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[ZORD @zordcrypt]

➥ @HyperliquidX doesn't necessarily need another trading venue. It needs more applications creating assets, liquidity, and demand for its existing markets.

That's the opportunity @Enter_Elysium is targeting with its November 9 mainnet launch.

Built by @Kinetiq_xyz using Arbitrum Orbit and @conduitxyz infrastructure, Elysium is an EVM Layer 2 designed to connect application execution with Hyperliquid's existing trading infrastructure.

The ambition goes beyond faster and cheaper transactions.

It’s about turning new applications into:
▸ deeper liquidity
▸ additional trading activity
▸ potential revenue for the Hyperliquid ecosystem

I've examined:
→ its architecture
→ HyperCore integration
→ token economics
→ ecosystem watchlist
→ how to bridge in

Here's my research breakdown. ↓

➊ Architecture and HyperCore integration

Elysium targets 100 ms blocks and 300 Mgas/s throughput, uses $HYPE for gas, and settles to HyperEVM.

Its architecture connects three environments:

• Elysium: Application execution, DEXs, launchpads, and DeFi.
• HyperEVM: Settlement and token bridging.
• HyperCore: Spot order books, perpetual markets, and trading infrastructure.

The more significant development is the planned HyperCore integration upgrade, targeted roughly four weeks after mainnet.

This would give Elysium applications native access to market data, including order books, prices, balances, and positions, alongside a faster trading instruction path.

For market makers and proprietary AMMs, this could improve pricing efficiency, inventory management, and hedging.

These capabilities are planned upgrades, not features to assume will be available on launch day.

➋ How Elysium could generate economic activity

The proposed expansion model connects four components:
Token launches → DEX liquidity → Trading demand → HyperCore markets.

Launchpads introduce assets, while DEXs and proprietary AMMs provide the liquidity required to trade them.

With deeper HyperCore integration, trading applications could potentially hedge exposure across spot and derivatives markets.

However, sustainable liquidity is the critical variable. New token issuance without competitive spreads, market depth, and recurring demand creates limited economic value.

➌ Revenue distribution and token economics

Elysium's proposed sequencer revenue allocation is:
• 50%: $KNTQ purchases and burns.
• 25%: Builder incentives and ecosystem programs.
• 25%: Kinetiq treasury and operations.

Additional trading activity could also increase HyperCore fee revenue, while genuinely incremental USDC deposits may expand yield-generating balances.

These are potential revenue channels, not guaranteed returns.

➍ My Elysium ecosystem watchlist

I'm tracking projects across the categories needed to develop a functioning onchain trading economy.

✦ Launchpads and token issuance:
@AscendLaunch, @SignalFam, @oxleydotfun, @CorePad_hl, @perpmefun, @Neuriio, @ChainzyLabs, @MontraXYZ, @citadeldotxyz, @kilnpad, @Bunnypadfun, @TheKleos_, @obolworld, @Boxa_Elysium, @ElysiumPump,

✦ DEXs and liquidity:
@HyperFlow_fun, @NestExchange, @HybraFinance, @dawndottrade.

✦ Trading and DeFi:
@Elypact, @Pantheonindex, @Pindar_finance, @truemarketsco.

✦ Derivatives and prediction markets:
@hyperflip_xyz, @speculatexyz, @LiquidictionHL, @Bound_Exchange, @BranchpointXYZ, @outrivexyz.

✦ NFTs and marketplaces:
@kalosfun, @AtlasHL.

✦ Gaming and consumer applications:
@eloscapeHQ, @playelysa, @clashforelysium, @Hyperion_RPG.

✦ Infrastructure and analytics:
@liquidterminal, @ElysiumEco, @Ellytradebot, @Alchemy, @ChainstackHQ, @Quicknode.

✦ Naming infrastructure:
@ElysiumNames.

This is a research watchlist, not a confirmation that every project will be operational on mainnet day one.

➎ How to bridge HYPE to @Enter_Elysium

For users preparing to explore the network, the intended route is:

1. Deposit USDC into Hyperliquid from Arbitrum using the supported deposit route.
2. Transfer USDC from your perpetuals balance to spot, then purchase $HYPE through the HYPE/USDC spot market.
3. Transfer HYPE from HyperCore to HyperEVM, retaining enough for network fees.
4. Once mainnet and the bridge are officially available, bridge $HYPE from HyperEVM to @Enter_Elysium.

One bridge interface to monitor is:
https://t.co/AxSGeHRD4D

Blob advertises a 1:1 $HYPE transfer with a 0% bridge fee, although network fees still apply.

Verify the official bridge contracts and supported route before signing. Elysium uses $HYPE as its native gas asset, and withdrawals may involve a rollup challenge period.

➏ What I'm watching after November 9

Testnet transactions and developer participation can demonstrate infrastructure usage, but they cannot establish sustained economic demand.

