Aptos fixed a critical vulnerability in its Move virtual machine that could have exposed up to $70 billion in digital assets to systemic risk, as identified by security firm Hexens. The bug, discovered in February, could have caused major disruptions in DeFi applications without requiring insider access. Aptos promptly deployed a fix after the private report, and no losses have been reported. This incident highlights the risks Layer 1 blockchains face from smart contract and execution-layer flaws and underscores the importance of robust security measures in crypto networks.
Leading crypto networks including Cardano, Chainlink, Hedera, Stellar, Aptos, and Avalanche have jointly requested the U.S. SEC to codify its digital commodity framework into binding regulation rather than leaving it as explanatory guidance. Their go...
Aptos (APT) saw its price increase by 5.11% over a 24-hour period, reaching $0.8339 as of 11:41 a.m. ET on October 21. The price fluctuated between a low of $0.7887 and a high of $0.8421 during this time. This gain reflects a rolling 24-hour window e...
Aptos (APT) requires about 91 million daily transactions for its fee burns to equal the amount of new tokens created through staking rewards, a figure roughly ten times current activity. Recent governance changes in March lowered staking rewards from...
On October 20, Worldcoin (WLD) surged 13.87%, leading gains among major cryptocurrencies as 69 out of 90 non-stablecoin assets increased in value. Pepe (PEPE) followed with a 12.20% rise, while other notable gainers included Pyth Network, Aerodrome F...
Aptos (APT) has reduced its token issuance rate from about 5% to an estimated 1.5% annually by lowering staking rewards from 5.19% to 2.6% and increasing gas fees tenfold, which boosts token burns. These changes also introduced a 2.1 billion APT supp...
