ZK token jumps 50% after Vitalik Buterin backs ZKsync post

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ZKSync’s ZK token rose more than 50% after Vitalik Buterin backed a message asserting the incorruptibility of Ethereum.
ZKsync recently launched the Atlas upgrade to enhance speed, interoperability and institutional-level scalability of payments and tokenized assets.

ZKsync’s ZK token surged more than 50% on Saturday, rising from around $0.03 to $0.045 after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin endorsed a ZKsync post calling Ethereum “incorruptible.”

Immortality is the most important property of Ethereum. https://t.co/NHArP3mdut

— Vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) November 1, 2025

ZKsync recently introduced the Atlas upgrade to the ZK Stack, designed to enhance enterprise and enterprise infrastructure by adding a new high-performance serializer that supports up to 30,000 transactions per second and is fully compatible with Ethereum.

The upgrade includes Airbender, a system for fast confirmations and rapid cross-chain settlement.

Developed by Matter Labs, Atlas aims to facilitate systems that combine private control and interoperability, making it suitable for handling payments, token assets and cross-border settlements.

In a separate tweet posted earlier, following the Atlas upgrade, Buterin praised ZKsync for its “valuable and underrated” contributions to the Ethereum ecosystem.