Aptos
APT
A high-performance Layer 1 blockchain using the Move language
Performances
RD Popularity Index
RD Growth Index
| 1h | 24h | 7d | 30d | 60d | 90d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.10% | 6.37% | 0.41% | 19.58% | 26.57% | 18.61% |
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Investment
Tokenomics
Unlock Progress
APT inflation tops out at 7% and falls by 1.5% per year until it reaches the lower limit of 3.25% per year (which is expected to take 50 years).
Unlock Event
| Date | Unlocked Token Amount | Unlocked M.Cap | M.Cap (%) | Allocation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2026 | 4.16M APT | $3.2M | 0.48% | 2 Allocation |
| Nov 12, 2026 | 4.16M APT | $3.2M | 0.48% | 2 Allocation |
| Dec 12, 2026 | 4.16M APT | $3.2M | 0.48% | 2 Allocation |
Open Markets
| # | Exchange | Pair | Price | +2% depth | -2% depth | Volume (24h) | volume % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BBybitCEX | APT/USDT | $1.54 | $42,409 | $107,620 | $5,099,575 | 5.97% |
| 2 | OOKXCEX | APT/USDT | $1.54 | $181,189 | $301,467 | $2,703,637 | 3.17% |
| 3 | PPoloniexCEX | APT/USDT | $1.55 | $1,235 | $2,079 | $2,682,386 | 3.14% |
| 4 | APT/USD | $1.54 | $100,465 | $138,310 | $2,225,072 | 2.61% | |
| 5 | PPhemexCEX | APT/USDT | $1.54 | $5,579 | $6,056 | $1,955,958 | 2.29% |
| 6 | KKuCoinCEX | APT/USDT | $1.54 | $37,991 | $55,862 | $1,858,498 | 2.18% |
| 7 | BBingXCEX | APT/USDT | $1.54 | $172,089 | $693,001 | $1,578,489 | 1.85% |
| 8 | UUpbitCEX | APT/KRW | $1.55 | $53,178 | $76,101 | $1,570,206 | 1.84% |
| 9 | BBitgetCEX | APT/USDT | $1.55 | $157,685 | $317,042 | $479,943 | 0.56% |
| 10 | BBithumbCEX | APT/KRW | $1.56 | $23,682 | $20,605 | $215,419 | 0.25% |
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About Aptos
Aptos (Layer 1) key milestones:
2022: Mainnet launch, backed by a16z and FTX Ventures.
2023-2024: Move 2.0, Petra wallet, and ecosystem growth.
2025: BlackRock's BUIDL fund expands to Aptos; on-chain stablecoin market cap exceeds $1.9B.
2026: Tokenomics overhaul (21B APT cap, 2.6% staking yield, 100% gas burn); first L1 with dynamic scheduling formal verification; native encrypted mempool; Confidential APT (zero-knowledge privacy token); KRW1 stablecoin for South Korea; tZERO institutional RWA integration. Critical vulnerability discovered (potential $70B risk) and patched; $50M ecosystem investment.
Avery Ching: Co-founder & CEO. Previously led Meta's crypto platform team (Novi/Diem) and was tech lead for BigCompute (Spark, Giraph, Corona). PhD in Computer Engineering from Northwestern University.
Solomon Tesfaye: Chief Business Officer. Previously worked at tZERO as head of business development and capital markets.
Alex Mittendorf: General Counsel. Previously served as Director and Associate General Counsel at Facebook (Novi), and held legal roles at Genos and Latham & Watkins. JD from Columbia Law School.
Aptos has recently seen two departures from its team. Pranav Raval, who served as Head of Infrastructure, left the company after a tenure from April 2022 to March 2026. Scott Nelson, the Events Lead, also departed, having been with the company from May 2022 to May 2026. No new hires were reported during this period.