Ethereum Updates: Buterin's Support Drives Ethereum's Advancement Toward Instant Worldwide Finance
Vitalik Buterin, one of Ethereum’s co-founders, has recently voiced strong support for ZKsync’s Atlas upgrade, sparking notable movement in the blockchain sector.
Atlas, created by Matter Labs, represents a major leap forward for Ethereum’s Layer-2 technology. The upgrade brings throughput of 15,000–30,000 transactions per second (TPS), near-instant finality, and minimal fees, depending on the implementation, as detailed in
Buterin’s endorsement goes beyond technical achievements. He has long championed zero-knowledge (ZK) rollups as the preferred path for Ethereum’s scaling, and Atlas fits his vision of a “real-time liquidity hub” that can accommodate institutional and real-world asset (RWA) flows, as Coinotag has previously reported. The upgrade’s Airbender proof system and high-speed sequencer further boost performance, positioning ZKsync as a strong foundation for enterprise adoption. Major financial institutions like Deutsche Bank and UBS are already investigating ZKsync for asset tokenization and compliance-focused applications, according to
The ZK governance token is set to be central in decentralizing ZKsync, with airdrops aimed at loyal users and 33% of the total supply reserved for the Matter Labs team and investors, as noted by CryptoFront. Buterin’s public support has boosted market optimism, but there are still hurdles to overcome. Some critics point out that while Ethereum’s mainnet is highly secure, Layer-2 solutions like ZKsync must continue to demonstrate their security through audits and real-world use, as discussed in
Looking forward, the Atlas upgrade could enable
