1/ We’re happy to announce the launch of the Element DAO & the distribution of ELFI.
The contract address for ELFI is:
0x5c6D51ecBA4D8E4F20373e3ce96a62342B125D6d
Claiming will go live at Ethereum block number 14496292, or approximately 5 pm ET.
1/ Introducing Element
Element brings liquidity to fixed rate income, allowing anyone to buy BTC, USDC, and ETH at a discount. The transaction costs are low and there are no hidden fees or locked terms. We like to say “not locked yield, fixed yield”.
1/ We’re excited to announce that L2 scaling is coming to Element through
@aztecnetwork
!
Lower gas costs have been one of the most awaited features by the Element community, and we’ve chosen Aztec as our first exploration into L2 scaling solutions.
1/ We're excited to release the Elfiverse, a collection of 5000 pixelated pfp NFTs to Element’s community.
Jump on to the site & see each asset described in the formation section:
Which ones seem rare to you?
1/ Introducing the Element Governance Proposal Framework (EGPF)
The EGPF gives a framework for taking a proposal from the idea stage, to approval and on-chain execution, and information on what governance controls, governance roles, and more.
1/ Introducing Voting Vaults (VVs), a new Governance primitive from the Council Protocol.
Stake Governance tokens in Compound, AAVE, Uniswap, L1s/L2s and still participate in Governance. These Governance Lego Pieces can extend to many use cases. 🧵🪡👇
1/ As the Element Protocol pursues decentralization and control is handed over to the DAO, we want to offer, for debate and consideration, the following as core tenets and principles under which the DAO should consider operating.
1/ We’re happy to share that the
@componentfi
team has launched the first iteration of a Yield Token Compounding (YTC) tool built on top of Element finance that you can try today.
Follow the 🧵and find out how a user got 9% variable exposure to $134K by spending $3.4K.
1/ Scalability and privacy have come to Element fixed rates via
@aztecnetwork
.
L2 scaling has always been one of our most anticipated features. How does it work, and what does it mean for the market? Read on to learn more!
1/ Hyperdrive is the next research leap from the Element Finance team on variable and fixed rate primitives
No preset expiration dates, no fragmented liquidity, and no LP rollovers, aka everlasting liquidity
A concept so powerful, you have to experience it yourself
Play now 👇
1/ We are excited to share the Element Finance Construction Paper! It breaks down the Element Protocol, dives into the avenues of bringing capital efficiency to DeFi, and outlines how Element can open the door to a number of new primitives and innovations
It is a privilege to welcome
@Mudit__Gupta
to Element!
Mudit is a blockchain security legend, and quite the meme dealer too. We're excited for him to join us as an advisor and keep on leveling Element up 🚀 !
1/ Today Element takes its first step toward decentralization by opening applications for delegates and members of the Governance Steering Council (GSC).
Almost a year since we started this journey, it’s now time for the wider community to take the lead.
1) Update: Element is deploying to Ethereum mainnet with initial support for LUSD (
@LiquityProtocol
) on June 30th followed by DAI, USDC, alUSD (
@AlchemixFi
), ETH, and BTC thereafter.
Read the rationale for LUSD and how to participate in the launch ↓
1/ Council Kit, v.0.0.1 is now released.
Council Kit is the SDK for launching, building and maintaining DAOs and their governance systems on demand
It is fully documented with video and code tutorials, and a customizable, themeable UI
🧵👇
1/ The holidays are a time for giving, and at Element, we’re Optimistic about it 🎄
Introducing Optimistic Grants & Rewards: new primitives to make the grants process more open and efficient!
1/ Element Finance is in the process of integrating our markets with
@GearboxProtocol
. In the meantime, our LPers have been whitelisted for Gearbox Protocol’s Credit Account Mining program! What does this mean for Element's community? Read on to learn more 👇
The Element DAO is now live.
Go to to claim your ELFI.
Remember that the first two thousand users who delegate their voting power to themselves or another person will be whitelisted to mint an ELF NFT on April 6th.
Learn more at
Excited to share that our security audits are complete and have been reviewed by integrators! The following provides our timeline to Ethereum Mainnet:
- April 30: Open Source, security audits, bug bounty
- May 7: Public Testnet
- May 21: Mainnet Release
1/7 The Hyperdrive Whitepaper is live.
Hyperdrive is an AMM protocol that redefines fixed and variable rate markets. Unlike existing protocols, it offers unique features like Terms on Demand, Continuous Liquidity, & Single-Sided Liquidity, enhancing UX and capital efficiency.
Introducing the Hyperdrive Protocol: Fixed and Variable Rates, Reimagined.
Reliable sources of yield are necessary for onchain financial markets to thrive.
Soon you can capture those sources of yield, your way ᛋ
Read on for what we’ve been working on and be the first to learn
2/ The first 2,000 claimants who delegate their voting power to themselves or another person will be whitelisted to mint an Elfiverse NFT. If you haven't yet, check out the details at
There'll be no minting fees and users only need to pay for gas.
