Aptos is a Layer-1 proof-of-stake blockchain founded by the team behind Libra/Diem and built to move value globally at scale. The Aptos whitepaper describes the blockchain as designed around scalability, safety, reliability, and upgradeability, with native Move integration. Aptos's TwitterScore is 363 out of 1000.

Aptos was co-founded by Avery Ching and Mo Shaikh. The founding team is credited as original creators of the Move language, Move Prover, BlockSTM parallel execution engine, and Narwhal and Bullshark consensus mechanisms. The project is affiliated with Aptos Foundation and Aptos Labs, and raised $400 million in venture capital funding by December 19, 2024. Backers include Dragonfly, BlockTower, Haun Ventures, Hashed, IRONGREY, a16z, Apollo, Coinbase, ParaFi, Scribble, PayPal, and Franklin Templeton.

Aptos's ecosystem is supported by the Aptos Foundation, which is dedicated to adoption, decentralization, and advancement of the Aptos ecosystem. The Foundation provides funding, programs, grants, education, research, and community support, and in 2025 committed over $150 million in funding to support builders, with teams able to access up to $150K in non-dilutive grants. The network had processed 4.9B+ transactions with zero downtime, and its ecosystem directory includes 330+ projects. Aptos supports stablecoins and payment use cases, including native support for USDT, USDC, and USDe.

Aptos launched mainnet in October 2022. The official supply dashboard lists a 2.1B APT maximum supply that cannot be exceeded without governance approval, with 1.2B total APT supply excluding burned APT as of data last updated June 30, 2026. All transaction fees on Aptos are burned. Aptos Labs co-founder Mo Shaikh stepped down as CEO on December 19, 2024, with Avery Ching assuming the CEO role; Shaikh said he would remain a strategic adviser.

Aptos has 650,530 followers and 20,510 posts on Twitter, with a rank of #765 among all tracked accounts, mentioned by 1,270 accounts across 9,736 total mentions. The account's portfolio includes Securitize, Myco, Bubblemaps, Chingari - Largest Web3 Social App, Pontem Labs, Martian, MomentumT and Shinami.

Smart Followers

The accounts that follow Aptos include 1,182 founders, 233 angel investors, 1,184 influencers and 143 VCs, among them Chris Dixon, Toly, Laura Shin, Stani, SBF and Andrew Kang.