Apr 22, 2026
Markets
PENGU Notches Double-Digit Gains as Bitcoin Hits $78K Amid $418M Liquidation Spree
Bitcoin has been on a steady uptrend in April, with shallow pullbacks, allowing altcoins to extend their gains. Pudgy Penguins meme coin PENGU led altcoin gains, up 12.6% on the day, while Cosmos (ATOM), Aptos and Bitcoin Cash saw gains of over 5% over the past 24 hours. The altcoin surge comes as Bitcoin hovers around $78,000, up nearly 2% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data. If the bullish momentum persists, the leading crypto could revisit $80,000 for the first time in over t...
Mar 24, 2026
Markets
Bittensor Leads AI Altcoin Surge as Short Squeeze, Conflicting Iran Talks Claims Fuel Volatility
AI-focused altcoins led a market-wide rally Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would “postpone” planned strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure, triggering a cascade of short liquidations. Bittensor's TAO token jumped 10.2%, while Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET) and Render (RENDER) gained 6.2% and 4.8%, respectively, over 24 hours. Aptos (APT), LayerZero (ZRO), and World Liberty Financial (WLFI) also posted significant moves as the total crypto market cap top...
Dec 19, 2025
Technology
Solana, Aptos Move to Harden Blockchains Against Future Quantum Attacks
As quantum computing shifted from distant theory to a practical risk in 2025, Solana developers say they have begun testing quantum-resistant cryptography to prepare for a future in which today’s technology may no longer hold up. On Tuesday, the Solana Foundation said it had worked with post-quantum security firm Project Eleven to evaluate whether Solana’s cryptographic systems could hold up against future quantum computers, amid growing concern that advances in quantum computing could eventuall...
Oct 6, 2025
Markets
Layer-1 Sector Leads Altcoin Gains in First Week of Q4
The first week of October delivered a strong performance for the crypto market, with Bitcoin setting record highs and the layer-1 sector leading the charge among altcoins. The category, which includes assets like Solana, Avalanche, BNB, Sui, and Aptos, posted a 12.54% gain from September 29th to October 5th, according to Velo data. The layer-2 sector was the closest competitor, rising 11.32% over the same period, while other niches, such as meme coins, DeFi, gaming, and AI, saw more modest retur...
Oct 1, 2025
Coins
Sidelined No More: Aptos Influencer ‘Buzz’ Joins Crypto Network as Advisor
An Aptos influencer has officially joined the company as an advisor after his meme-fuelled “community takeover” helped pump the APT token’s price in February, renewing developer interest in the network. Pseudonymous X user Buzzlamic Jihad, who is called Buzz by his friends and family, told Decrypt that he hopes to address Aptos’ image problem and position it as a premium stablecoin network—harking back to the original Libra vision from Facebook in which Aptos was founded. He said that one way he...
Sep 30, 2025
Business
Indonesian University Rolls Out On-chain Records At No Cost to Students
Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), one of Indonesia’s oldest and largest public research universities, announced Tuesday that it will begin storing student course records on-chain by adopting Space and Time, a decentralized database platform. Students who complete courses will have their records written directly to the Space and Time network, creating an immutable credential they can share with employers or other schools. The education framework is intended to help provide “expanded, modernized educ...
May 7, 2025
Coins
How the Aptos 'Community Takeover' Revived Dev Interest in the Network
Layer-1 blockchain Aptos saw an increase in new developer interest following the viral social media campaign from user BuzzlamicJihad. So much so that Ash Pampati, head of ecosystem at Aptos, told Decrypt that the Aptos Foundation would be “super open” to bringing the user onto its team. Aptos surged 17% in a single day in February, as BuzzlamicJihad’s unofficial “community takeover” of the network went viral on social media. Following Aptos Labs founder and CEO Mo Shaikh stepping down in Decemb...
Feb 27, 2025
Markets
Aptos Price Climbs Even as Bitcoin and Ethereum Remain Sharply Down
Aptos was trading up more than 9% on Thursday a day after crypto asset manager Bitwise filed for an exchange-traded fund tracking its spot price, and even as Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies continued to hold onto substantial losses from the last few days. The jump reversed course for APT, the token of the Aptos layer-1 blockchain and 35th largest coin by market value, which has fallen about 38% over the past month amid a market slump that intensified over the past week. Aptos is current...
Feb 19, 2025
Markets
Aptos Price Surges as Traders Fuel ‘Community Takeover’ With Memes
A little-known memer named BuzzlamicJihad launched an unofficial “community takeover” of layer-1 blockchain Aptos, and two months after Aptos Labs founder and CEO Mo Shaikh stepped down, it’s finally catching on—and fueling a massive price surge. Aptos (APT) has spiked 17% over the past 24 hours to a current price of $6.45, according to CoinGecko, making the token the third-biggest gainer in the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap during that span. The token's daily peak price of $6.57 is the...
Dec 19, 2024
Gaming
Everything You Need to Know About the ‘Tomarket’ Telegram Game Airdrop
Prominent Telegram crypto game Tomarket will launch its TOMA token on the Aptos network this week, following a late-breaking shift from The Open Network (TON). It’s almost time for players to reap what they have sown in the tomato-themed game, as the token is set to start trading soon. Tomarket has split its airdrop into at least three events. One already took place on October 31, but users could not withdraw or trade their tokens—this was more akin to revealing token allocations ahead of the ai...
