Key to the SKALE infrastructure is the simultaneous deployment of myriad Elastic Sidechains, which are highly configurable blockchains that enable users to select their chain’s size, consensus protocol, virtual machine, parent blockchain, and additional security measures. Once configured, users pay a monthly subscription fee in SKALE (SKL) tokens to create their Elastic Sidechain, enabling the provisioning and deployment of dApps. The ERC-777 SKL token also facilitates network staking rewards and governance.