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FollowingLayerZero's ATLAS system targets traditional settlement infrastructure
@LayerZero_Core has deployed ATLAS (Converged Trading Liquidity and Settlement System), a new "unmanaged" exchange model that integrates matchmaking, clearing and risk management into a single integrated system. The protocol is built on zero-chain technology-the first layer of blockchain announced by LayerZero earlier this year and supported by Citadel Securities, DTCC, Intercontinental Exchange and Google Cloud.
ATLAS is designed to process 200,000 transactions per second with latency below milliseconds, giving it the infrastructure capability to handle institution-level settlement volumes. The agreement is available in two versions: Open ATLAS and Institutional ATLAS, and is designed to serve different market segments while providing participants with verifiable self-hosting.
US$4.7 trillion opportunity
The target market is huge. DTCC, as a post-trading institution that clears and settles most U.S. securities transactions, processed US$4.7 trillion in securities transactions in 2025. Legacy infrastructure of this size is exactly what ATLAS is challenging-it enables global markets to run 7×24 hours a day, covering physical assets, foreign exchange and derivatives, and is not subject to the settlement delays and custody constraints of traditional systems.
Timing deserves attention. In December 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a no-objection letter to DTCC, allowing it to hold and record tokenized stocks and other physical assets on the blockchain network, and authorizing the provision of tokenization on the approved blockchain within three years. LayerZero's ATLAS is being launched just as traditional post-transaction infrastructure is beginning to modernize, intensifying competition for the next generation of settlement tracks.
LayerZero has become an important force in the field of cross-chain infrastructure. As of March 2026, the agreement connects more than 165 blockchains, regulates approximately US$87 billion in assets among more than 750 full-chain homogeneous tokens, and has processed 140 million messages since its launch. ATLAS extends its influence to exchanges and clearing levels, a larger and more regulated market.
It remains to be seen whether a non-custodian, blockchain-born exchange model can carry the compliance, counterparties and operational needs of institutional securities markets. But the ambition is obvious: LayerZero is no longer just a messaging protocol. With ATLAS, it is directly challenging the underlying infrastructure of global finance.
