In today's episode, Farid and Shylo (LtSnakePlissken) discuss the features of the upgraded ElkNet, the new ELK token, and why the upgrade took place. 

Picture ElkNet as a hub of our ecosystem. Like the centre of a wagon wheel, where each spoke reaches out to a different blockchain. On each blockchain there is a reservoir of ELK. With v2, users can simply transfer their Elk tokens into the reservoir using our dApp, ElkNet "picks up" this transfer, and after the transaction is final (different on many blockchains but ElkNet doesn't care) it instructs the reservoir on the destination chain to send ELK (the same amount) to the user's wallet. That is how it works right now, but ElkNet is more than just a bridge. We're more of an oracle. Closer to something like Chainlink. We allow data gathering and transfer across blockchains, but primarily we are utilizing it for value transfer at the moment through our ELK token. In the future ElkNet will be able to create databases of information, proxy tokens, and even transfer our upcoming stablecoin pegged to the Swiss Franc (CHFT)! The v2 upgrade of ElkNet allows for this to happen.

In terms of the token upgrade, this was done in order to increase security of the protocol by removing the mint function from the old Elk token. This way, new ELK could be placed in to these new reservoirs and users not aware of the upgrade would not have to worry about what is happening, as they are informed on the webiste. We are also now able to have the same contract address on IoTeX, which is a nice little fix.

Give the podcast a listen for more details!