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According to CoinDesk, researchers from the blockchain security company Hexens have discovered a "stale cache" type obfuscation vulnerability in the Aptos blockchain Move virtual machine. Attackers only need about $3,000 in server costs to launch an attack in a simulated environment with nearly a 90% success rate, without requiring validator permissions or insider knowledge.In simulated tests, researchers ran about 20 attacks, successfully executing 17-18 times, and verified the potential control over cross-chain protocol management permissions such as LayerZero, Wormhole, and USDC CCTP.Hexens assesses that this vulnerability directly threatens DeFi, stablecoins, and liquid staking protocols on the Aptos chain, involving low single-digit billion-dollar assets; if spread through cross-chain bridges, stablecoin minting, and centralized exchanges, the systemic risk exposure could reach up to $70 billion. The Aptos team completed the fix and deployed it to the mainnet within hours of receiving the vulnerability report on February 25, and currently, no user funds have been compromised.

Aptos Foundation announced that it has become one of the founding contributors to the Legal Context Protocol (LCP). LCP was initiated by ADR and launched in collaboration with organizations such as Google and Circle, aiming to provide verifiable legal terms, user authorizations, and dispute resolution standards for AI Agent autonomous trading scenarios, in order to enhance compliance and enforceability in the AI agent economy.

Aptos officially disclosed that 187,800 APT tokens were destroyed in May, permanently removed from the circulating market. Data shows that since the mainnet launch, Aptos has cumulatively destroyed approximately 1.2 million tokens. Currently, its hard supply cap mechanism of 210 million APT has come into effect. Aptos stated that this mechanism is part of its "performance-driven token economic model," aimed at influencing the long-term supply structure and market circulation through a continuous destruction mechanism.

Aptos tweeted that it has passed and executed three tokenomics proposals. These include the implementation of a hard cap supply limit of 2.1 billion tokens; staking rewards reduced from 5.19% to 2.6%; and Gas fees increased tenfold.

Aptos Labs announced that the world's first stablecoin pegged to the Korean won, KRW1, will be launched on the Aptos network. This stablecoin was chosen by BDACS Korea to be issued on Aptos, aiming to promote on-chain payments and digital business applications in Korea and the broader market.Aptos stated that the choice of its infrastructure for issuance is based on its full-stack blockchain capabilities oriented towards "market and machine," designed to support cross-border and local on-chain business scenarios.

Aptos posted on platform X stating that Aptos is the first L1 to support dynamically scheduled formal verification, which can be mathematically proven to operate as designed. Aptos claims that AI writes specifications, mathematically proves their correctness, and Move Prover serves as the oracle, which is the trust layer between the market and machines.

The regulated securitization trading platform tZERO announced the integration of its tokenized issuance platform into the Aptos network, enabling issuers to directly issue real-world asset (RWA) tokens on this high-performance public chain, further broadening the on-chain path for institutional-grade assets.Aptos is positioned as the underlying network for institutional-grade tokenization infrastructure and is continuously attracting traditional finance and compliant tokenization platforms. Currently, tokenized funds from institutions such as BlackRock and Franklin Templeton are already operating on-chain.With the integration of tZERO, the compliant asset issuance and trading infrastructure on Aptos has been further improved, covering the full chain capabilities from issuance, circulation to settlement.

Aptos announced that after the governance vote passes, it will become the first Layer 1 public chain to provide a native encrypted mempool. This feature achieves complete confidentiality of transaction intentions, does not affect transaction speed, and aligns the trust assumptions with the network itself, aiming to protect users from frontrunning at the protocol level.

Aptos Foundation and Aptos Labs announced that they will invest over $50 million to cover first-party products, research, protocol infrastructure, and a strategic fund for trading and AI partners.Aptos stated that Decibel has launched on the Aptos mainnet, with a cumulative trading volume exceeding $1 billion. The market capitalization of stablecoins on the Aptos network has reached $1.93 billion, and the scale of RWA has reached $1.2 billion, with asset management institutions such as BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and Apollo Global already deployed on the network. Subsequently, Aptos will advance features such as crypto memory pools, FIX and CCXT connections, multi-leader consensus, and confidential perpetual trading.

Aptos posted on platform X that the market size of stablecoins on the Aptos chain has surpassed $1.9 billion, setting a new historical high.Aptos stated that in the first half of 2025, the market value of stablecoins on the Aptos chain grew from approximately $649 million to over $1.2 billion, an increase of 86%, with monthly active users stabilizing at over 10 million. In the first half of 2026, the market value of stablecoins on the Aptos chain continued to grow and surpassed $1.9 billion, while the weekly transaction fee burn reached a new six-month high, with 47,000 APT burned in a single week.

According to official news, Tapp Exchange has announced that it will gradually cease operations. The protocol will remain fully available until May 31, 2026, and all user assets are secure and can be withdrawn at any time.Since its launch in June 2025, Tapp has built the first V4 style DEX on Aptos, continuously introducing the ve(3,3) voting mechanism, emission distribution, bribery infrastructure, and governance tools, transferring liquidity decision-making power to veTAPP holders.

