ZRO Breaks Above 200-Day EMA as LayerZero Unveils ATLAS

LayerZero's token, ZRO, has finally shown signs of life after months of decline. The token surged about 85% since early August, climbing from $0.70 to reach $1.32 today as it attempts to hold above its 200-day EMA.

The token peaked at around $7.60 in November 2024 before sliding to $1.53 in February 2025 and eventually $0.88 in October. The recovery towards $2.50 during late 2025 and early 2026 was short-lived, as the decline resumed by July and mid-August.

The introduction of ATLAS, a universal backend for global markets built on Zero, could be a turning point for ZRO. ATLAS combines matching, clearing, settlement, and risk into one integrated stack for trading venues, market creators, and market makers.

With reported sub-millisecond median latency and an initial capacity of 200,000 transactions per second, ATLAS is designed for open and institutional markets. More importantly for ZRO holders, the token isn't sitting outside the economics, with venues staking ZRO for higher fee rebates and 75% of the post-venue economics allocated towards buying and burning ZRO.