How to buy meme coins on Elysium: a beginner's guide (2026)

Elysium is a new Layer 2 for Hyperliquid, with mainnet scheduled for November 9, 2026. Like every new chain, its first weeks are likely to be full of new meme coins, and full of traps. This guide shows the three ways to buy meme coins on Elysium and the checks to do before each buy. New to the chain? Read what is Elysium first.

Where do Elysium meme coins trade?

Elysium meme coins live in liquidity pools on Elysium, mostly paired with HYPE (the chain's gas token). New coins are created on launchpads and trade in their pools from the first second. Expected at mainnet: the Nest and Dawn DEXs, and launchpads such as Montra and Citadel; KyberSwap and 0x also list Elysium as supported infrastructure, which points to aggregated swaps. Later, popular coins may move toward Hyperliquid's own spot order books.

Option 1: with your own wallet

1. Install MetaMask or Rabby and add the Elysium network from Kinetiq's official docs.
2. Get HYPE on HyperEVM. You can buy HYPE on Hyperliquid or on an exchange and send it to your wallet on HyperEVM.
3. Bridge HYPE from HyperEVM to Elysium with the official bridge. See how to bridge to Elysium.
4. Copy the coin's contract address from its official X account or launchpad page, never from replies.
5. Paste the address into an Elysium DEX or the launchpad's trade box, enter the HYPE amount, check the price impact and confirm.

Option 2: on an Elysium launchpad

Most launchpads have their own trade box on every coin page, so you can buy a new coin the moment it launches. You still need HYPE on Elysium for the buy and the gas. Launchpad pages often show the creator's share, the holder list and whether liquidity is locked, which makes the safety check easier.

Option 3: from a USDC balance, no bridge

If you do not hold HYPE, or do not want to manage a bridge, a one-balance app can do it for you. On sasa you sign in with email (or connect a wallet), keep USDC in one balance, and buy Elysium coins from that balance: sasa converts to HYPE, moves it to Elysium and makes the swap in the background. This opens when Elysium's mainnet goes live. It is the same way sasa already lets you buy on Base, BNB Chain, Robinhood Chain, Arc and Solana from one balance, see how to buy meme coins with USDC.

What to check before you buy an Elysium meme coin

• The contract address matches the one on the coin's official X or launchpad page. On a new chain, fake copies of popular tickers appear within minutes.
• Liquidity is locked, see how to check if liquidity is locked.
• The creator holds a small share (under about 10%) and has not launched several coins today.
• The first buyers are not one wallet split many ways, see how to spot bundled wallets.
• Your buy will not move the price too much, see price impact vs slippage.

How to sell Elysium meme coins

You sell in the same pool you bought from: open the coin on the DEX or launchpad, choose sell, and receive HYPE. To take money off Elysium, either swap to a token you can bridge or use the official bridge back to HyperEVM, which finalises after a challenge period. On a one-balance app, selling returns the value to your USDC balance.