Today, we're are thrilled to be sharing our final audit reports, officially open source the Element Protocol codebase, and introduce our bug bounty program to the world! 🧝
1) Update: Instead of LUSD, our launch will support crvLUSD (10% APY) directly. Alpha leak, we are looking to also support crvTricrypto (48.54%), no promises :). This is the wei. Read below on how to get crvLUSD via
@CurveFinance
↓
1/ The Governance Steering Council (GSC) is a key feature of the Council Governance framework and will be one of the main mechanisms by which the community will govern the Element Protocol as it decentralizes.
1/ We will be launching a 45-day USDC term in collaboration with
@PodsFinance
to enable support of Principal Tokens as usable assets for writing European Put Options! This highlights an amazing use case for Principal Tokens (PTs)!
What does all of this mean? Follow the 🧵👇
1/ As Web3 companies, DAO’s, and protocol operations continue to mature, prioritization on treasury management continues to be an area of focus for the majority.
The most common question being, "How does one get started?"
🧵👇🏻
1/ We’re excited to share our most recent step into our treasury management initiatives by gauging the
@ensdomains
DAO community’s sentiment on our ideas for treasury management. Read on to learn more 🧵👇
1/ The whole Element team met in person for the first time last week at our first offsite in Vail, Colorado! The weather was excellent, the mountains were beautiful, and there was a fantastic vibe! Join us in this ride 👇
The ELF NFT minting will go live tomorrow, April 6, at 10 pm UTC.
The two thousand white-listed users will be able to mint their NFT without paying minting fees.
To check eligibility, connect your wallet at and then head to the Minting tab🔥
1/ Welcome to the Elfiverse ✨
Minting is now live for the first 4,700 people who delegated voting power on .
Head on over to , connect your wallet and mint your ELF NFT.
Happy minting, elves!
Reminder: Testnet goes live later today 🧑🔬
Get your Görli ETH ready and stay tuned for the announcement. We're so excited to finally show everything we've been working on!
1/ Since decentralizing a week ago, we want to highlight the amazing teams contributing to the development of the Ethereum ecosystem at different levels, & remind them to claim their voting power in the Element DAO by following the ZK claim process below:
We’re excited to share the key findings of Element’s Council Governance Protocol audits, together with the complete reports, our open source code, and the extension of our bug bounty scope for anyone to see!
🧝♀️ 🧝🏿 🧝 🧝🏿♀️🧝♀️ 🧝🏿 🧝
Read all about it👇
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try your luck - tag your fav protocol in comments to get a password 🤫
@LidoFinance
•
@element_fi
•
@sonastream
= Delirio ✨
drinks and friends first, rave after
@TOKiMONSTA
’s electronic vibes with Berghain closing from Nastya Vogan
All circulating Element ELFI tokens are locked in a voting vault. They are non-transferable and there is no market for Element ELFI tokens. They are not for purchase or sale.
Official Element ELFI contract address:
0x5c6D51ecBA4D8E4F20373e3ce96a62342B125D6d
Be careful of scams!
1/ Our friends
@aztecnetwork
launched a grants program to provide the community with the resources and support to build bridge contracts that bring scalable privacy to Element.
It's an exciting opportunity to get involved in scaling our protocol!
Initially, we were planning to launch with 3 base assets: $BTC, $ETH, and $USDC, but we decided to include a fourth! This video, as well as our Construction Paper may give you a hint!
Special thanks to one of our community member for making this video!
1/ Using the core DeFi block
@MakerDAO
, Spark and Element Finance are coming together to build out a new fixed rate lending product. Spark Protocol will be using Hyperdrive, Element’s new AMM.
Learn more ⬇️
We’re happy to announce that
@amaltxt
has joined the Element team to help scale the growth of the protocol!
Amal brings her experience in business development & venture capital and a unique perspective after having lived in more than 7 countries.
Let’s give her a warm welcome!
1/ We’re thrilled that
@gregoryclisa
has joined Element as Chief Legal Officer!
Greg’s a former Interim Director of Compliance and Enforcement at FinCEN and has worked with many of the top companies in DeFi!
But his role will go beyond Element 🚀
1/ The first Element term deployed on v1.1 of the protocol is live 🔥
The new USDC term will have a six-month duration, and v1.1 introduces a handful of upgrades!
We’re excited to announce that
@0xashd
has joined the Elf squad as a Front-end engineer!
Cash’s joining Element after working at Twitter for the past few years and recently falling down the crypto rabbit hole.
Let’s give him an Elf welcome!
We are thrilled to announce that
@CharlieStLouis
has been appointed as the CEO of DELV. Charles has been the COO of the Company since the beginning and has served as the Interim CEO since April of this year.
Before joining DELV, Charles played a lead in architecting governance
1/ A new USDC term will go live next week 😎
But this is not just another USDC term. It’s the first Element term to be deployed on the brand new Element Protocol v 1.1 🔥🔥🔥
Read on and find out about the upgrades that we’re introducing!
