Aptos Updates Token Economics, Lowers Staking Rewards to 2.6% and Increases Gas Fees

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Release Time: 04/14/2026 05:36:21

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Summary

On April 14, 2026, Aptos announced the token launch and updated its token economics. The annual staking reward rate decreased from 5.19% to 2.6%, while gas fees increased tenfold—though stablecoin transfers remain at $0.00014. New token listings include the Decibel DEX, expected to increase on-chain volume and burn over 32 million APT annually. The protocol will cap the total supply at 2.1 billion APT, lock 210 million APT, and explore buyback mechanisms.

BlockBeats news, on April 14, Aptos released an update to its tokenomics. Key adjustments include:

The annualized staking reward rate has decreased from 5.19% to 2.6%; gas fees have increased tenfold (however, stablecoin transfer costs remain as low as approximately $0.00014); after the launch of Decibel DEX, on-chain transaction volume and gas fee burn will significantly increase, with an estimated annual burn of over 32 million APT; a protocol-level hard cap on total supply has been set at 2.1 billion APT; the Aptos Foundation will permanently lock and stake 210 million APT; future incentives will be transitioned to milestone-based triggers; and a programmatic buyback program is being explored.

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