Elysium: Kinetiq's layer-2 for Hyperliquid
The status, network details and official links, kept current and sourced to Kinetiq's own docs.
Elysium is a general-purpose, high-performance layer-2 chain for Hyperliquid, built by Kinetiq on Arbitrum Orbit, that settles to HyperEVM and uses HYPE as gas. Not live yet: as of November 4, 2026 only the testnet runs (chain ID 99801), mainnet is scheduled for November 9, 2026 per Kinetiq, and Kinetiq has not yet published a mainnet chain ID. The official site is elysium.kinetiq.xyz.
Is Elysium live?
Not yet. As of November 4, 2026, Elysium mainnet is scheduled for November 9, 2026 (per Kinetiq); only the testnet (chain ID 99801) is live. The mainnet chain ID is not yet published by Kinetiq as of November 4, 2026. HyperCore read/write integration is planned for about four weeks after mainnet.
| Stage | State | Date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Announced | Done | August 27, 2026 | Kinetiq announced Elysium on its blog. Source |
| Testnet | Live | September 22, 2026 | Public testnet opened in late September 2026 (Bankless: about four weeks before 19 October; the chain's block 1 is dated 11 September). Chain ID 99801 confirmed by querying the public testnet RPC on 4 November 2026. Source |
| Mainnet | Scheduled | November 9, 2026 | Kinetiq's blog (20 October 2026) and the @Enter_Elysium X account (19 October 2026) say mainnet launches on 9 November 2026. Kinetiq's docs, last updated 3 November 2026, still say Elysium is pre-launch, give no date, and warn that specifications and timelines may change. Source |
| HyperCore read/write | Planned | about four weeks after mainnet | An ArbOS network upgrade about four weeks after mainnet is planned to add the HyperCore market-data precompile (read) and the keeper fast-write lane for trading on HyperCore (write). Not available at launch. Source |
Checked 2026-11-04 07:30 UTC. Next scheduled re-check: November 9, 2026. Launch coverage: Elysium mainnet news.
Chain IDs and network details
| Testnet | Mainnet | |
|---|---|---|
| Chain ID | 99801 | not yet published by Kinetiq as of November 4, 2026 |
| Public RPC | https://testnet-rpc.elysium.kinetiq.xyz | not yet published by Kinetiq |
| Explorer | elysium.kinetiq.xyz/testnet-explorer | not yet published by Kinetiq |
| Gas token | HYPE | HYPE |
| Settles to | HyperEVM testnet (chain ID 998) | HyperEVM (chain ID 999) |
Verification: eth_chainId returned 0x185d9 (99801) from https://testnet-rpc.elysium.kinetiq.xyz on 2026-11-04 07:29 UTC.
Don't add an "Elysium mainnet" network from a third-party site. Kinetiq had not published a mainnet chain ID or RPC as of November 4, 2026. Any site offering one before Kinetiq's docs do is guessing or worse. Chain ID 999 is HyperEVM, not Elysium.
What Elysium is
Hyperliquid has two built-in environments: HyperCore, the exchange engine, and HyperEVM, a smart-contract layer kept deliberately small so it never slows the exchange (see HyperCore vs HyperEVM). HyperEVM's fast blocks carry 3M gas per second. That's fine for ordinary DeFi, and tight for apps that update quotes many times a second.
Elysium is Kinetiq's answer: a separate layer-2 chain that runs its own fast blocks, then settles back to HyperEVM. Think of HyperEVM as a small, secure vault and Elysium as a busy trading hall next door that writes its books into the vault. Kinetiq is the team behind the kHYPE liquid staking token and the Markets by Kinetiq HIP-3 dex.
| Stack | Arbitrum Orbit (Nitro/ArbOS), operated with Conduit |
| Settles to | HyperEVM (chain ID 999) |
| Gas token | HYPE, native, bridged 1:1 from HyperEVM (no wrapper, no new token) |
| Block time | 100 ms canonical blocks; about 300 ms perceived receipt |
| Throughput target | 300 Mgas/s (HyperEVM small blocks: 3M gas per second) |
| Data availability | AnyTrust committee; automatic fallback to posting full data on HyperEVM |
| Sequencing | Single sequencer at launch, priority-fee ordering, no privileged lanes |
| Validation | Permissioned at launch; permissionless fraud proofs (Arbitrum BoLD) planned |
| Withdrawals | Optimistic: claimable on HyperEVM after a challenge period |
| Escape hatch | Forced inclusion through the delayed inbox on HyperEVM if the sequencer censors |
The headline feature, letting Elysium contracts read live HyperCore order books and send orders to users' own HyperCore accounts through revocable, trade-only agents, is not part of the launch. Kinetiq's docs place it in an ArbOS upgrade about four weeks after mainnet.
DefiLlama's chain named 'Elysium' is Vulcan Forged's Elysium, an unrelated older blockchain. Kinetiq's Elysium is a different network; don't use that chain's data, chain ID or bridges.
