Elysium Mainnet Is Live: Engineered for DeFi Speed and Synergy

The Hyperliquid ecosystem has officially launched its dedicated Layer 2 network, Elysium. This new chain is positioned not merely as a scaling solution, but as high-performance block space designed to be natively composable with Hyperliquid's core pricing engine and liquidity pools.

Technical Architecture and Performance Benchmarks

Built by Kinetiq on the Arbitrum Orbit stack and operated by Conduit, Elysium delivers impressive performance metrics for a Layer 2:

  • Block Time: A consistent 100 milliseconds, drastically reducing confirmation latency.
  • Transaction Finality: Approximately 300 milliseconds, offering a near-instant user experience.
  • Execution Throughput: Targeting 300 Mgas per second, providing ample capacity for complex DeFi interactions.

The network uses the native HYPE token for gas fees, which is bridged 1:1 from HyperEVM. All transactions are ultimately settled on HyperEVM.

Initial Design and Planned Upgrades

At launch, Elysium operates with a single sequencer under a neutral priority fee ordering policy. For data availability, it employs the AnyTrust model, starting with a single server with a planned transition to a committee. User withdrawals follow a standard optimistic mechanism with a ~5.5-day challenge period.

A significant upgrade is scheduled in about four weeks. This update will introduce native HyperCore market data precompiles and a fast-write channel, aiming to further reduce the latency and cost for protocols interacting with the Hyperliquid main chain.

A Deeply Integrated Path Within the Hyperliquid Ecosystem

Elysium's defining feature is its deep integration with the Hyperliquid stack. The project outlines a clear path for token development: initial issuance can occur on Elysium's own AMM; liquidity can then be deepened in a dedicated prop-AMM; mature tokens can "graduate" to HyperCore's spot order book; and finally, through a governance process, become eligible for perpetual futures listing on Hyperliquid.

Smart contracts deployed on Elysium can directly read real-time prices, user balances, and positions from the HyperCore order book. This level of composability unlocks new possibilities for building sophisticated, low-latency financial applications on a Layer 2.