# XDC Network > Decentralized Smart Contracts Platform XDC Network is an enterprise-grade Layer 1 blockchain designed for trade finance, real-world asset tokenization, and cross-border payments. XDC Network is an enterprise-grade Layer 1 blockchain for decentralized applications and smart contracts. It supports real-world asset tokenization, trade finance workflows, and enterprise use through EVM compatibility and delegated proof-of-stake consensus. Developers access tools, subnets, and documentation to deploy and scale applications. - Type: Network - Sector: Blockchain Platforms - Status: Active - Founded: 2017-05-01 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/xdc_network ## Products - [XDC Network](https://thegrid.id/profiles/xdc_network): XDC Network is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain for decentralized applications, trade finance, and real-world asset tokenization. It uses delegated proof-of-stake and provides fast, low-cost transactions. (L1, Live, Main Product) - [XDC Subnets](https://thegrid.id/profiles/xdc_network): XDC Subnets is a Layer 2 infrastructure solution enabling deployment of sovereign, privacy-preserving sidechains that inherit security from XDC mainnet. Organizations can launch dedicated blockchain environments with custom validator nodes and enhanced permissions within 10 minutes, while block headers periodically publish to mainnet for security anchoring. (L2, Live) - [XDC Innovation Labs](https://thegrid.id/profiles/xdc_network): XDC Innovation Labs provides education, training, and event coordination for the XDC Network ecosystem. The initiative organizes technical webinars, hackathons, and community events across Asia, Europe, and the Americas to foster developer adoption and facilitate connections between builders, innovators, and ecosystem participants. (Education and Training, Live) - [XDC Payments](https://thegrid.id/profiles/xdc_network): XDC Payments is a blockchain-powered payment infrastructure enabling cross-border transactions and institutional settlements. The platform facilitates real-time settlements using stablecoins and digital assets, integrates with SWIFT networks, and provides on-ramp and off-ramp capabilities for fiat-to-crypto conversions with escrow-based confirmation mechanisms. (Payment network, Live) - [XDC Scan](https://thegrid.id/profiles/xdc_network): XDC Scan is a blockchain explorer that enables users to search and track transactions, addresses, blocks, tokens, and smart contracts on XDC Network. (Block Explorer, Live) ## Assets - [XDC (XDC)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/xdc_network): XDC is the native token of the XDC Network, an EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain. It is used for paying transaction fees, staking in the delegated proof-of-stake system, and executing smart contracts that support trade finance and real-world asset tokenization. Holders who stake XDC help secure the network by participating in masternode validation, earning rewards while enabling enterprise applications to settle transactions with near-instant finality. (Native) - [Wrapped XDC (WXDC)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/xdc_network): WXDC is a wrapped version of XDC Network's native token, converted into the XRC-20 token standard to enable trading on decentralized exchanges. It is used to swap with other tokens in DeFi protocols while maintaining a 1:1 value peg with XDC, allowing users to unwrap it back to native XDC at any time. The native XDC token must be wrapped because it does not natively conform to the XRC-20 standard, which is required for interoperability with other tokens and smart contracts on decentralized platforms. 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