- The ZKsync team has announced the launch of the Atlas upgrade.
- Atlas is designed to increase transaction finality to 1 second.
- ZK price rose 7% on this news and bulls seem poised for further gains.
ZKsync announced the Atlas upgrade, promising near-instant zero-knowledge (ZK) finality to power enterprise deployments and high-throughput applications.
This milestone arrives during a solid week for the ZK token.
ZK has surged more than 20% in the past week, according to the latest data, as investor confidence reignites across the market.
What is Atlas Upgrade for ZKsync?
Developed by Matter Labs, ZKsync has been at the forefront of ZK rollup technology for years, enabling secure and efficient scaling of Ethereum.
The Atlas upgrade, rolled out on October 6, 2025, represents a pivotal evolution of the ZK Stack framework.
Specifically, the Atlas upgrade strengthens the ZKsync network as the protocol aims to meet the demands of institutional and enterprise users moving their operations on-chain.
At its core, Atlas introduces a high-performance sequencer designed to process 25,000 to 30,000 transactions per second, a breakthrough that addresses a long-standing bottleneck in blockchain throughput.
Central to the upgrade, according to ZKsync, is the integration of Airbender, an innovative attestation system that enables sub-second verification of ZK attestations.
“Applications like on-chain order books, PERPs, exchanges, and AMMs rely on fast finality to reduce risk. Airbender allows systems to validate and settle extremely quickly,” the platform said in a blog post.
According to ZKsync, it is certificates, not intermediaries, that carry trust between domains.
“Anyone (chain operators, exchanges, even users’ mobile devices) can quickly verify concise proofs and act with confidence. This is also how private chains leverage public liquidity while keeping user data private and revealing only ZK’s proof of correctness.”
ZK price prediction
The ZK token, native to the ZKsync ecosystem, has shown promising momentum amid last week’s cryptocurrency market rally.
ZKsync looks poised to continue its rise as Atlas upgrades begin.
Notably, the bulls retested the key resistance level at $0.06.
The intraday high was $0.062, with buyers almost breaking through the $0.065 supply barrier that has been in place since September 13th.
It is up 7% in the past 24 hours and 20% in the past week, indicating bullish momentum.
As on-chain activity increases and the impact of upgrades on scalability is clear, the influx of liquidity into the ecosystem could push ZK price up to $0.1.
Bulls target the psychological $1 mark.
However, if overall market sentiment reverses during profit-taking, downside risk remains.
The overall state of the risk asset market is of great importance to traders.
