Overview
- The Aptos Foundation outlined a 2.1 billion APT protocol hard cap and a cut to the annual staking reward rate from 5.19% to 2.6%, with a tiered model under consideration to reward longer lock-ups.
- The foundation plans to permanently stake and lock 210 million APT, using staking yields to fund operations rather than selling treasury tokens.
- A 10x increase to network gas fees is proposed, with all fees burned, and the fully on-chain Decibel DEX is projected by the foundation to burn over 32 million APT annually at around 100 markets.
- The plan also explores programmatic buybacks and shifts grants to milestone-based vesting tied to measurable network performance.
- Current supply stands at 1.196 billion APT, the investor and contributor unlock cycle is set to end in October 2026 with an estimated 60% reduction in annual unlocks, and price reaction has been muted near $0.88.