BlockBeats News, October 17th, according to official sources, Hyperion CEO Claire, Hashed Partner Baek Kim, and Ashbury Legal Founding Partner Ryan Williams engaged in a dialogue and sharing session on the theme of "Tokens, IPO, and First-tier Trading Platforms: The Path to On-chain Public Listing of Projects" at the Aptos Experience 2025 event, each expressing their insightful viewpoints:Hyperion CEO Claire proposed the vision of "Listing Equals On-chain" during this dialogue, believing that within 5 years, a company's listing will be equivalent to issuing tokens on a decentralized platform. The core advantage lies in achieving "programmable interest consistency" among global ecosystem participants. However, she also acknowledged the existence of "beautiful chaos" in on-chain governance, as 24/7 operations and community governance will bring operational costs that traditional enterprises do not have to face.Hashed Partner Baek Kim pointed out in this dialogue the current founder's misconception of a "technology-driven listing timeline," emphasizing that capital can grow exponentially while founder capabilities can only evolve linearly, posing a core contradiction in the industry. He suggested that projects maintain "extreme agility" to respond to market upheavals occurring every two weeks, as a successful TGE depends more on seizing market windows rather than rigidly adhering to the product roadmap.Ashbury Legal Founding Partner Ryan Williams in this dialogue refuted the suggestion of a "one-size-fits-all approach to going global," emphasizing that project architecture should fully serve the value accumulation model—DeFi protocols are suitable for tokenization, while IP-driven companies need to retain flexibility for equity mergers and acquisitions. He predicted that the "securitization tokenization trend is irreversible," but cautioned U.S. founders to carefully assess overseas architectures to avoid adding additional compliance burdens in a complex regulatory environment.Hosted by OKX Ventures Partner Jeff Ren, in summary, he pointed out that current crypto projects are facing unprecedented decision-making power. The key to success lies in choosing the most appropriate path based on the project's nature, from Alpha Launchpad to a traditional IPO, from on-chain tokens to security tokenization. "There is no single script, only the most suitable choice."

BlockBeats News, October 17th, according to official sources, at the Aptos ecosystem event Atlas Experience 2025, Jump Crypto and the Aptos Labs engineering team jointly announced that their jointly developed, the world's first high-performance decentralized hot storage protocol aimed at production-level applications, Shelby, has officially launched on DevNet. The Aptos network plays a "coordinating layer" role, and Shelby's smart contracts are deployed on Aptos to manage the system's economic logic. The protocol breaks through the bottleneck of traditional decentralized storage and has the following core advantages:· Performance comparable to Web2 cloud services: Through an architecture designed specifically for hot storage, it achieves millisecond-level data retrieval to meet the needs of read-intensive applications such as streaming media and AI training;· Costs lower than centralized cloud storage: An innovative economic model shows that cost parity with traditional cloud services like AWS can be achieved with just a single data read operation;· Integration with a comprehensive developer toolkit: Simultaneous release of API, SDK, CLI, and file manager supporting advanced features such as data encryption, token gating, and paywall unlocking;· Groundbreaking underlying network: Leveraging the Double Zero dedicated fiber optic network built by Jump to address public Internet latency and jitter issues, providing underlying support for high-performance storage.Currently, Shelby has launched a developer incentive program and has engaged in early-stage collaboration with over 50 institutions, covering media, entertainment, AI, and other fields.

BlockBeats News, October 16th, at the Aptos Experience event, decentralized exchange platform Decibel announced that its testnet will go live next month, with the mainnet expected to launch in the first quarter of 2026.Decibel, built by the Aptos Labs team, aims to construct a high-performance on-chain trading engine that integrates spot trading, perpetual contracts, lending, and a Vault, supporting cross-chain accounts and an Encrypted Mempool to enhance privacy and transaction efficiency.The platform will leverage the high throughput and low latency of the Aptos Network, aiming to achieve a transaction processing capacity of millions per second and collaborating with Gauntlet to develop a multi-collateral Vault system to drive higher capital efficiency and open liquidity.

BlockBeats News, October 15, Aptos CEO and Co-founder Avery Ching spoke at the Aptos Experience 2025 event:「Today marks the moment of greatest confidence in the ecosystem's prospects since we set sail from Libra seven years ago. We originally made a vow: either build the financial infrastructure for the world or perish in the attempt.We are not here to build another public chain but to lay the foundation for a unified economic network supporting hundreds of millions of users worldwide. Today, we are at a historic turning point: cryptocurrency has taken center stage, the new U.S. government and the financial markets are embracing crypto assets in unprecedented ways. Regulatory frameworks have made significant progress, and we have now joined the CFTC Digital Asset Subcommittee, committed to advancing DeFi and real-world technology regulation. This year, we have elevated our global financial strategy to a 'Global Transaction Engine'—undoubtedly, blockchain is the best place to transact global assets.Aptos is building a next-generation product that combines the user experience of a centralized trading platform with the fairness of blockchain. Our trading technology has seen a breakthrough: the current block time of 85 milliseconds is already the fastest globally, and after this month's Velociraptor upgrade, it will reach 60 milliseconds, four times faster than Solana. The final throughput will exceed Sui by 14 times, the final confirmation speed will be 800 times faster than Near, and single transaction efficiency will outperform Solana by 20-1200 times. This is not just a performance breakthrough; we have also built a full-stack defense system from the virtual machine to the application layer, defending against MEV attacks and achieving capital market-level arbitrage trading. The Aptos VM is the only virtual machine designed for transactions and composability.」

