Aptos

Aptos-based wallet startup Momentum Safe (MSafe) raised $5 million in seed funding led by Jump Capital.  The post Aptos-based multisig wallet Msafe raises $5 million led by Jump Capital appeared first on The Block.

Aptos-based multisig wallet Msafe raises $5 million led by Jump Capital

Bitcoin

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) moved lower this morning, but prices for the most valued cryptocurrency in the world remained above the key $16,000 level on Friday. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), also traded lower, with prices falling below the key $1,200 mark on Friday.

Bitcoin Falls But Remains Above $16,000; Aptos Becomes Top Gainer

The co-founder of Aptos (APT) says a lot of innovation is coming to the ‘Solana killer' blockchain project in 2023. In a new interview with crypto influencer Scott Melker, Aptos CEO and cofounder Mo Shaikh says that the blockchain will see significant development next year, especially catering to decentralized finance (DeFi).

Founder of ‘Solana Killer' Aptos (APT) Reveals Plans for 2023, Says Leaps in Innovation Coming

Algorand

Lido DAO

Tezos

The cryptocurrencies that performed the worst this week are the following altcoins.

Weekly Cryptocurrency Market Analysis: Altcoins Hit Price Lows And Continue Consolidation

Shari Glazer announces she is no longer suing Aptos Labs CEO Mo Shaikh for $1 billion, roughly two months after a motion to dismiss the case was denied. The post Billion-dollar Aptos Labs lawsuit resolved, Glazer says appeared first on The Block.

Billion-dollar Aptos Labs lawsuit resolved, Glazer says

Aptos Labs partnered with Moonpay to integrate its technology into the Petra wallet. The post Aptos Labs partners with MoonPay for Petra wallet integration appeared first on The Block.

Aptos Labs partners with MoonPay for Petra wallet integration

In this episode of The Scoop, Aptos Co-Founders Mohammed Shaikh and Avery Ching share lessons learned from building Facebook's Libra, and lay out their vision for the Aptos Network. The post Inside Aptos — the $1.9 billion blockchain born out of the shuttered Libra project appeared first on The Block.

Inside Aptos — the $1.9 billion blockchain born out of the shuttered Libra project

Ethereum

Cryptocurrency prices remained under pressure this morning, with prices for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), the most valued cryptocurrency in the world, trading slightly lower on Thursday. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) also recorded losses, falling below the key $1,200 level on Thursday.

Ethereum Tumbles Below This Key Level, Aptos Emerges As Top Gainer

Aptos has partnered with Google Cloud. The two companies have planned a joint accelerator program and a co-hosted hackathon for next year. The post Aptos and Google Cloud unveil partnership, plan for accelerator program appeared first on The Block.

Aptos and Google Cloud unveil partnership, plan for accelerator program

AptosLaunch, a crypto startup that will offer a platform for Aptos-based projects to launch their tokens before an exchange listing, is finalizing a funding round, two sources tell The Block. The post AptosLaunch on course to raise $2 million in token round: Sources appeared first on The Block.

AptosLaunch on course to raise $2 million in token round: Sources

Blocto, a multichain wallet has announced the launch of a $3 million Aptos Ecosystem Fund whose objective is to help onboard new users to Aptos. Besides financially supporting projects, the Aptos fund will be used to back standout projects when they get to the “user acquisition phase.

Mark Cuban-Backed Multichain Wallet Launches $3 Million Aptos Ecosystem Fund to Onboard New Users

The layer 1 blockchain from ex-Meta employees made its mainnet debut last month with a limited ecosystem.

Crypto Wallet Blocto Launches $3M Fund for Aptos-Based Projects

Aptos-based DeFi project Arco Protocol has issued an ultimatum to its community: back it or it will shut down. The post Aptos DeFi project under fire, asks community for confidence vote appeared first on The Block.

Aptos DeFi project under fire, asks community for confidence vote

Network congestions and issues with claiming tokens led to widespread dismay from the Arco community.

DeFi Lender Arco Protocol, Launched on Aptos Blockchain, Goes Dark After Botched Fundraise

Coin Bureau YouTube channel host Guy believes that the 54th-largest crypto asset by market cap is overpriced. Guy tells his 2.16 million YouTube subscribers in a new video that “Solana Killer” Aptos (APT) appears to be “grossly overvalued.

‘Solana Killer' Aptos (APT) Is Grossly Overvalued, According to Coin Bureau Host – But There's a Catch

Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and bridges to network activity and funding The anticipated launch of the Move-based L1 chains Aptos and Sui has captured significant market attention in 2022, partly due to curiosity over the expected performance enhancements and novel user experiences enabled by the MoveVM After an initially chaotic token and mainnet launch stemming from a lack of clarity over APT tokenomics, the Aptos ecosystem is now well underway in terms of building out the core DeFi products necessary for enabling capital flexibility and user growth In just a short period of time after launch, a few key pieces of infrastructure have already enabled capital to flow freely into the ecosystem, at the same time revealing some of the unique challenges that will need to be addressed in order to facilitate user and developer migration from EVM chains

Layer by Layer: A Review of Aptos Since Launch

Aptos wallet Martian has raised $3 million in a pre-seed round led by Race Capital. Other backers include FTX Ventures and Jump Capital. The post Race Capital leads Aptos wallet Martian's $3 million raise: Exclusive appeared first on The Block.

Race Capital leads Aptos wallet Martian's $3 million raise: Exclusive

Solana

Solana's NFT scene has had a rough month amid creator royalty disputes. The rising Aptos space may be taking advantage.

Aptos Is Luring Away Solana NFT Traders and Creators—Will It Last?

Decentralized exchange Pancakeswap has passed a governance proposal for deploying it on the newly launched blockchain, Aptos. The post Pancakeswap approves DEX launch on Aptos via governance vote appeared first on The Block.

Pancakeswap approves DEX launch on Aptos via governance vote

Thala Labs raises $6 million to build DeFi applications on Aptos and is already working on a decentralized stablecoin.  The post ParaFi backs Thala Labs' $6 million raise to build DeFi stack on Aptos: Exclusive appeared first on The Block.

ParaFi backs Thala Labs' $6 million raise to build DeFi stack on Aptos: Exclusive

After a rocky first week, the price of Aptos (APT) is up more than 30% after a short squeeze caused a surge of liquidations. The post Aptos surges more than 30% following wave of short liquidations appeared first on The Block.

Aptos surges more than 30% following wave of short liquidations

Five days ago, the Aptos blockchain went live after the project received an influx of capital from venture capital (VC) firms and crypto exchanges like a16z, Binance, and FTX. During the past 24 hours, aptos (APT) is up more than 19% against the U.S. dollar and up 11.1% against bitcoin's value.

Proof-of-Stake L1 Blockchain Token Aptos Climbs Close to 20% Higher in 24 Hours

Aptos has Crypto Twitter talking—and traders moving big money.

Aptos Market Debut: More Than $1 Billion Worth of APT Traded in First Week

Amid questions over its transaction throughput, can Aptos handle a slate of potentially in-demand NFT mints on the horizon?

Aptos NFTs Are Coming—And May Put Network Scalability Claims to the Test

Cardano

A popular crypto analyst is warning investors about Cardano (ADA) and the new altcoin project Aptos (APT). The pseudonymous analyst known as Pentoshi warns his 623,200 Twitter followers that ADA may drop another 50% and never recover. “ADA now losing the lights out level and going to the place where coins go when they die.

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