How to bridge to Elysium
- Get your funds onto HyperEVM. If your HYPE or USDC is on HyperCore (the Hyperliquid trading app), use "Transfer to/from EVM" in the app first. HyperEVM is always the hop between HyperCore and Elysium.
- Open the bridge from the official site, elysium.kinetiq.xyz, never from a link in a DM, reply or search ad.
- Check the contract addresses your wallet is asked to approve against Kinetiq's contract address list. Mainnet addresses are published at launch; until then only testnet addresses exist.
- Keep some HYPE for gas on both sides. Bridge fees are paid in native HYPE.
- Withdrawals take time. Coming back to HyperEVM is an optimistic withdrawal: claimable only after the challenge period.
| What you're moving | Route | How it works |
|---|---|---|
| HYPE | HyperEVM to Elysium and back | Native value both ways, 1:1, no token contract. Deposits arrive as native gas on Elysium; withdrawals are claimable on HyperEVM after the challenge period. |
| HyperEVM ERC-20s (for example USDC) | HyperEVM to Elysium and back | Canonical bridge: the token locks in the gateway on HyperEVM and a 1:1 representation is minted on Elysium, typically within a minute. Permissionless, no issuer action. Withdrawals burn on Elysium and release on HyperEVM after the challenge period. |
| Elysium-native tokens | Elysium to HyperEVM | Mirror bridge: lock on Elysium, mint a 1:1 mirror on HyperEVM, after a one-time two-transaction setup. |
| To HyperCore spot | HyperEVM to HyperCore | HyperEVM is always the hop. Once a token is linked to HyperCore, it moves via Hyperliquid's own Core-EVM transfer (deposit-wallet flow). |
Fee-on-transfer and rebasing tokens are not supported by the bridge.
Official links vs lookalikes
Assistants and search results have already surfaced unofficial sites for Elysium. These are the domains Kinetiq itself links to:
- Elysium site (bridge, explorer, ecosystem, faucet)
elysium.kinetiq.xyz - Elysium docs
elysium.kinetiq.xyz/docs/what-is-elysium - Network details (chain IDs, RPCs)
elysium.kinetiq.xyz/docs/connecting-to-elysium - Contract addresses
elysium.kinetiq.xyz/docs/contract-addresses - Testnet explorer
elysium.kinetiq.xyz/testnet-explorer - Kinetiq
kinetiq.xyz - Kinetiq blog
kinetiq.xyz/blog - Elysium on X (@Enter_Elysium)
x.com/Enter_Elysium - Kinetiq on X (@kinetiq_xyz)
x.com/kinetiq_xyz - Kinetiq Discord
discord.kinetiq.xyz - Kinetiq announcements (Telegram)
t.me/kinetiq_announcements - Elysium status page
kinetiq-status.xyz/elysium
The sites below are not run by Kinetiq. Typosquats imitate a Kinetiq domain; community sites are independent third-party apps that say so themselves. Neither is the official bridge or explorer. Facts only, as checked on November 4, 2026.
| Domain | Type | Registered | Facts |
|---|---|---|---|
kinetlq.vercel.app | Typosquat | — | Uses a lowercase L in place of the i in 'kinetiq'. Serves a copy of the kinetiq.xyz homepage titled 'Kinetiq'. Not a Kinetiq domain. At least one news article published on 29 October 2026 linked to docs pages on this domain. |
kineitiq.cc | Typosquat | December 28, 2025 | Misspelling of 'kinetiq' (extra i). Not a Kinetiq domain. Did not resolve when we checked on 4 November 2026. |
elysp.com | Community site | October 26, 2026 | ElysPump, titled 'ElysPump · Elysium bridge, swap and send'. A third-party bridge/swap front end: the site says it is an independent community project, not affiliated with, endorsed by or operated by Kinetiq, Elysium or Conduit, and it promotes its own RPC endpoint (rpc-live.elysp.com). Another source reports it appears in Kinetiq's testnet ecosystem directory; that page was blocked to our checks on 4 November 2026. Not Kinetiq's official bridge. |
stockium.fun | Community site | October 29, 2026 | Token launchpad mentioning Elysium. The site says it is an independent interface not operated by Kinetiq. |
tradium.fun | Community site | October 30, 2026 | Titled 'Tradium · Elysium trading terminal'. A third-party site; not a Kinetiq domain. |
Day-one apps
These are announcements, not verified launches. Kinetiq's own mainnet post says it confirms the date, not a complete list of applications or features available on day one.