We’re thrilled to be a launch partner of
@BalancerLabs
, utilizing what we believe to be the most innovative feature of Balancer V2, custom trading curves.
Balancer’s dedication to composability will allow many DeFi protocols to build on top of it. DeFi together strong 🤝
Huge congrats to the
@GyroStable
on the big governance launch!
We're thrilled to see another amazing team launch their decentralized governance system inspired and built with the Council Framework. Council and voting vault adoption continues!🕺
The Gyroscope community is a
Gyroscope's governance design is inspired by the architecture in
@delv_tech
's Council Protocol and adds new voting vault types.
Gyroscope and Council Protocol form complementary tools and together are pushing the boundary on the quality of DeFi governance design.
Element's token splitting primitive unlocks a new source of leverage called Yield Token Compounding 📈
Imagine multiplying your yield exposure to your favorite vault without borrowing. That's YTC 👀
Read the YTC basics ⬇️
1/ The first crvALUSD six-month-term is ao vivo!
The new term is netting 7.87% Fixed APR, sounds like 🔥?
Well, the APY is netting 17.73%.
Follow the 🧵and choose your adventure👇
1/6 🧵
We're thrilled to finally share our vision for Element governance!
Our goal is to provide the community with new primitives to make decisions and express values through delegation, capital efficient voting, and treasury management.
Read more ⬇️
We've got some big products updates to share!
🎭Overhauled app UX with "casual" and "expert" modes
🗣 New names: "Deposit" → "Earn", "Earn" → "Save"
✨Redesigned website with helpful info and animations!
1/ The next minting phase of the Elfiverse NFT is now live!
For anyone who delegated their voting power, including community and ecosystem contributors, can now head to , connect their wallet, and mint yourself an Elf!
Join us in the Elfiverse ✨
1/ Join us for a new “Designing in DeFi” Twitter space on Wednesday!
We will be chatting with
@sebaudet26
, CEO at Zapper and Game Designer;
@0xLaCroix
, UI Design Lead at SushiSwap; and
@fitzeth
, who leads Product & Design at Lyra Finance!
🗣️ crvTriCrypto is now live on Element!
The new 40-day crvTriCrypto term is currently netting ~28% APY. Depending on demand, we may also launch a subsequent 60 or 90-day term.
Up next, $DAI! ⬙
To get crvTriCrypto check out this guide:
We have an exciting update to share! We will be adding a new 45-day crvTriCrypto term on Tuesday, July 6 (currently ~30% APY).
Excited to see the results of a higher APY asset with a shorter term. Up next, $DAI! 👀
1/ 14 🧵
We’re thrilled to share our Governance Technical Architecture Overview!
Element’s governance system introduces new ways to manage the delegation of voting power and the execution of proposals while keeping it simple!
Read more below!
Testnet Update: We've been working nonstop and have wrapped up the release. We're tired and want to give everyone the ability to sleep to handle issues, so we'll be launching tomorrow. We strongly believe this will be worth it and can't wait to release it. Stay tuned! 🙏
1/ A new DAI term is live 🚀
The new term is currently netting 5.18% fixed APR and 2.96% variable APY! Follow the 🪡 🧵 to secure a fixed return on your stables 👇
We're so thrilled to have our principal and yield tokens supported by
@zapper_fi
! Thanks to everyone who helped push this and to the team for getting us onboarded so quickly! 😍
Zapper now supports
@Element_fi
!
Element’s protocol enables capital efficiency, allowing users to choose between fixed & variable yield markets.
See how Element can enhance your portfolio at
1/Element builds on many DeFi protocols: from lending markets & vaults that act as sources of yield to innovators in governance & tooling. We want to invite them along with us as we decentralize by claiming their voting power through the ZK claim process:
This morning we surpassed the $120M TVL mark 🔥🔥🔥
This wouldn’t have been possible without our awesome community and users!
To all of you, a big thank you for reaching $120M together 🧝♂️🤝🧝♀️
This is just the beginning and we couldn’t be more excited for what’s to come 👀
In response to the outpouring of feedback from the community, we've decided to push back our target date for mainnet launch to June 30th, at the latest📆
Read more about what's to come ↓
We’re super excited to welcome
@createbylaw
to the Element team!
Ian brings a unique perspective to the squad, and we can’t wait to share some of the cool stuff he’s already working on 👀
Let’s give him a warm welcome!
We can't be more excited for
@0xPadraic
to join the Element team to help us create new DeFi and Governance primitives with us!
Let's give him a warm welcome!
1/ Since we launched our Treasury Management Initiative there has been massive interest. We have started working with various DAO treasuries that look to diversify with Element to achieve predictability and consistent growth.
2/ For the more active DeFi users, we offer new ways to increase APY on existing yield positions such as on
@iearnfinance
or Eth2 Validators. We split your position into two new tokens, the principal and yield.