Xahau, a separate network

Xahau is its own blockchain. Its server software grew from the XRP Ledger's code, then went its own way. It has its own validators, its own ledger history and its own native coin, XAH.

The two networks look alike. Addresses start with "r". Most XRPL guides also apply to Xahau. The Xaman wallet shows the same r-address on both networks.

They do not share balances. XRP lives on the XRP Ledger. XAH lives on Xahau. A token or NFT on one network does not appear on the other.

Xahau's mainnet ledger history starts on 2023-10-30.

Features Xahau has that the XRP Ledger does not:

• Hooks, enabled from its first ledgers.
• URITokens, its own NFT design, in place of the XRPL's NFTokens.
• Balance Rewards on XAH balances. Governance sets the rate.
• Governance Game, where seated members vote on seats, Hooks and reward settings.
• Import, which copies an XRPL account to Xahau using proof of an XRPL transaction.

Xahau calls itself a Layer 1 network. Some wallet guides call it an XRPL sidechain. Either way, it runs its own consensus and its own amendments.

Code. xahaud lives in its own repository, Xahau/xahaud, under the ISC license. Its README says Xahau builds on the XRP Ledger and inherits its consensus algorithm. Most xrpl.org documentation still applies to Xahau. The two codebases now follow separate release and amendment tracks.

Launch date. Ledger 2 on Xahau Mainnet closed at 12:21 UTC on 2023-10-30. That comes from the ledger method on the public server https://xahau.network. Xahau's site says "Est. October 2023". Xaman's help center gives 2023-11-01. This lesson uses the ledger record.

Replay protection. Transactions for Xahau Mainnet must include the NetworkID field set to 21337. XRPL Mainnet, Testnet and Devnet transactions must omit it. This stops a signed transaction from being replayed on the other network.

Import. The Import transaction carries proof of an XRPL transaction in its Blob field. For an account not yet active on Xahau, Sequence and Fee are both 0. Xaman's flow requires the account to be active on the XRPL first.

Governance Game. A Governance Hook on Xahau's genesis account runs a table of 20 seats. Seat changes need 80% of seated members. Hook and reward changes need all of them.

Read it live. On Xahau, server_info returns network_id 21337. The feature method lists Hooks, URIToken, Import and BalanceRewards as enabled.

Related: Hooks and the XRP Ledger.