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Binance to Support Elrond (ERD) Mainnet & Token Swap to eGLD

After the recent launch of the Elrond mainnet, Elrond, the highly scalable and secure blockchain network for distributed apps, is now heading towards reviving its economic model by a token swap from ERD to eGLD. To stir momentum into this development, Elrond is getting full support from Binance.

According to the announcement, the Elrond mainnet swap will commence on September 3, where eGLD will be considered as the native token of the Elrond ecosystem, and all the ERD tokens will be swapped to eGLD token. Mainnet swapping refers to the switching from one blockchain ecosystem to another. Swapping generally happens when a particular crypto project migrates from a third-party platform to its own native blockchain platform.

Eventually, the crypto tokens are replaced by the newly issued tokens with all the activities of the previous blockchain network moved to the new blockchain network. The mainnet swapping generally happens right after the mainnet launch of any network and is often referred to as “token migration.”

The Elrond token swapping will occur in 2 ways; one through the Binance platform and other through the Elrond Swap bridge. The token swap will begin after all the ERD deposits and withdrawals are suspended. Therefore, the ERD token holders are recommended to keep enough time in hand before making their ERD deposits to allow for their processing; all ERD deposits and withdrawals will be halted from August 30, 2020, at 4 A.M UTC.

All the ERD trading pairs will be delisted from the exchange on August 31, 2020, at 3 A.M UTC, after which trading of ERD pairs will not be possible. After halting the old trading pairs, the existing Elrond balances will be calculated simultaneously, and based on that, the distribution of the new eGLD tokens will commence in the ratio of 1000:1, which means that for 1000 ERD tokens a holder will be given one eGLD token.

Trading for the new pairs like EGLD/BNB, EGLD/BTC, EGLD/USDT, and EGLD/BUSD will begin on September 3, at 3:00 AM UTC the deposits and withdrawals the eGLD tokens will also be opened.

The new token swapping process from ERD to eGLD involves the following steps:

  1. If the token holders have already staked or delegated their ERD tokens before the launch of the Elrond mainnet, then they will not be required to go through the swapping process again; their ERD tokens have been already swapped into eGLD tokens.
  2. ERC20 and BEP2 tokens held on the Binance.com will also be automatically swapped into the eGLD tokens on September 3, when the swapping process commences.
  3. For BEP2 tokens held on the Binance.org platform, the tokens holders need to manually swap their tokens to eGLD either by depositing ERD on the Binance platform before August 30 or through the Elrond swap bridge at any time after September 3, 2020.

There is no hurry to swap your ERD tokens to eGLD tokens via the Elrond swap bridge as the swapping process will continue for the next 1 to 2 years, so there is no fear of losing your tokens even if you do not swap immediately.

The token swap will bring immense growth and expansion opportunities for the Elrond ecosystem that will enable all the native Elrond services like DeFi options and its staking and delegation. After the token swapping process is complete, the Elrond economy will start integrating with the new online exchanges.

Daniel Garza

Daniel Garza is well-known for his writing skills and works as a lead content writer in our team. He also has a deep interest in cryptocurrency funds and guides people on how to deal with a cryptocurrency exchange.

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