Atlas Acquired by Chainlink on January 22, 2026

According to relevant media reports, Atlas was acquired by Chainlink on January 22, 2026. The investor in this acquisition is Chainlink.Atlas is a universal execution abstraction protocol designed to build application-specific order flow auction systems for applications within the EVM ecosystem. The protocol provides a mechanism for auctions to applications and front ends, enabling Solvers to compete to deliver optimal solutions for user intents or redistribute MEV revenue. Users can generate User Operations via the Atlas SDK, which are then combined with Solver Operations into a single transaction by an application-designated bundler, resulting in more efficient transaction execution.This acquisition will enhance Chainlink’s capabilities in decentralized infrastructure, further optimizing blockchain application performance and improving user experience. By integrating Atlas’s order flow auction technology, Chainlink can offer more comprehensive execution solutions to applications within its ecosystem, strengthening its competitiveness in on-chain data and transaction execution.