Majuro, Marshall Islands, January 30th, 2025,
Chainwire
Funding accelerates the development of Elastos’ ELA token,
Native Bitcoin DeFi protocol, and Web3 data economy – positioning
Elastos as the utility layer for Bitcoin.
Elastos, a decentralized web infrastructure pioneer,
today announced a $20 million strategic investment from Rollman Management to scale its Bitcoin-aligned
ecosystem. Rollman Management, recognized for its high-profile
investments in blockchain projects like Ripple, Ethereum, Solana,
and Planck, now ranks Elastos among its top five holdings. The
partnership will fuel the launch of Elastos’ Native Bitcoin DeFi
protocol, BeL2, expand its merge-mined ELA token as a Bitcoin
reserve asset, and accelerate Elacity—a Web3 data marketplace that
enables creators to monetize content without intermediaries on
top.
With Bitcoin’s market cap surpassing $2 trillion, Elastos solves
critical gaps in Bitcoin’s ecosystem:
- ELA as Bitcoin’s Merge-Mined Reserve Asset:
ELA tokens have been secured by Bitcoin’s hash power through
merge-mining since 2018, aligning with Satoshi Nakamoto’s 2010
vision for decentralized networks. With a total of 28,220,000
by 2105 and around 50% of Bitcoin's hashrate,
ELA gains security and decentralization, provides additional
revenue for BTC miners at no extra cost, and creates a crypto
economically sound reserve asset for Elastos’ Bitcoin-native DeFi
system.
- BeL2: Bitcoin’s DeFi Breakthrough: Launching
in Q2 2024, BeL2 allows Bitcoin holders to collateralize BTC in
personal wallets and access Ethereum smart contract services. These
include minting stablecoins, performing swaps, and borrowing assets
peer-to-peer, unlocking its value all whilst eliminating reliance
on synthetic BTC (e.g., WBTC) and centralized custodians. BeL2
combines locking scripts, zero-knowledge proofs, oracles, and an
arbiter network where ELA stakeholders can stake ELA and earn BTC
fees as decentralized nodes to support the protocol.
- Elacity: Web3’s Creator Revolution: Already
proven in early tests, where one creator earned $5,600 in 24 hours
through tokenized podcast access, Elacity v2 will launch in April
with channels and subscription models. It enables influencers to
encrypt, tokenize, and sell content/royalties on Elastos for audio
and video markets, with plans to extend its technology to support
the tokenization of AI markets.
“Leveraging Bitcoin's trillion-dollar consensus to
empower Web3 users with scalable utilities—that’s where Elastos
comes in,” said Rong Chen, Elastos Founder.
"Merge-mining ties ELA’s security to Bitcoin’s, and BeL2, Elastos’
decentralized finance protocol, unlocks BTC-backed DeFi without
compromises, whilst Elacity creates a decentralized digital goods
economy on top. Rollman’s investment supports our role as Bitcoin’s
utility layer".
The $20M investment from Rollman will drive the advancement of
Elastos technologies and also help Elastos reorient its branding,
mature its technological stance, and go to market. This includes
enhancing marketing efforts, which will further position Elastos as
a leader in the growing Bitcoin-native DeFi space.
Elastos as a Pioneer in Bitcoin-secured
Governance
Beyond its technological advancements, Elastos stands out for
its Cyber Republic Consensus
(CRC) governance model, formalized as a DAO LLC in the Marshall
Islands, which signed this agreement with Rollman. This
delegate-based system allows community members to stake Bitcoin
merge-mined ELA, earn APY, and annually elect—or run as—one of 12
council members who vote on proposals, drive innovation, sign
contracts, and validate Elastos’ Smart (EVM) and
Identity (DID) sidechains. This ensures governance
decisions reflect the community’s interests and demonstrates
Elastos’ commitment to a truly decentralized and transparent
ecosystem rooted in Bitcoin.
As Elastos enters its next phase of growth, participants can
join the ecosystems CRC DAO by acquiring merge-mined ELA, which has
a market cap of $48,542,586 and is secured by nearly 50% of
Bitcoin’s hashrate (366.01 EH/s, equivalent to 244.008 Frontier Supercomputers). ELA offers 6+ years
of proven security, a fixed cap of 28.22M tokens to be fully mined
by 2105, and 3.29% emissions via its Essentials Wallet, ensuring
scarcity and predictability for holders. Available on Centralized
Exchanges (Coinbase, KuCoin, Gate.io, Huobi, Bitget, Crypto.com)
and Decentralized Exchanges (Uniswap, Chainge Finance, Glide
Finance), ELA empowers holders to shape Elastos’ future through CRC
governance—driving innovation, reinforcing Bitcoin-level security,
and building the next generation of decentralized applications.

Additional Information
About Elastos
Elastos is a SmartWeb ecosystem builder focused on
enabling decentralized application creation and cross-chain
connectivity. Built on top of Bitcoin merge-mining, Elastos relies
on the security of the world’s largest public blockchain and
extends it with additional layers. The introduction of BeL2 and its
Arbiter Network marks Elastos’ latest effort to advance a more
open, clear, and trustless global financial system.
Website: Elastos.info
X/Twitter: @ElastosInfo
About Rollman Management Digital
Rollman Management Digital is a private
investment and management consulting boutique that is incorporated
in the British Virgin Islands. The firm seeks to invest in talented
teams and their blockchain protocols to further develop their
technology and business while adding significant value to the
future of the modern economy.
RMD is led by Victor R. Ch. Rollman, the founder of Rollman
Capital, Rollman Mining, and Rollman Management. The Group offers a
wide range of investment opportunities, financial services, and
management consultancy to UHNWIs, entrepreneurs, developing
governments, commodity trading firms, banks, family offices, and
pension funds.
Website: https://rollmanmanagement.com/
Contact
Ahmed
IJ
Elastos
Ahmed@elastos.info