what's Atlas?
Atlas is a blockchain infrastructure platform that allows developers to launch dedicated zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) chains, referred to as app chains, optimized for specific decentralized applications. These chains leverage zero-knowledge proofs to ensure transaction validity, providing Ethereum-equivalent security while enabling significantly higher throughput, up to 2000 transactions per second. By rolling up directly to Ethereum as Layer 2 solutions, Atlas chains avoid the congestion and high fees of shared networks, as each chain is isolated for a single app, eliminating competition for block space. The platform simplifies the creation and deployment of smart contracts across any EVM-compatible network with one-click functionality and automatic verification. Atlas addresses key challenges in blockchain development, such as maximal extractable value (MEV) leakage and poor user experiences, through integrations like FastLane, which offer execution abstraction for fair order flow and app-level control. This makes it particularly suited for protocols powering high-scale applications, including decentralized social networks, gaming economies, and other resource-intensive dApps, where traditional blockchains fall short.
Atlas acquired by FastLane, accelerating SVR lending market and protocol onboarding across multiple chains.
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x.com/atlasevmPartnered with Anchorage and Spark in January 2026 to provide collateral management and settlement infrastructure, enabling institutional investors to borrow against BTC collateral held in Anchorage Digital Bank's off-chain custody through Spark's lending markets.
Acquired by FastLane, accelerating onboarding of lending markets and protocols to SVR across multiple chains.
Acquired by Chainlink, including IP and key personnel, bringing order flow auction infrastructure under the Chainlink standard.
Resolved a $5M exploit using quantum-resistant proofs.
TVL surpassed $2B.
Enables real-time verification and unlocks unified liquidity through its infrastructure, according to a Blockworks report on perpetual DEX developments.
The first Atlas chain is now live in production, marking the deployment of the first chain on the Atlas infrastructure.
Atlas's L1 Interop solution enables ZK Chain users to interact with L1 DeFi in 2-5 minutes, presented at EFDevcon Multichain Interop event as a method for L2s to access Ethereum liquidity.
Integration with Grvt announced to enable cross-chain asset utilization without bridges, with Grvt providing market layer functionality for assets across Ethereum and ZK chains.
Atlas upgrade specifications revealed: 15k+ TPS throughput, minimal finality times, and near-zero fees for chains built on ZKstack.
Atlas makes a major announcement described as a real tech achievement, resulting in a 20% price increase for ZK token.
Completed level 2 of Curs-ed Code Review challenge at Lakera and continues progressing through additional levels.