Launching a Token on Elysium: A Checklist for Teams

Launching on Elysium takes five steps: bridge HYPE from HyperEVM for gas, deploy your token, add liquidity on Elysium's official Uniswap contracts, lock that liquidity, and put team allocations on a public vesting schedule. The last two are what buyers check first — they're the difference between a promise and something anyone can verify on-chain.

1. Get HYPE onto Elysium

Elysium's gas token is HYPE, bridged 1:1 from HyperEVM through the official bridge. Bring a little more than you think: gas on Elysium includes an L1 data component, so even a plain transfer costs slightly more than the classic 21,000 gas.

2. Deploy your token

• Elysium runs a standard EVM, so a standard ERC-20 deploys unchanged with your usual tools.
• Avoid fee-on-transfer and rebasing mechanics if you want the token to move through Elysium's official bridge — it doesn't support them.
• Verify the source on Elysium's block explorer so holders can read it.
• Planning a HyperCore spot listing later? Mirror the token to HyperEVM through the mirror bridge, then run HyperCore's spot deployment.

3. Add liquidity on the official Uniswap contracts

Pick V2 for simple full-range liquidity (you get an ERC-20 LP token), or V3/V4 for concentrated liquidity (you get a position NFT). Pair against WHYPE or HYPE, and check every router and factory address against the official list before signing.

4. Lock the liquidity

Unlocked liquidity can be pulled at any moment, and buyers know it. Locking the LP tokens (V2) or the position NFT (V3/V4) in an immutable contract with a public unlock date proves it can't. With a V3/V4 position lock, you keep collecting the trading fees while the liquidity stays locked.

5. Vest team and investor tokens

Put allocations on a linear vesting schedule with an optional cliff, created on-chain and irrevocable — then link it from your docs. It answers “can the team dump?” before anyone asks.

Launch-day checklist

• Token source verified on the explorer.
• Liquidity added on the official Uniswap contracts, and the pool address published.
• Liquidity locked, with the lock's certificate link in your announcement.
• Team and investor tokens on public vesting schedules.
• Contract addresses pinned in your channels, so copycats are easy to spot.