Aptos has closed out the unlock schedule for its core contributors and investors, four years after its mainnet launch. The two groups held about 325M $APT, roughly a third of the 1B starting
Aptos has closed out the unlock schedule for its core contributors and investors, four years after its mainnet launch. The two groups held about 325M $APT, roughly a third of the 1B starting supply.
The milestone applies only to those two allocations. TokenPost reported that the schedule was completed on Oct. 12, 2026, matching the distribution plan announced at mainnet launch, with no remaining tokens awaiting release under those allocations.
At genesis, core contributors were allocated 190 million APT and early backers 134.78 million APT, a combined 324.78 million tokens, or 32.48% of the 1 billion APT minted at launch. According to Everstake, both groups faced a 12-month cliff, followed by monthly releases through month 48.
Aptos mainnet went live on October 12, 2022, and the initial total supply was 1 billion APT, according to the Aptos Foundation.
Community and foundation tokens sit on a separate, slower track. The Aptos Foundation's tokenomics overview says 1/120 of the remaining community and foundation tokens are expected to unlock each month for 10 years.
With the insider schedule finished, only the Community and Aptos Foundation pools remain. Together they release 4.54 million APT a month, down from 11.31 million, according to Blockchain Reporter. That is a drop of roughly 60%, a reduction the Aptos Foundation had flagged in advance in its tokenomics update.
The end of insider vesting comes alongside wider supply changes. TokenPost reports that the Foundation plans to permanently lock and stake 210 million APT, lower the annual staking reward rate from 5.19% to 2.6% and cap maximum supply at 2.1 billion APT.
Whether the lower scheduled issuance affects the $APT price will depend on demand and network adoption, as KuCoin's analysis notes.
