assessing the network should find it in the technical white paper rather than assume it.

Enterprise adoption is a commercial dependency rather than a protocol property. A chain whose value proposition rests on trade finance customers depends on those customers continuing to use it, and adoption claims are harder to verify than block times.

Exchange availability for XDC differs meaningfully by jurisdiction. RampAtlas tracks that on the exchange and jurisdiction pages rather than here.

Deposits to the wrong address format are a recurring practical hazard on this network, because XDC addresses are conventionally written with a different prefix from Ethereum's while being EVM-compatible underneath. Confirm the format a venue expects before sending.

Frequently asked questions

What consensus does XDC Network use?

XDPoS, the XinFin Delegated Proof of Stake mechanism. Under XDPoS 2.0, a random set of 108 masternodes forms a Byzantine fault-tolerant committee, and the project states that blocks are finalized in six seconds.

How fast is XDC Network?

The project publishes 2,000 or more transactions per second, confirmation in under two seconds and finality at six seconds. Those are its own figures, measured under conditions it selected rather than independently verified.

Is XDC Network compatible with Ethereum tooling?

Yes. Its documentation emphasizes compatibility with the Ethereum ecosystem and supports EVM-compatible smart contracts, so Solidity contracts and Ethereum development tools work with modest adaptation.

What is XDC Network built for?

Trade finance and payments, and more recently real-world asset tokenization, programmable stablecoin settlement and AI agent commerce. The design prioritizes fast deterministic finality and low transaction cost over open validator participation.

Where can you buy XDC Network?

Availability depends on your country or US state, and differs more for XDC than for the largest assets. See where to buy XDC Network for the exchanges serving your jurisdiction, and Exchanges to compare fees, kyc requirements and payment methods.