LayerZero Schedules Zero and ATLAS Launch for November 30

LayerZero has scheduled the launch of its Zero blockchain mainnet and Open ATLAS trading infrastructure for November 30, with more than a dozen trading venues expected to use the system at debut. The date and venue count are company plans; the rollout has not yet occurred. Open ATLAS is designed as a shared trading engine behind third-party venues rather than a consumer-facing exchange app. LayerZero says the system will combine order matching, clearing, settlement and risk controls. Participating venues would provide customer access and trading interfaces, while market creators define available markets and market makers supply liquidity. LayerZero introduced ATLAS in August and plans to make it the first application on Zero. The company says venues are integrating and testing the system ahead of the scheduled launch. It expects additional venues to join later in 2026, though no specific number beyond the initial planned roster was provided. The company’s documentation sets an initial ATLAS capacity of about 200,000 transactions per second. That is a planned provisioned capacity, not a result recorded on a live mainnet. LayerZero’s technical roadmap separately estimates that...