The ZKsync team, Ethereum’s second layer (L2) network, has introduced Atlas, an update to the ZK stack. This represents a significant step towards our vision of building a network of sovereign, cryptographically secured chains for the global economy.
ZK Stack is an open source toolset for ZKsync. Developers and businesses create custom cryptocurrency networksPublic or private, with controlled privacy, economics, and access, integrated into an interoperable network anchored to Ethereum.
For end users, if the promise of Atlas becomes a reality; Almost instant and much cheaper transactionsreducing current delays and costs when interacting with distributed applications (dApps).
For developers, this means a huge increase in scalability and efficiency, allowing them to process thousands of transactions per second with fast and secure cryptographic proofs.
Three Pillars of ZKsync’s Atlas Upgrade on Ethereum
As a general rule, Atlas uses ZKsync Built-in support for multiple virtual machine configurations (Including full compatibility with Ethereum EVM).
Second, ZK stack updates Add a new transaction sequencerwas designed from the ground up with three main objectives:
- Improves performance even during busy times.
- Reduce latency so your actions take effect immediately.
- Simplifying the system is an important aspect to facilitate maintenance and extensibility of the protocol.
In detail, the performance of the sequencer is as follows, reaching different levels of processing depending on the type of operation:
- 15,000 transactions per second (TPS) for stablecoin transfersthe approximate consumption is 0.5 gigabytes per second (a unit to estimate the computational load of operations on Ethereum), and the include time is 500 milliseconds.
- 23,000 TPS for frequent price updatesusing 0.66 gigabytes/second and a latency of 250 ms.
- 43,000 TPS in ETH transfer0.9 GB/s, the include time is 450 ms.
Third, the Atlas update includes Airbender, a new zero-knowledge proof system (ZK proof) Based on RISC-V.
This system promises Optimize the cryptographic verification process, Reduce operating costs “$0.0001” per token transfer proof of ERC-20 standard (used by Ethereum).
They explain in a statement that Airbender allows them to “achieve finality in 1 second per block,” reducing verification times without compromising security.
Its main features are:
- Fast proofs and fast completion: Each block can generate cryptographic proofs in 1 second, and full verification on Ethereum can be completed in minutes.
- Airbender expands your development possibilities by validating any program compiled on the RISC-V architecture.
- Hardware efficiency: Requires fewer resources than other testing solutions, reducing operational costs and increasing scalability.
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) believes that innovations like Atlas A more scalable and efficient ecosystem.
By enabling near-instant, low-cost transactions, these improvements not only optimize the user experience, but also offer the potential to: «Millions of operations are verified by lightweight devices“Without sacrificing security or neutrality,” they said.
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