Once, there was a big dream called Libra, a crypto project from Facebook that was said to shake the financial world. Unfortunately, that dream was blocked by regulators before it could enjoy a morning coffee. However... wait a minute, from that gray area emerged APTOS—an ideological child of the former Libra team that refused to give up, like a student who keeps coding even when instant noodles run out.
APTOS comes with the tagline: 'The fastest and safest Layer 1, with the Move language.'
Impressive, right? Well... at least in the whitepaper.
🔧 Move, a new programming language said to be safer than Solidity, was created specifically for APTOS, similar to making a new language so no one notices you are chatting with your ex. But... the number of Move developers can still be counted on your fingers and toes—if you haven't had an amputation.
🚀 The APTOS testnet once caused a stir: 160,000 transactions per second!
Wow! But when the mainnet was released... eh, only about 4 TPS at the start. Similar to a friend's promise that they are on the way while they just woke up.
🤑 Then the APT token was released... without clear tokenomics at the beginning, and without announcing the initial circulating supply. The community was furious, as suddenly VCs and the developer team were ready to sell coins, while retail investors were still busy asking: 'What coin is this?'
But... don't rush to cancel.
✅ APTOS has strong backing: from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), FTX (yeah... back when it was still cool), Binance Labs, to Jump Crypto. This is not a trivial project.
✅ The technology is solid, and the Move community is slowly growing. They are building an ecosystem of DApps, wallets, and infrastructure. Many developers are fleeing from Ethereum in search of 'greener pastures' in APTOS. Or at least... looking for grants.
✅ And even though it was once said to be overvalued, the price of APT still holds up compared to other projects that have sunk along with the hopes of an ex.
APTOS is like a genius kid transferred from an expensive school. It has great potential but loves to show off and sometimes forgets to bring its books. Given the right opportunity and guidance, it could become a star. But if not... it might end up as a crypto influencer who just says: 'bullish bro!' every day, without charts.