# Ethereum is now the main capital hub of ZKsync

Source: https://x.com/gluk64/status/1984046259796148434
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Ethereum-is-now-the-main-capital-hub-of-ZKsync?index=0x690606a56e2faf0dc75d56f8da50b73c43eb0111d6e5a0d9ff1db522c0f2cf46d00ef516
Submitted by misha on 2025-11-01 UTC, 8 upvotes, 0 comments

## Summary

ZKsync's Atlas upgrade is presented as letting ZK chains use Ethereum itself as a real-time liquidity hub instead of building separate central liquidity pools. The text cites 15k+ TPS, one-second ZK finality and near-zero fees, but says these are a small part of the story. It claims Atlas brings L2-to-L2 interop to around one second and L1-to-L2 interop latency below the finality time of an Ethereum block, removing the need for a separate hub for institutional and RWA flows. It contrasts this with optimistic rollups, where L1-L2 interaction can take up to seven days to finalize.

## Article

ZKsync Atlas upgrade is bringing 15k+ TPS, 1-second ZK finality, and near-zero fees. But those numbers are only a small part of the story.

Here’s what Atlas really unlocks:

For the first time, L2s can rely on Ethereum itself as the real-time liquidity hub for institutional capital.

Atlas brings L2 to L2 interop to around one second, and brings L1 to L2 interop latency below the finality time of an Ethereum block. It means that for institutional and RWA flows, where participants actually wait for Ethereum finality, a separate liquidity hub is no longer required.

Before Atlas, every L2 ecosystem was forced to build a central liquidity hub (like ZKsync Era, Base or Arbitrum One). It was the only way to operate: you had to replicate liquidity and rely on that internal pool (especially for optimistic rollups, where interaction between L1 and L2 can take up to seven days to finalize).

With Atlas, this is no longer necessary. Chains built on ZKsync can now tap into Ethereum’s liquidity directly. Specialized hubs and app-chains will still be built, but now they become value-add and specialized rather than mandatory general-purpose liquidity engines. They enhance Ethereum’s liquidity instead of having to recreate it.

Ethereum becomes the capital hub.

This completely changes the L2/L1 dynamics. Every token and market anchored to Ethereum becomes accessible liquidity for ZKsync chains in real time at institutional settlement standards.

This is how ZKsync becomes a real extension of Ethereum’s financial settlement layer, not a parallel island. For serious capital, Atlas removes the liquidity moat between L1 and L2 and extends Ethereum liquidity outward into the elastic network of ZK chains designed for incorruptible real-world finance.