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Zero introduces a first-of-its-kind heterogeneous blockchain architecture; uniquely capable of powering the future of global finance and the internet. Four 100x breakthroughs in compute, storage, networking, and zk unlock 2M TPS per zone, $0.000001 tx cost, and virtually unlimited blockspace. Includes collaborations with finance and technology giants, including Citadel Securities, DTCC, Google Cloud, and Intercontinental Exchange. Zero is built on four compounding 100x breakthroughs in storage, compute, network, and zero knowledge, scalable to 2 million transactions per second (TPS) across unlimited zones.

Zero’s improvements make blockspace abundant, scalable to ~100,000x faster performance and greater throughput than Ethereum and ~500x more than Solana. By leveraging zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) and Jolt to decouple transaction execution from verification, Zero eliminates the fundamental “replication requirement” that has historically constrained blockchains to fewer than 10,000 transactions per second. Zero introduces four 100x breakthroughs across storage (QMDB), compute (FAFO), networking (SVID), and zk proving (Jolt Pro). Zero will be permissionless to validate, build, and transact on.

It is set to launch in the fall of 2026 with three initial “zones” – permissionless environments fully owned and governed by the underlying network – to reinvent what’s possible onchain: from a general purpose EVM environment compatible with any solidity contract, to privacy-focused payments infrastructure, to a canonical, best-in-class environment for trading across all markets and asset classes. ZRO is the token of the network and LayerZero will provide interoperability between Zones and across the 165+ blockchains it connects. Citadel Securities is collaborating with LayerZero to provide market structure expertise and evaluate how its technology could apply to trading, clearing and settlement workflows that require high performance and reliability. The firm has also made a strategic investment in ZRO, the network’s native token and governance asset.