Odaily Planet Daily News IOTA announced the launch of its EVM mainnet, a fully EVM-compatible layer 2 solution for the IOTA network. Since the first release of EVM on Shimmer in September 2023, this version has undergone a lot of improvements, testing, and audits. IOTA EVM introduces features such as smart contracts, cross-chain capabilities, parallel processing, and enhanced security for miner extractable value (MEV). This launch marks an important step in combining DeFi with real-world assets.