Aptos: The Transition from Technical Experiment to Commercial Reality When it comes to Aptos, I always feel like it’s a "latecomer" in the blockchain world. When the mainnet launched in 2022, Sui, one of the three Move projects, was already making waves, while Aptos seemed a bit low-key. However, recent events have made me reassess this chain—it might be playing a much bigger game. 1. Background and Founding Team of Aptos Let’s start with the background. The two founders of Aptos, Mo Shaikh and Avery Ching, are former employees of Meta. After the failure of Facebook's Diem project (the one that was suppressed by regulators), they ventured out to start their own company with the technical expertise they had accumulated. This background gives Aptos an inherent "Silicon Valley gene" and a "U.S. concept" label. In December of this year, an important personnel change caught my attention: Avery Ching officially took over as CEO of Aptos Labs. This is not just a simple change of...
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