BlockBeats report, February 19: Aptos announced an update to its APT tokenomics model, transitioning to a performance-driven token supply mechanism that ties APT issuance to actual network usage. The core proposals include: reducing staking rewards from 5.19% to 2.6%, introducing a hard cap of 2.1 billion APT, permanently locking 210 million APT by the foundation, increasing gas fees tenfold (while still remaining low at approximately $0.00014) and fully burning them, implementing KPI-linked grants, and exploring a potential buyback mechanism.
Aptos Updates Token Economics: 2.1 Billion APT Supply Cap, 2.1 Billion APT Permanently Locked
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On February 19, 2026, Aptos announced new token listings and updated the APT token economic model to a performance-driven supply mechanism. The network now caps the APT supply at 21 billion, with 2.1 billion permanently locked by the foundation. Staking rewards decreased to 2.6%, gas fees increased tenfold (still approximately $0.00014), and are now fully burned. KPI-linked funding and potential buybacks have also been introduced. The token launch highlights the shift toward a usage-linked supply model.
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