6 Things to know about #Aptos A.K.A "The Next Solana"
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1) Aptos was created in 2021 by 2 former Meta/Facebook employees, Mo Shaikh (@moshaikhs) and Avery Ching (@AveryChing)
2) Aptos has raised over $350 million in funding PRIOR to token launch, from giants such as FTX, a16Z, Jump, Coinbase Ventures, and others (3AC ๐ฒ...)
3) Aptos aims to be one of the fastest blockchains (don't they all), with a Time to Finality under 1 second and a maximum TPS of 160,000 ๐ค
4) Aptos is planning to launch on the Mainnet in Q3 of 2022. Currently, Aptos is running incentivized testnets where users can apply and potentially earn Aptos tokens. AIT#2 just ended, and AIT#3 will begin in mid August. Unfortunately, US citizens are not eligible โน๏ธ
5) In the meantime, users can practice on the testnet prior to the token launch, and who knows...maybe testnet users will receive future airdrops ๐ธ
To get started, download Martian Aptos Wallet (@martian_wallet) and receive airdrops of free testnet tokens to begin.
6)Now go crazy!! connect wallet to dApps on the testnet and transact!! It's FREE!! Here are some examples:
-Topaz NFT Market - topaz.so
-Vial (Similar to Compound) - vial.fi/app
-Aptos Domain Names - aptosnames.com
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