LayerZero Unveils ATLAS Exchange Infrastructure
LayerZero has announced ATLAS, a new exchange infrastructure built on its Zero blockchain for crypto trading platforms, brokers and financial institutions.
ATLAS — short for Aggregated Trading, Liquidity and Settlement — is designed as a “headless exchange,” allowing firms to use its backend infrastructure while retaining their own customer-facing platforms. It combines matching, clearing, settlement and risk management within a single system.
The platform will support both open and institutional markets, covering assets such as spot tokens, perpetual futures, stocks, commodities, bonds and prediction markets.
LayerZero also outlined a major role for its ZRO token. ZRO will be used for gas, governance and delegated proof-of-stake security on the Zero blockchain. Trading venues can stake ZRO to receive higher ATLAS fee rebates.
Under the Open ATLAS fee model, venues can receive rebates of 20% to 65%. Of the remaining fees, 25% will go to market creators, while 75% will be used to buy back and burn $ZRO .
ATLAS is expected to launch later in 2026. ZRO jumped more than 16% following the announcement, trading around $1.26.
LayerZero has announced ATLAS, a new exchange infrastructure built on its Zero blockchain for crypto trading platforms, brokers and financial institutions.
ATLAS — short for Aggregated Trading, Liquidity and Settlement — is designed as a “headless exchange,” allowing firms to use its backend infrastructure while retaining their own customer-facing platforms. It combines matching, clearing, settlement and risk management within a single system.
The platform will support both open and institutional markets, covering assets such as spot tokens, perpetual futures, stocks, commodities, bonds and prediction markets.
LayerZero also outlined a major role for its ZRO token. ZRO will be used for gas, governance and delegated proof-of-stake security on the Zero blockchain. Trading venues can stake ZRO to receive higher ATLAS fee rebates.
Under the Open ATLAS fee model, venues can receive rebates of 20% to 65%. Of the remaining fees, 25% will go to market creators, while 75% will be used to buy back and burn $ZRO .
ATLAS is expected to launch later in 2026. ZRO jumped more than 16% following the announcement, trading around $1.26.