Aptos releases Tokenomics Update, Staking Reward Rate Decreased to 2.6% and Gas Fee Increased

BlockBeats News, April 14, Aptos released a Tokenomics Update. The key adjustments include:

Staking Reward APY reduced from 5.19% to 2.6%; Gas fees increased by 10x (stablecoin transfer cost still low at around $0.00014); Upon Decibel DEX launch, on-chain transaction volume and Gas fee burn are expected to significantly increase, with an estimated annual burn of over 32 million APT; Protocol layer hard cap set at a total supply of 21 billion APT; The Aptos Foundation will permanently lock and stake 2.1 billion APT; Future incentives transition to milestone-based triggers; Exploration of a programmatic buyback plan.