Moving dollars between blockchains used to mean relying on bridges, wrapped assets, and extra steps. That's not how global money should work. Native @USDC is issued directly on Aptos, and @circle CCTP V2 is live on the network. CCTP moves native USDC between Aptos and other supported networks through burn-and-mint. USDC is burned on the source network, Circle attests to the burn, and native USDC is minted on the destination network. No wrapped assets, no fragmented liquidity. V2 adds two upgrades: • Fast Transfers: USDC can arrive on Aptos from supported networks in seconds instead of minutes. • Hooks: when USDC lands on Aptos, it can automatically trigger the next step, like a trade, a loan, or a payment. For developers, that's better infrastructure for building payments, trading, and financial applications that operate across ecosystems. For users, the goal is much simpler: Your dollars should be usable wherever you need them. Aptos isn't just bringing stablecoins onchain; it's the rails that make them useful.

Our private investor dinner series heads to London next. This edition: the future of onchain payments, during @blockworksDAS 2026 with @Aptos. For allocators who think the next cycle runs on the rails money moves on. 📅 Tue, 10 Nov · 6PM Request a seat 👇

Compute A, B, C. Without a shared data layer, each can mean another full copy of the data, with its own sync, permissions, versioning, and endpoint. @shelbyserves keeps workloads connected to the same data across supported locations, so adding compute doesn't mean rebuilding that setup. Coordinated on Aptos.

Blockworks Research has published its full report on $APT tokenomics, covering what's changed since updates were approved through onchain governance this year. Among its findings: • Aptos now generates more from gas fees, which it burns in full, than it pays its operators • Net supply growth fell roughly 70%, from ~5% to ~1.5% a year • Burns now cover ~10% of issuance, up from 0.2% under the previous gas rate • Daily transactions doubled, from ~4.5M to ~9M, at 10x the previous gas rate • The network kept nearly the same security with staking rewards halved, and ~64% of supply is still staked Read the full report from @blockworksres:

Money moves across borders on Aptos. Aptos enables instant, borderless, programmable payments, so apps can build logic directly into how money moves, with sub-second finality underneath. Native @tether USDT and @circle USDC are issued directly on Aptos, with $15.7B+ in stablecoin transfers on Aptos over the past 30 days and 738K+ stablecoin holders, per @RWA_xyz. In Asia, native USDT is now supported on @MAX_exch in Taiwan and @BitkubOfficial in Thailand, and the cross-border routes keep extending. Between Africa and MENA, @Daya_HQ and @HashKeyMENA are building a regulated stablecoin corridor, with support from Aptos Foundation. Move money at internet speed:

Renting from anyone with capacity is the hedge. Using that capacity fast is a data question: a new provider shouldn’t mean another full copy, another endpoint and another sync job. That’s the layer Shelby is built for, across supported Shelby locations.

On October 12, 2026, the genesis unlock schedule for Aptos core contributors and investors concluded, four years after mainnet launched and as published at launch. No core contributor or investor tokens from genesis are left to unlock. Original schedule:

Why trade onchain at all? Decibel's @borntobry: when the assets, the orders, and the matching engine are all onchain, traders "can see the whole map," from deposit to fill. On @DecibelTrade, every order is matched and settled onchain on Aptos.

