According to CoinMeta, LayerZero announced the launch of Atlas, which is a trading infrastructure built on its Zero blockchain, aimed at providing services for crypto trading platforms and financial institutions. The ZRO token surged by over 16% after the announcement. Atlas will serve as the backend for trading venues, allowing exchanges, brokers, and financial companies to manage users and interfaces. The system integrates trading matching, clearing, settlement, and risk management functions, with the goal of simplifying the infrastructure of financial markets. LayerZero plans to launch Atlas later this year, with an initial processing capacity of 200,000 transactions per second. ZRO will perform multiple functions in Zero and Atlas, serving as both the fuel for the blockchain and a governance token.