Elk Finance is a decentralized network that enables cross-chain value transfers and interoperability between blockchains. The network aims to improve blockchain interoperability while minimizing diversity. ElkNet is recognized as Elk Network's effective cross-chain engine. ElkNet enables safe and reliable value and information exchanges amongst blockchains by eliminating complexity and asset segmentation. Elk Finance's goal is to offer people an easy and inexpensive solution to move value across chains.

According to the litepaper, Elk Finance intends to support cross-chain exchanges of arbitrary tokens at sub-second speeds. The platform seeks to accomplish quick, trustless, and inexpensive exchanges between chains by combining a unique liquidity pooling technology with a decentralized peer-to-peer network. Elk focuses on offering Impermanent Loss Protection (ILP), which protects users from being penalized for providing liquidity. 

The Elk Finance system aims at offering specific functions, such as calling smart contracts across chains and enabling smart contracts on multiple chains to communicate. The platform aims to leverage liquidity on one chain to obtain stablecoin finance. In addition, the network supports cross- or multi-chain synthetic assets (proxy tokens), including the use of an SDK that allows developers to create on top of ElkNet and facilitates cross-chain trading. Elk Finance looks forward to releasing a stablecoin called CHFT to make cross-chain value transfers and payments as safe as possible. CHFT is classified as a cross-chain stablecoin with a gyroscopic construction.

ELK is the governance token of the Elk Finance network. The ELK token is an ERC-20-compliant utility token that serves as the foundation of the Elk Finance ecosystem. ELK is exchangeable and utterly interoperable with EVM wallets and wallets on supported chains. 

Ba'al launched the Elk finance network in 2021. Ba'al, a systems engineer and early blockchain astronaut, founded Elk Finance. The total supply of Elk finance tokens is 42424242 Elk coins.