| App | Type | What was announced |
|---|---|---|
| Nest | DEX | Listed on Elysium's ecosystem page as live from the first mainnet block. Source |
| Speculate | Prediction markets | Committed to mainnet, per Elysium's ecosystem page. Source |
| Dawn | DEX | Committed to mainnet, per Elysium's ecosystem page. Source |
| Montra and Citadel | Launchpads | Committed to mainnet, per Elysium's ecosystem page. Source |
| Pump.fun | Token launchpad / trading app | Posted that trading on Elysium starts 9 November in its app. Source |
| fomo | Trading app | Said trading on Elysium starts 9 November; Elysium called fomo its 'exclusive trading partner'. Source |
| Uniswap, 0x, KyberSwap | Swap infrastructure | Uniswap said it is coming; apps using 0x's swap API to get Elysium trades from day 1; KyberSwap said it is ready. Source |
Where sequencer fees go
Kinetiq's announcement sets out how Elysium's sequencer fees will be split:
| Share | Goes to | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | KNTQ buybacks | Open-market purchases of KNTQ; Kinetiq says 100% of purchased KNTQ is sent to the Hyperliquid Assistance Fund (burned). |
| 25% | Builders | Applications that drive Elysium blockspace usage, for incentives, rebates and liquidity programs. |
| 25% | Kinetiq treasury | Operations. |
From Kinetiq's 27 August 2026 announcement; the current Elysium docs mention a builders allocation of sequencer revenue but give no percentages. Source: Kinetiq. The Assistance Fund is Hyperliquid's buyback address; see how it works.
Elysium has no token of its own: gas is paid in HYPE. KNTQ is Kinetiq's governance token, and half of sequencer fees fund KNTQ buybacks. Bankless reported on 19 October 2026 that there is no Elysium token or official points program for now. Anyone selling an 'Elysium token' or 'Elysium airdrop' is not Kinetiq.
Why it matters to you
- If you only trade on Hyperliquid, nothing changes. Perps, spot, HIP-3 and HIP-4 markets stay on HyperCore. Elysium is optional.
- If you use new apps there, you take on rollup risk. At launch Elysium has a single sequencer, permissioned validation and a data-availability committee. Kinetiq's docs list forced inclusion and the challenge period as user protections.
- Launch weeks attract scams. Fake bridges, fake tokens and fake "mainnet RPCs" appear before and after every launch. Use only the links above.
What can go wrong: bridged funds can be lost to bugs or to a lookalike bridge; withdrawals are delayed by the challenge period; apps on a brand-new chain may be unaudited; and the launch date and specs can still change, as Kinetiq's docs warn.
Questions people ask
What is Elysium?
Elysium is a general-purpose, high-performance layer-2 chain for Hyperliquid, built by Kinetiq on Arbitrum Orbit, that settles to HyperEVM and uses HYPE as gas. It offers 100 ms blocks and a 300 Mgas/s throughput target, roughly two orders of magnitude more gas per second than HyperEVM, aimed at high-frequency trading, prop AMMs and token launches.
What is the Elysium chain ID?
Testnet: 99801 (RPC https://testnet-rpc.elysium.kinetiq.xyz). Mainnet: not yet published by Kinetiq as of November 4, 2026. Elysium settles to HyperEVM, whose chain ID is 999; don't confuse the two.
Is Elysium live?
Not yet. As of November 4, 2026, Elysium mainnet is scheduled for November 9, 2026 (per Kinetiq); only the testnet (chain ID 99801) is live. The mainnet chain ID is not yet published by Kinetiq as of November 4, 2026. HyperCore read/write integration is planned for about four weeks after mainnet.
How do I bridge to Elysium?
Start from the official site, elysium.kinetiq.xyz, and use its Bridge. HYPE moves 1:1 from HyperEVM as native gas; HyperEVM tokens such as USDC use the canonical bridge (locked on HyperEVM, minted 1:1 on Elysium). Funds on HyperCore must first be moved to HyperEVM. Mainnet bridge contract addresses are published by Kinetiq at launch.
Is there an Elysium token or airdrop?
Elysium has no token of its own: gas is paid in HYPE. KNTQ is Kinetiq's governance token, and half of sequencer fees fund KNTQ buybacks. Bankless reported on 19 October 2026 that there is no Elysium token or official points program for now. Anyone selling an 'Elysium token' or 'Elysium airdrop' is not Kinetiq.
What is the official Elysium bridge?
The bridge linked from elysium.kinetiq.xyz, run on Kinetiq's published contracts (see elysium.kinetiq.xyz/docs/contract-addresses). Community sites such as elysp.com (ElysPump) offer their own bridge front ends; they say they are not operated by Kinetiq, so treat them as third-party apps, not the official bridge.
Sources
- Elysium Docs — What is Elysium (updated 3 Nov 2026)
- Elysium Docs — Connecting to Elysium (chain IDs, RPCs)
- Elysium Docs — Token bridging on Elysium (updated 3 Nov 2026)
- Elysium Docs — Bridging HyperEVM tokens to Elysium
- Elysium Docs — Security and data availability
- Elysium Docs — Contract addresses
- Kinetiq — Elysium: A new era for Hyperliquid (27 Aug 2026; sequencer fee split)
- Kinetiq — Elysium mainnet launches November 9 (20 Oct 2026)
- @Enter_Elysium on X — mainnet date post (19 Oct 2026)
- Bankless — Kinetiq's Elysium L2 sets Nov. 9th mainnet launch (19 Oct 2026)
- Bankless — Pump.fun and fomo sign on for Elysium's day one (29 Oct 2026)
- Hyperliquid Docs — HyperEVM (chain ID 999)