My mainnet indicators are:
• Execution performance and actual transaction costs
• Delivery of the planned HyperCore read/write integration
• Liquidity depth and trading activity after initial incentives
• Net USDC inflows and retained users
• Sequencer revenue, $KNTQ burns, and additional HyperCore fees
• Bridge security, audits, and withdrawal reliability

Elysium's potential is not simply faster EVM execution.

It is whether applications deployed on the network can create additional liquidity, trading demand, and revenue for Hyperliquid.

The November 9 launch starts that evaluation. The first several weeks of mainnet activity should provide more useful evidence than pre-launch ecosystem counts.

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

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[ZORD @zordcrypt]

@cypherpunkg0d 👀👀

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

Gold sitting in a vault is valuable. But what if you could borrow against it without selling it?

That's where tokenized RWAs start getting useful.

I was looking into @strato_net, an L1 building DeFi infrastructure around tokenized metals, credit and savings.

The numbers caught my attention.

According to DeFiLlama:

→ $15.72M in protocol TVL
→ $4.69M in active loans
→ ~$16.25K in 30-day protocol revenue

Here's the part worth understanding.

STRATO's GOLDST and SILVST represent tokenized precious metals.

Supported collateral can be deposited into vaults to mint USDST, giving users liquidity without immediately selling their assets.

But borrowing isn't free:
▪︎ Stability fees accumulate
▪︎ Positions can be liquidated when collateralization falls below the required threshold

I think this is where the RWA conversation needs to go.

Not just how much gold gets tokenized, but how much of that capital actually gets used.

STRATO already has lending activity. The next test is whether it can turn that into sustained demand across its financial applications.

That's what I'll be watching ahead of $STRATO's TGE.

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

@Zevanbt Persistent memory is useful, but transferable ownership makes agent continuity even more interesting.

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

@jaiko_1113 Giving users different ways to participate makes ecosystem growth more inclusive and sustainable.

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

@enzoinsidee 👀

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

@bellaa_web3 @vangrid_io Privacy built into the capture process is far stronger than promises made afterward.

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

@lavaplanetx The real milestone is turning infrastructure into consistent usage, deposits, and measurable demand.

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

@CillionaireMind @primus_labs Privacy becomes much more powerful when data can be verified without being exposed.

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

@0xAltKing @ZIGFinance @LaserDigital_ The key will be whether real loan repayments translate into sustainable revenue and stronger value capture.

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

This is the kind of RWA partnership I like seeing.

@ZIGFinance bringing Saudi SME private credit onchain, with:
→ @LaserDigital_ advising on risk governance
→ @beehiveFintech originating the loans
→ @KAIO_xyz handling tokenization

Different players, actual roles, and an $80B+ financing gap to target.

Pretty bullish on this direction for RWAs: real businesses getting access to capital, not just another token looking for a use case.

[ZIG Finance @ZIGFinance]

Introducing zEMS.

Saudi SME private credit onchain, launched with @LaserDigital_, Nomura’s digital assets subsidiary, as risk framework advisor.

Saudi SMEs face a financing gap of more than $80 billion. zEMS opens a new onchain access point to that market: a diversified pool of Saudi SME financing, delivered as a single token on @BNBCHAIN.

Saudi Arabia is the first market.

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

@cookiedotfun 👀

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

@ZIGFinance @LaserDigital_ solid one

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

@Rosaaa @strato_net Thanks Rosa

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

Gold sitting in a vault is valuable. But what if you could borrow against it without selling it?

That's where tokenized RWAs start getting useful.

I was looking into @strato_net, an L1 building DeFi infrastructure around tokenized metals, credit and savings.

The numbers caught my attention.

According to DeFiLlama:

→ $15.72M in protocol TVL
→ $4.69M in active loans
→ ~$16.25K in 30-day protocol revenue

Here's the part worth understanding.

STRATO's GOLDST and SILVST represent tokenized precious metals.

Supported collateral can be deposited into vaults to mint USDST, giving users liquidity without immediately selling their assets.

But borrowing isn't free:
▪︎ Stability fees accumulate
▪︎ Positions can be liquidated when collateralization falls below the required threshold

I think this is where the RWA conversation needs to go.

Not just how much gold gets tokenized, but how much of that capital actually gets used.

STRATO already has lending activity. The next test is whether it can turn that into sustained demand across its financial applications.

That's what I'll be watching ahead of $STRATO's TGE.

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

@oxtochi @elonmusk Man needs money

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

@kingblissweb3 @WireNetwork Protocol-owned liquidity can provide a stronger foundation, but ownership alone isn't enough. Transparent management, sustainable depth and real trading demand will determine its value.

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

@GuruVerseX @primus_labs @BNBCHAIN @UnitasLabs That’s the balance institutional finance needs. Privacy should protect sensitive transactions without compromising auditability, access controls or accountability when funds need to move.

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

@ghost4342p @meetmotes The autonomy is interesting, but financial agents need more than smart predictions. Transparent execution, enforceable spending limits and user control will determine whether people trust them.

[ZORD @zordcrypt]

@ragurammon Launching supply through verified activity is an interesting alternative to traditional allocations. The real test is whether scoring stays fair and resistant to manipulation.