Aptos updates tokenomics model: supply capped at 2.1 billion tokens, Gas fees increased by 10 times, launch of buyback program

2026-02-19 02:46:36

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ChainCatcher News, Aptos announces an update to the APT tokenomics model, shifting to a performance-driven token supply mechanism that links APT supply to actual network usage. Specifically, this update includes the following seven points:

Reduce staking rewards and incentivize long-term stakers. The Aptos Foundation has proposed lowering the annualized staking reward rate from 5.19% to 2.6%. Additionally, the Foundation is exploring a governance proposal to modify the staking framework to better align incentives with long-term network participation.
Increase Gas fees by ten times. Currently, Aptos is one of the lowest-cost blockchains. Given the extremely low transaction fees, the Aptos Foundation will propose a governance change to raise Gas fees to ten times the current amount. Even after the increase, stablecoin transfers on the network will still cost approximately $0.00014.
Transaction utilization and fees. By introducing a new deflationary mechanism through Decibel, a decentralized exchange protocol on Aptos, high-frequency trading activities will significantly consume and burn APT. All forms of transactions or “gas fees” paid in APT on the network will be permanently burned. Decibel, incubated through a partnership between Aptos Labs and the Decibel Foundation, represents one of the first fully on-chain decentralized exchanges where every order, match, and cancellation is executed on-chain. With 100% on-chain execution, the launch of Decibel mainnet will greatly increase Aptos blockchain’s transaction throughput.
Fixed hard cap of 2.1 billion APT. Once approved by the community, no new tokens can be minted beyond this cap.
The Foundation will permanently lock 210 million APT. The Aptos Foundation will ensure that 210 million APT are locked and permanently staked on the network. These tokens will never be sold or distributed and will remain permanently locked.
Performance-linked grant issuance. In the future, the Aptos Foundation will focus primarily on providing grants and rewards that will only be disbursed upon achieving key milestones related to Aptos’s role as a “global transaction engine.”
Initiate a programmatic buyback plan. The Aptos Foundation has committed to exploring a protocol buyback or reserve program that will systematically repurchase APT on the open market based on market opportunities.

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