According to Cointelegraph, Aptos recently launched the privacy token Confidential APT on its mainnet, which is pegged to APT at a 1:1 ratio. It uses zero-knowledge proofs to hide token balances and transfer amounts while maintaining wallet address visibility and transaction verifiability.Sherry Xiao, founding engineer of Aptos Labs, stated that the token aims to address the long-standing contradiction between blockchain privacy and compliance transparency, and can solve issues related to the public exposure of sensitive information such as on-chain salaries, treasury operations, and trading strategies. On the compliance front, the activation of the audit key must be approved through on-chain governance voting. The launch of Confidential APT stemmed from a governance proposal that was nearly unanimously passed. Xiao expects individual user adoption to be faster than that of enterprises, and if the mainnet operates stably for six months with good transaction volume, it will help shorten the sales cycle for enterprises.

The new crypto bank and non-custodial financial application Tria announced the official integration of the decentralized perpetual contract exchange Decibel on April 21.Through this integration, Tria users can directly access Decibel's full-chain central limit order book (CLOB) for perpetual contract trading within a single self-custodial account, without the need for asset cross-chain transfers or switching between multiple wallets. The official statement indicated that this move aims to reduce friction in DeFi operations, seamlessly unifying functions such as derivatives trading, yield aggregation, and cross-chain payments within the same interface.It is reported that Decibel is built on the Aptos network and will launch its mainnet in February 2026. During its testnet period, it recorded over 650,000 independent accounts and an average of over 1 million transactions per day. Tria currently serves over 500,000 users in 150 countries worldwide, with investors including Polychain Capital and the Ethereum Foundation.

Aptos released an update on its token economics. The main adjustments include: the annualized staking reward rate decreased from 5.19% to 2.6%; Gas fees increased tenfold (the cost of stablecoin transfers remains as low as approximately $0.00014); after the launch of Decibel DEX, on-chain trading volume and Gas fee burning will significantly increase, with an expected annual burn of over 32 million APT; setting a hard cap total supply of 2.1 billion APT at the protocol layer; the Aptos Foundation will permanently lock and stake 210 million APT; future incentives will be converted to milestone triggers; exploring a programmatic buyback plan.

The new crypto bank and non-custodial financial operating system Tria announced that its global trading engine has officially integrated with the Aptos network. Through this integration, over 500,000 users across more than 150 countries can now directly access and trade Aptos assets. Users can complete cross-chain exchanges and asset interactions within a single application without the need for cross-chain bridges.The official statement indicated that this collaboration aims to leverage Aptos's sub-second confirmation and parallel execution technology to provide users with a congestion-free trading experience and further connect traditional finance, Web2, and on-chain infrastructure.

According to Aptos officials, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially recognized APT as a digital commodity, rather than a security.This recognition stems from a joint statement issued by the SEC and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), with both regulatory agencies making the above statement with full authoritative explanation.

On March 1, the Aptos community passed the tokenomics reform proposal with an overwhelming majority, setting the total supply cap of APT tokens at 2.1 billion, shifting from an unlimited supply to a deflationary model. The voting results showed 335.2 million APT in favor, with only 1,500 APT against, and a voter turnout of 39%, slightly above the required 35% threshold.The proposal is currently awaiting execution. The reforms include cutting staking rewards, increasing gas fees, and using transaction fees for token buybacks, aiming to reduce inflation and enhance the value for long-term holders. The APT token has been under pressure recently, with a decline of over 85% year-to-date, dropping as low as $0.79 on February 23. However, driven by a recent recovery in the crypto market, APT has rebounded 17% in the past week.

According to CoinDesk, Decibel, a fully on-chain perpetual contract exchange incubated by Aptos Labs, has launched on the Aptos mainnet.The previous public testnet attracted over 700,000 independent accounts and 132,000 daily active users, with an average daily trading volume exceeding 1 million transactions. Before the mainnet launch, the pre-deposit activity promised over $58 million in funds, with about 40% coming from Ethereum and Solana users. Decibel adopts a centralized limit order book model, with order placement, matching, settlement, and risk management all executed on-chain. The protocol's default collateral is the US dollar stablecoin usDCBL issued by Bridge, a subsidiary of Stripe. Decibel plans to gradually increase spot markets, multi-collateral accounts, and tokenized real-world assets.

According to market news, the decentralized derivatives exchange Decibel, incubated by Aptos Labs, announced the launch of its protocol-native stablecoin USDCBL before its mainnet goes live this month. This token is issued by Bridge and aims to serve as collateral for on-chain perpetual contracts, retaining the earnings generated from cash and U.S. Treasury reserves within the protocol.Decibel stated that users will need to deposit USDC and exchange it for USDCBL for trading after the launch. The USDCBL reserves are supported by a mix of cash and short-term U.S. Treasury bonds, and the reserve earnings will be used for protocol development and ecosystem building, reducing reliance on trading fees and incentive programs. The foundation emphasized that this move is not "issuing another stablecoin," but positioning USDCBL as a core exchange infrastructure.