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2026-08-14 03:02:25

Aptos turns THNI positive after fee hike and reward cuts, report says

Aptos has moved from a chain where token holders were effectively subsidizing the network to one of the few mainstream general-purpose Layer 1 blockchains generating positive net income for holders, according to a report cited by TechFlowPost. The shift is measured through Token Holder Net Income, or THNI, which tracks network revenue minus payments to validators while treating staking rewards as an internal transfer among token holders rather than an expense. The report says Aptos crossed into positive THNI in May 2026 and has stayed there since, while Ethereum, Solana, and Sui remained in negative territory over the same period. The inflection followed a series of protocol-level changes between Feb. 19 and March 19: a 10x increase in gas prices, a halving of staking rewards to a fixed 2.6%, a hard cap of 2.1 billion tokens on total supply, and the permanent lockup of 210 million tokens. The same piece also reviewed broader market moves. Crypto equities outperformed, largely on Circle’s strength following its Aug. 5 second-quarter results and two forward-looking catalysts: the planned Sept. 16 launch of Arc mainnet and federal approval for Circle National Trust.

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Aptos turns THNI positive after fee hike and reward cuts, report says
Aave
2026-08-06 03:15:23

What remains for smaller blockchains after Aave pulls their lending markets

Aave’s decision to shut down lending markets on six blockchains has reopened a basic question for smaller chains: what survives once lending disappears. In the source article, author Vaidik Mandloi argues that a lending protocol is not an isolated app but the base layer that keeps a chain’s broader financial stack working. Oracle feeds, DEX liquidity, stablecoin support and liquidations all depend on enough activity and revenue to justify their ongoing costs. On the six chains Aave is leaving, quarterly revenue per chain was below $5,000, while deposits had already fallen 95%, making that economic case hard to sustain. The article points to Harmony and Fantom as earlier examples. After major bridge failures, both networks saw stablecoins depeg, oracle systems break down and credit markets fail to recover. It also revisits Sonic, Fantom’s reboot attempt, where incentives, token airdrops and market-making support briefly boosted TVL but did not create lasting borrowing demand. By contrast, DeFi lending as a whole is still growing fast, according to the article, but that growth is concentrating on Ethereum and a small number of larger networks such as Base and Arbitrum. The conclusion is not that on-chain credit is shrinking, but that smaller chains are finding it increasingly difficult to support the fixed costs required to keep a lending market alive.

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Aptos
2026-08-04 04:26:46

Aptos mainnet rolls out Confidential APT for optional privacy in compliant use cases

Aptos has launched Confidential APT on its mainnet, according to ChainCatcher. The feature lets users selectively enable privacy protections in compliance-oriented scenarios rather than applying privacy by default across all transactions. The announced use cases include payroll payments, fund management, and inter-enterprise settlements. The update was reported under the technology category and points to a product direction aimed at giving users more control over transaction privacy in practical business and financial workflows where selective disclosure may be needed.

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