- Echelon enables cross-chain financing to Initia, which incorporates Dex, Oracles and DA support.
- VIP incentives $esinit Incentivivise usdc, susde and init supply or borrowing activities.
- Minimove and Celestia Integration Power high-throughput transactions and modular tools.
Echelon, a new lending-focused app chain, is live on Initia Mainnet, marking a new phase in expanding Initia’s interconnected roll-up ecosystem. Built as a MoveVM-based chain, Echelon aims to promote capital-efficient liquidity provisioning of Stablecoins, Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) and overall volatile assets. The launch introduces a fully integrated lending market and a reward mechanism that is directly linked to Initia’s infrastructure.
Echelon is a MoveVM-based app chine built directly to @initia and is designed to seamlessly integrate Initia’s comprehensive suite of products.
Echelon inherits a complete suite of battle-tested infrastructure and modular tools pic.twitter.com/ddxcq7tpio
– Echelon⚡️ (@echelonmarket) May 3, 2025
Echelon Chain works as a rollup for Initia. This means that native bridging, enshritined liquidity, modular tools and more are run on Initia’s shared infrastructure. From the first day of operation, Echelon has made it possible to borrow and lend a variety of digital assets. Initially supported markets include INIT, USDC, TIA and Milky Knit.
The platform is equipped with direct liquidation routing via Initia Layer 1 and Skip GO, which increases the efficiency of managing poor cooperation positions. The lending features include one-click leverage loop, e-mode for optimized collateral ratios, and support for isolated memo coin pairs.
This chain uses Mimove, Initia’s Move Virtual Machine implementation to integrate Celestia-Native data availability (DA). These components allow Echelon to manage high-throughput transactions while remaining connected to Initia’s wider weave stack.
Built-in tools and app chain infrastructure
Echelon inherits a full stack of pre-configured infrastructure from Initia’s Appchain Framework. Users can access built-in Oracle, custom wallets, on-chain explorer, and username systems. This reduces setup friction and allows for seamless integration with other early-based protocols.
The AppChain structure provides native access to the initia’s enshrinedex. By embedding routing, liquidity, and asset interoperability within the chain, Echelon can facilitate transactions and lending without relying on external middleware. This modular design supports consistent execution and improves reliability across cross-chain transactions.
VIP remuneration was developed through lending activities
The core components of Echelon’s design are complete integration into the Initia VIP incentive system. Based on user participation, the platform will begin distributing $esinit tokens. At launch, reward-ready actions include supply or borrowing of USDC, supply of SUSD, and supply of INIT.
These incentives drive change in liquidity providers and borrowers within Echelon’s market and do not affect recruitment and retention via speculative mechanisms. Development of the VIP reward system continues, and the team will publish details of the incentive strategy.
Echelon’s designs are efficient, modular and participant-driven. With Initia’s stack, this chain can currently depend on without custom integration and is compatible with other woven Appchain economies.
