Aptos


Finance

Crypto Wallet Blocto Launches $3M Fund for Aptos-Based Projects

The layer 1 blockchain from ex-Meta employees made its mainnet debut last month with a limited ecosystem.

Aptos founders Mo Shaikh (left) and Avery Ching (Aptos Labs)

Finance

DeFi Lender Arco Protocol, Launched on Aptos Blockchain, Goes Dark After Botched Fundraise

Network congestions and issues with claiming tokens led to widespread dismay from the Arco community.

(Pawel Czerwinski/Unsplash)

Markets

Aptos Token Rebounds After Upstart Blockchain's Dismal Debut

The price of the newly launched APT token has nearly rallied back to where it started trading last week, before a swift crash.

An Aptos-branded hat. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Videos

Aptos Is Not a Security: Anchorage General Counsel

Aptos token on the blockchain built by ex-Facebook staff as a continuation of Libra surged 36% over the weekend. Georgia Quinn of Anchorage Digital, the institutional custodian for Aptos Labs, discusses whether the token is a security.

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Markets

Bitcoin Completes Second Full Week Below $20K as Aptos Finds Market Bottom

Bitcoin stayed unusually steady, with traditional markets in flux. The freshly launched aptos token staged a minor recovery after its initial flop.

Investors grapple with market risk. (Mostafa Meraji, Unsplash)

Opinion

In Defense of Aptos, Crypto's Punchline This Week

The much anticipated blockchain by ex-Facebook employees was off to a rocky start.

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Finance

Aptos Token Plunges in Trading Debut

FTX, Coinbase and Binance were among the first exchanges to list the buzzy new layer 1 token.

An Aptos-branded hat. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

First Mover Asia: All Eyes on Aptos; Cryptos Trade Down Even as Stocks Rise

Aptos is launching at a time when the only concerns about the price of gas involve petroleum, not the virtual metaphor; bitcoin held comfortably above its recent $19,000 support.

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Videos

Blockchain Established by Former Meta Employees Off to a Slow Start

Aptos, a new layer 1 blockchain established by former Meta (META) employees that promised extremely fast transaction speeds, isn't living up to those brisk expectations on its first day. "The Hash" panel discusses the launch of Aptos and the outlook for base layers during a bear market.

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Markets

What's in a Name? Apricot Finance's Token Surges on Similarity to Aptos Token's Ticker

Trading volumes of the tokens jumped from under $70,000 on Monday to over $2.2 million.

GMX tokens are serving as a proxy bet for Arbitrum investors. (Jason Briscoe/Unsplash)

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