Confidentiality on @Aptos now spans three opt-in layers, all live on mainnet. Each targets a different part of what's visible onchain, and each opens up something new for builders. Identity: Keyless Accounts • Users create and manage Aptos accounts with existing credentials like Google or Apple, verified with zero-knowledge proofs, without publicly tying that identity to an onchain address. • What it enables: apps that onboard users with a login they already have. Amounts: Confidential APT • Users can encrypt balances and transfer amounts. Validators check a zero-knowledge proof that a transfer is valid, while balances and amounts stay confidential. Senders and recipients remain visible onchain. • What it enables: payments where amounts remain between the sender and the receiver, designed for compliant use cases. Intent: Encrypted Mempool • The payload (function called + arguments) is encrypted client-side, ordered while encrypted, and decrypted by validators together only after the block is finalized. Sender and gas fee stay visible. • What it enables: traders can encrypt the orders they choose, designed to lower MEV risk on those orders, and agents can submit trades with inputs encrypted until execution. Opt-in by design, built for compliant use. Confidential APT is available in @PetraWallet and on Confidential Assets Web. Encrypted Mempool is supported in Petra and on @DecibelTrade, and developers can integrate it with the TypeScript SDK (v7.0.0+). Existing Move contracts need no changes. Petra: Confidential Assets Web: Built by Aptos Labs.

Encrypted while pending. Onchain once final. Encrypted Mempool lets users opt in to encrypt a transaction's details until its block is finalized, designed to lower the risk of MEV attacks. Encrypted Mempool transactions incur an additional gas fee. Available via @PetraWallet and on @DecibelTrade. How it works:

In February, a set of $APT tokenomics updates was proposed. Here's where each piece stands. Approved through onchain governance and live: • Gas fees set 10x higher, with every gas fee burned • Staking rewards halved from 5.19% to 2.6% • Supply hard-capped at 2.1B APT Separately, the genesis unlock schedule for core contributors and investors concluded on October 12, 2026, as published at mainnet launch. Alongside these updates, Aptos Foundation has committed to locking and permanently staking 210M APT, about 37% of the APT it held at mainnet. Those tokens will never be sold or distributed. The full tokenomics update:

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Confidentiality on Aptos comes in three layers. All three are live on mainnet, and all three are opt-in. On a public blockchain, a lot is visible by default: balances, transfer amounts, and the details of pending transactions. Each layer gives users a choice over what they share. ‣ Identity: Keyless Accounts Keyless Accounts let people create and manage blockchain accounts with credentials like Google or Apple, without publicly tying that identity to an onchain address. ‣ Amounts: Confidential $APT Confidential APT allows users and institutions to encrypt balances and transfer amounts. Validators verify a transaction is valid while the amounts stay confidential. Addresses remain visible, keeping a clear pathway to accountability and compliant use cases. ‣ Intent: Encrypted Mempool Encrypted Mempool lets users opt in to encrypt a transaction's details until its block is finalized, designed to lower the risk of MEV attacks. Sender and gas fee stay visible. What each layer makes possible: • Keyless Accounts: getting started with a login people already have • Confidential APT: payments where amounts stay between sender and receiver • Encrypted Mempool: institutions can place large orders without signaling intent before execution, traders can encrypt the orders they choose, and AI agents' trade inputs stay encrypted until execution Confidential APT is available in @PetraWallet and on Confidential Assets Web by @AptosLabs. Encrypted Mempool is available via Petra and on @DecibelTrade. • Petra: • Confidential Assets Web:

Trading on @DecibelTrade is getting a new interface: words. Agent Mode is opening in early access. Traders can ask what's moving, ask why, and have it build the order ticket, all in one conversation. Nothing executes until the trader confirms. Every confirmed order is settled onchain on Aptos.

In March, the SEC concluded $APT is a digital commodity. Now, @AptosLabs and five other blockchain organizations have submitted a joint comment letter that commends the SEC's work and asks it to reflect the "digital commodity" classification in the rule text itself.

In March, the SEC concluded APT is a digital commodity, not a security. Aptos Labs joined @hedera, @AvaLabs, @StellarOrg, @Cardano_CF, and @chainlink in a joint comment letter to @SECGov on proposed Regulation Crypto Assets, asking it to codify that in the rule text.

Encrypted Mempool is now live on @DecibelTrade. Traders can opt in to encrypt their order details (the function called and its inputs) while the transaction is pending. Validators order the block without being able to read the order details, which are decrypted only after the block is finalized. Designed to lower the risk of MEV attacks, with every trade still settled onchain on Aptos.