Aptos

Aptos

2026-10-04 01:57:35

Aptos CEO rejects rumor that the blockchain will shut down within six months

Aptos Labs co-founder and CEO Avery Ching has dismissed claims that Aptos will shut down its blockchain in the next six months, calling the assertion a "stupid rumor" in a post on X. Public governance records currently show that the network still has upgrade proposals under discussion, and that mainnet feature updates have already been carried out. Based on those records, there is no official plan indicating that the Aptos mainnet will be shut down. The response directly addresses a market rumor and points back to on-chain governance activity and executed network changes as the publicly available basis for rebutting the claim. The information cited in the report does not show any announced timeline or formal process tied to a mainnet shutdown.

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MAX Exchange

2026-09-30 04:08:55

Taiwan’s MAX lists native USDT on Aptos with TWD conversion support

Taiwan-based cryptocurrency exchange MAX has added support for native USDT on the Aptos network, giving users a direct way to exchange USDT and the New Taiwan dollar (TWD) on Aptos. Techub News reported the update and cited Crypto Briefing. According to the report, the integration is intended to improve liquidity in the Taiwan market and support broader adoption. The announcement centers on Aptos-native USDT rather than a bridged version, and the key user-facing change is direct conversion between the stablecoin and TWD through MAX’s platform.

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Aptos

2026-09-21 11:58:00

Aptos validator count fell 42% in under two years as node distribution narrowed to Europe and the Americas

Aptos’ validator set has shrunk sharply in both size and geographic spread, according to a report cited by PANews. The network had 146 validator nodes across 22 countries and 48 cities in October 2024. By September 2026, that had dropped to 84 nodes in 13 countries and 28 cities, with most of the remaining infrastructure concentrated in Europe and the Americas. Outside those regions, only Tokyo still had a node. The report ties the shift to two pressures that hit at the same time. On the technical side, the Baby Raptr upgrade in June 2025 and AIP-131, also known as Velociraptr, pushed Aptos block times below 50 milliseconds. That improved user-facing performance, but it also made latency and data center location more important for validators because proposal success rates affect rewards. On the economic side, annual staking rewards fell from 7% to 2.6%, while APT dropped from $9.50 to $0.58 over the same period. Even though average stake per validator rose from 5.75 million APT to 8.97 million APT, the report said annual rewards measured in U.S. dollars still fell 96%. The piece argues that Aptos reflects a broader proof-of-stake problem: faster consensus and lower token issuance can support network efficiency, but they can also raise operating pressure and reduce geographic diversity among validators.

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Aptos

2026-09-21 09:00:02

Aptos validators fell 40% in two years as annualized rewards dropped to 2.6%

ForesightNews reported on Sept. 21 that the number of Aptos validators has fallen 40% over the past two years, while validator nodes have become more concentrated in Europe and North America. The report also said annualized rewards declined from 7% to 2.6%. In dollar terms, validator income has fallen by 96%. The brief was tagged with payments, PoS, staking and Hong Kong. No additional details were provided in the source text beyond those figures and descriptors.

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Aptos

2026-09-21 08:31:05

Aptos validator count falls 42% in under two years as nodes cluster in Europe and the U.S.

Aptos’ validator set has shrunk sharply, with the network moving from 146 validators across 22 countries and 48 cities in October 2024 to 84 validators across 13 countries and 28 cities by September 2026. The article argues this was not just a drop in node count. It ties the shift to faster chain performance, reward design changes, and a steep decline in APT’s dollar price, all of which altered where validators could operate economically. After the Baby Raptr upgrade and AIP-131, also known as Velociraptr, pushed Aptos block times below 50 milliseconds in June 2025, latency and data center location carried more weight for validator proposal success. Because Aptos rewards are linked to staked amount, reward rate, and proposal success rate, operators farther from the main validator cluster faced weaker revenue performance. At the same time, annual staking rewards fell from 7% to 2.6%, while APT dropped from $9.50 to $0.58. Even though average stake per validator rose from 5.75 million APT to 8.97 million APT after weaker operators exited, the annualized reward measured in U.S. dollars still fell 96%. The piece says this tension is not unique to Aptos. It also points to Ethereum’s EIP-8363 debate and argues that long-term decentralization depends on whether validators can survive weak markets, keep operating costs down, and leave room for new entrants.

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Aptos Labs

2026-09-19 02:11:36

Aptos Labs says Confidential APT is now live on Aptos mainnet

Aptos Labs said Confidential APT has gone live on the Aptos mainnet, adding an optional privacy feature for onchain transfers. Under the design described in the announcement, balances and transfer amounts are encrypted onchain, while validators verify zero-knowledge proofs to confirm that a transfer is valid without seeing the exact amount. Wallet addresses remain public. The feature is opt-in rather than mandatory, which means users can choose whether to use it. Aptos Labs framed the rollout as a way to keep transfers publicly verifiable without publicly revealing the underlying amount data. The update was reported by ChainCatcher.

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ChainFeeds

2026-09-18 02:54:41

ChainFeeds research roundup tracks Arc trading surge, ZEC’s jump into the top 10, and the post-CLARITY regulatory path

ChainFeeds’ Sept. 18 research roundup pulled together five separate market and policy narratives that are shaping crypto discussion this week. One report argued that Aptos has seen a sharp contraction in validator count and geographic distribution, with lower staking rewards, a steep drop in APT’s price, and higher operating requirements squeezing smaller operators. Another focused on Ethena, saying a governance-approved fee switch would begin directing protocol revenue toward ENA buybacks once USDe’s 14-day average supply rises above $7.5 billion, with stock perpetuals, improving funding rates, TRON deployment, CEX collateral integrations, and Ethena Pay cited as possible growth drivers. The roundup also highlighted Arc’s mainnet debut as a fresh battleground for Meme traders. According to block explorer data cited by PANews, daily transactions topped 1.16 million on Sept. 16, while address growth and USDC inflows accelerated as traders rushed to secure early positions. A separate piece examined ZEC’s rally, noting that its market capitalization had climbed to about $23.2 billion by Sept. 17, pushing it into the global top 10 as U.S.-listed exchange-traded products, options trading, and a revived “private Bitcoin” narrative drew attention. The final report turned to Washington, where the U.S. Senate failed to advance the CLARITY Act on Sept. 15, leaving the SEC and CFTC in a more prominent position as they move ahead with interim crypto rulemaking and interpretive guidance.

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Aptos

2026-09-09 03:39:48

Aptos to reset testnet state on Oct. 7; mainnet and devnet unaffected

Aptos said it will carry out its first testnet state reset on Oct. 7, restarting the network from a new genesis block. The change applies only to the testnet and will not affect the mainnet or devnet. After the reset, deployed contracts, test accounts, balances, and historical data on the current testnet will be wiped. Applications tied to the environment will need to be redeployed. Aptos said its testnet has processed more than 10 billion transactions, with state storage continuing to grow. Under proposal AIP-147, the network plans to use periodic resets going forward to keep storage size under control.

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