Dec 19, 2024
Business
Aptos Labs Founder and CEO Mo Shaikh Steps Down
Mo Shaikh, a co-creator of the Aptos blockchain and co-founder and CEO of the Aptos Labs firm that helps support it, announced Thursday that he's leaving the company to focus on a "new chapter." "Today, I am stepping away from Aptos Labs to start a new chapter," Shaikh wrote on X. "One of my true passions lies in building companies from the ground up, and we have done that at Aptos Labs by building a world-class team." "I leave Aptos Labs with the utmost confidence in the team," he continued, "a...
Dec 13, 2024
Gaming
‘Tomarket’ Telegram Game Dumps TON for Aptos Ahead of Token Launch and Airdrop
Tomarket, a popular Telegram game playable on the messaging platform as a mini app, is ditching its original plan to launch its token on The Open Network (TON) and will instead deploy TOMA on rival layer-1 network Aptos. With 50 million total users and 6 million daily active users, Tomarket will launch its TOMA token on December 20, with an airdrop to players who met certain criteria within the game. Tomarket has handed out allocations of tokens across multiple airdrop waves, but players have be...
Oct 2, 2024
Markets
Franklin Templeton Expands Blockchain Fund to Aptos
Wall Street titan Franklin Templeton has put its Nasdaq-listed On-Chain U.S. Government Money Fund (FOBXX) on a new blockchain: Aptos. The asset manager said Wednesday that the move was a "massive step in the right direction" to "innovate in the name of a truly decentralized and accessible financial future." Aptos is the blockchain behind APT, the 30th-biggest digital coin by market cap. Its network was founded by part of the team behind Meta's failed Diem project. Developers can use the blockch...
Sep 10, 2024
Gaming
'Castile' Launches Beta on Aptos as Developer Nytro Lab's Funding Hits $25 Million
Roguelike role-playing-game (RPG) Castile launched its monthlong open beta today alongside a rewards campaign that will see 10 million CAST handed out before the token actually launches. This comes as the developer of the game, Nytro Lab, pushes its total funding to $25 million with a fresh $8 million in investment. The Aptos-based game blends the core roguelike loop—that is, fighting through dungeons to level up and gain resources—with RPG elements, while also allowing in-game cards to be trade...
Aug 1, 2024
Coins
Aptos Foundation and OKX Ventures Launch $10 Million Growth Fund
OKX Ventures, the VC arm of crypto exchange OKX, and Aptos Foundation, the organization behind the Aptos layer 1 blockchain, have launched a $10 million ecosystem growth fund. The initiative aims to accelerate the growth of the Aptos blockchain ecosystem and promote widespread adoption of Web3 technologies. The fund will primarily support an accelerator program, operated in partnership with Ankaa, focusing on nurturing quality projects and applications built on the Aptos blockchain, the companie...
Jun 20, 2024
Business
NBCUniversal Will Continue Building on Aptos via Long-Term Agreement
Entertainment giant NBCUniversal launched multiple blockchain-based projects on Aptos last year, and now has agreed to a long-term partnership with Aptos Labs to continue building fan experiences and games based on its IP via the network. The firms exclusively shared the news with Decrypt on Thursday, describing it as a multi-year alliance and a “long-term strategic development agreement” that will see Aptos Labs assist the media juggernaut as it continues to explore blockchain-based apps, games...
May 28, 2024
Gaming
‘Tickle-to-Earn’ Cat Game Prompts Massive Spike in Aptos Transactions
The blockchain tracks each and every time you tickle the digital cat. Aptos, a layer-1 blockchain network, logged two consecutive days of huge daily transaction tally gains—and it was all thanks to a “tickle-to-earn” cat game. On Friday, Aptos recorded over 90 million transactions, followed by over 115 million transactions on Saturday, according to data from Aptoscan. Here’s some perspective: On Wednesday, Aptos processed 875,000 transactions, while Ethereum, according to Etherscan, processed ju...
Mar 15, 2024
Gaming
Aptos GameStack Eases Crypto Game Development—With Google Cloud's Help
Aptos Labs, the core development team behind the Aptos blockchain, has announced the launch of Aptos GameStack, a development suite to help creators launch games that take advantage of crypto and NFTs. And it’s rolling out in collaboration with Google Cloud via a partnership meant to benefit live service games that can use its cloud infrastructure. Aptos GameStack integrates Google Cloud's solutions in data, analytics, and artificial intelligence/machine learning with Web3 game tools such as dev...
Feb 16, 2024
Technology
Aptos Joins Crypto Smartphone Race With JamboPhone
Blockchain network Aptos has thrown its hat into the crypto smartphone ring, announcing a deal with affordable smartphone manufacturer Jambo. The collaboration will build on the launch of the JamboPhone, a $99 smartphone that's designed to "unlock the digital economy for users in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America," according to a press release announcing the news. Launched in January and available in more than 40 countries, the Jambophone comes bundled with pre-installed applications inc...
Dec 12, 2023
Markets
Bitcoin Is Down—But These Altcoins Are Soaring
Bitcoin is down by roughly 1% today after having retraced to just above $41,000—erasing some of those bullish gains earlier this month. But there is still major altcoin action in the markets. The Aptos blockchain's native APT is now trading for $8.91 per coin, according to CoinGecko, having jumped by more than 15% in 24 hours. The surge comes following the unlocking of 24.8 million APT tokens today—worth over $200 million—which were distributed to early investors and core network contributors. T...