Aptos 

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What is the Aptos coin (APT)?

Aptos is a Layer 1 Proof-of-Stake blockchain focused on scalability, safety and upgradeability. Smart contracts on Aptos run in the Move programming language, inherited from Meta's abandoned Diem project, with parallel transaction execution as the core technical differentiator. Aptos Labs — founded by former Meta and Diem engineers — launched mainnet on October 12, 2022. The native coin APT pays transaction fees, secures the network through staking, and grants governance rights over the protocol.

How does the Aptos blockchain work?

The Aptos blockchain runs smart contracts written in Move, a resource-oriented programming language that restricts how digital assets can be copied or destroyed. Aptos's core technical differentiator is parallel transaction execution, which processes non-conflicting transactions simultaneously instead of sequentially. Consensus is Proof-of-Stake: APT holders stake with validators, and validators produce blocks and secure the network. Aptos Labs leads core development, and the Aptos Foundation stewards the ecosystem.

What is the APT coin used for?

APT serves three functions on the Aptos network. The coin pays transaction fees for smart-contract execution. Holders stake APT with validators to secure the Proof-of-Stake chain and earn staking rewards. APT holders also vote on governance proposals. A 2026 governance vote reduced staking rewards and directed transaction fees toward token buybacks, shifting APT's tokenomics toward a deflationary model.

How is APT's max supply capped?

APT has a hard maximum supply of 2,100,000,000 APT. The original October 12, 2022 genesis design minted 1,000,000,000 APT with no cap, inflating through staking rewards. A 2026 governance vote — 335.2 million APT in favor versus roughly 1,500 against — imposed the 2.1 billion cap, cut staking rewards, and routed fees to buybacks. As of September 2026, roughly 1.21 billion APT exist, about 58% of the cap.

What does Aptos's unlock schedule mean for APT holders?

Aptos's vesting structure creates recurring monthly supply issuance, though the 2026 tokenomics overhaul materially reduced it. At TGE on October 12, 2022, 12.5% of supply unlocked to the Community allocation. Core Contributors and Investors carried a 12-month cliff expiring October 12, 2023, then released 11,875,000 and 8,425,000 APT monthly through 2026. Per DropsTab vesting data, DropsTab tracks 314 scheduled unlock events extending into the 2030s. The 2026 governance vote cut future unlocks by roughly 60% from October 2026.

Did Aptos (APT) run an airdrop?

Aptos ran no single public airdrop event at launch. Per DropsTab vesting data, the Community allocation — 125,003,253 APT, or 12.5% of the 1 billion genesis supply — unlocked at TGE on October 12, 2022, with the remainder distributing on a monthly cadence thereafter. Earlier community campaigns around the 2022 launch have ended. No ongoing earning program was identified on official Aptos channels as of September 2026.

Who backed Aptos and how much did Aptos raise?

Per DropsTab fundraising data, Aptos Labs attracted five rounds of institutional funding. The March 2022 strategic round raised $200 million, led by a16z, with PayPal Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Tiger Global, Multicoin Capital and ParaFi participating. The July 2022 Series A raised $150 million, co-led by FTX Ventures and Jump Crypto. Binance Labs boosted its investment in September 2022, Dragonfly Capital led a strategic investment the same month, and Foresight Ventures invested in September 2024.

What does Aptos's funding signal about project maturity?

Aptos's investor lineup concentrated tier-1 institutional capital across 2022 — at least nine major funds including a16z, Tiger Global, Coinbase Ventures and PayPal Ventures participated, reducing single-backer concentration risk. Exchange-affiliated backers (Binance Labs, Coinbase Ventures, former FTX Ventures) preceded APT's deep CEX liquidity. The continued strategic investment through September 2024 signals sustained institutional commitment beyond the 2022 launch cycle.

Did Aptos hold a public ICO?

Aptos held no public ICO, so no public-sale price exists for APT. DropsTab records five rounds, all private placements to institutional investors, plus a genesis Community allocation distributed at mainnet launch. APT entered public trading on centralized exchanges following the October 12, 2022 mainnet launch, so the coin's price history begins with exchange trading rather than a token sale.

Where can you trade APT — CEX, DEX, and futures?

APT trades across centralized and decentralized venues, with centralized exchanges dominating spot liquidity. Key spot venues include Binance (APT/USDT plus fiat pairs in JPY, EUR and TRY), Coinbase (APT/USD), Kraken (APT/USD and APT/EUR), OKX, Bybit and Upbit (APT/KRW). On-chain liquidity is native to Aptos through the Liquidswap and ThalaSwap DEXs, quoting APT against USDC and USDT. Perpetual futures trade on more than a dozen venues, including Binance Futures, OKX, Deribit, Kraken Futures and Hyperliquid. Per DropsTab data, spot venues number in the dozens against a handful of Aptos-native DEX pairs.