Noble has announced its migration from a Cosmos SDK-based system to a standalone Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) Layer 1 network. The transition, aimed at enhancing performance and developer accessibility, is slated for a mainnet launch on March 18, 2026.

Noble, founded in 2023, has positioned itself as a neutral liquidity hub for stablecoin and real-world asset (RWA) issuance and interoperability. Over the past three years, it has processed more than $22 billion in transaction volume, serving as the primary liquidity layer for over 50 blockchains. The platform now boasts over $250 million in issued assets and supports approximately 30,000 monthly active users worldwide. Its partnerships span DeFi, privacy, corporate, and payments sectors, establishing Noble as a trusted name in secure stablecoin liquidity.

"This evolution marks a significant milestone for Noble," the announcement stated. "We're transitioning to a high-performance EVM L1 purpose-built for stablecoin applications, bringing sub-second finality to real-world use cases like payments and embedded DeFi."

The Path to EVM: From Cosmos Roots to Cutting-Edge Tech

Noble's journey began in the Cosmos ecosystem, where it excelled in providing efficient liquidity across chains. However, the team cited limitations in the legacy architecture that hindered rapid feature development and scalability for ambitious product plans. The switch to EVM is driven by three key rationales:

• Superior Technology Stack: Adopting Commonware, an open-source Rust-based framework for modern blockchains, combined with Reth (a Rust-written Ethereum execution client) and Simplex (a novel consensus protocol), promises state-of-the-art performance tailored for stablecoin-centric apps.