BlockBeats News, October 15th, Ash Pampati, Senior Vice President of the Aptos Foundation and Ecosystem Lead, stated in his opening remarks at the Aptos Experience 2025 event:“Looking back on the past year, our achievements have been remarkable: the network has onboarded over 330 projects, a feat not easily achievable for a nascent technology platform. Currently, over 18 million active users interact with the protocol monthly, and what makes me most proud is that application revenue built on Aptos has reached an all-time high, with more high-revenue projects continuously flowing in.As a high-throughput blockchain designed for billions of users, we have now processed over 3.5 billion transactions, with a total locked value surpassing 1 billion USD. These numbers are not the result of a single entity but a collaborative effort of investors, partners, founders, and builders.Excitingly, the regulatory framework is now gradually becoming clear, which will help drive mainstream user adoption. In the past decade, the industry has not yet fully expanded the ecosystem's scale, and now is the golden period for us to collectively promote substantive development. Financial innovation is at the core of Aptos, and this is not only a crucial moment for Aptos but also a turning point for the entire industry.”

BlockBeats News, October 15th, According to official sources, Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom service provider (the world's third-largest mobile network), announced today at the Aptos Experience event that it has established a strategic partnership with the Aptos Foundation to launch a blockchain-based user rewards program. This collaboration aims to bring a new digital interactive experience to Jio's approximately 485 million users.Under this program, Jio will issue blockchain reward tokens called JioCoin on the Aptos network. Users can earn JioCoin by browsing content or participating in interactions within the mobile app and receive corresponding rewards. Currently, JioCoin is still in the testing (Beta) phase, has not been officially minted, and is only available for use in the India region. Officials have stated that more details will be announced in the near future.This collaboration further solidifies Aptos as the preferred blockchain infrastructure for global enterprises, providing a new example for the on-chain exploration of mainstream consumer applications.

BlockBeats News, October 15th, according to official sources, Aptos officially unveiled a new brand image at the Aptos Experience 2025 event, declaring the project's entry into a new development stage. Ash Pampati, Senior Vice President of the Aptos Foundation and Head of Ecosystem, stated on-site that Aptos is committed to building a "performance layer for global value flow" to support a more efficient blockchain infrastructure and innovative applications.This brand refresh by Aptos is not only a visual upgrade but also reflects its clear mission: to construct a network layer where value, ideas, and innovation can freely flow globally. This vision originated from Diem and is now being continued and realized by the builders of Aptos, driving the Internet into a new stage of "value free flow."At the ecosystem level, the Aptos network is gradually forming a diversified global economic system. Stablecoin issuers such as Circle, Tether, and digital payment company PayPal are promoting the cross-chain circulation of stable value across different networks; global asset management firms like BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and others are exploring connecting traditional capital markets to blockchain systems. Meanwhile, decentralized finance projects like Aave and Thala continue to innovate and expand on the Aptos network.With the integration of stablecoins, capital markets, and decentralized finance, Aptos is becoming a key infrastructure driving on-chain value circulation and global innovation, dedicated to empowering builders, creators, and innovators.

BlockBeats News, October 15th, according to official sources, NBCUniversal announced it will continue to deepen its collaboration with Aptos Labs, integrating blockchain technology into digital media and entertainment experiences. The two parties are jointly advancing two key projects: the decentralized media operating system Watchee and the interactive entertainment platform Backlot Club.Watchee, built by Aptos Labs for NBCUniversal and supported by the first decentralized cloud-level hot storage protocol Shelby, aims to redefine the distribution, access, and interaction of media assets, driving cross-platform content circulation. Watchee has now opened up for waitlist registration and is expected to launch in the first to second quarter of 2026.Backlot Club is an interactive entertainment platform launched by NBCUniversal this year, providing fans with a new immersive experience through themed challenges, digital badges, and reward mechanisms. The platform made its debut during the "Halloween Horror Nights 2025" at Universal Studios Orlando Resort and Hollywood Universal Studios, integrating an interactive treasure hunt game supported by Aptos Labs technology. The platform is now officially launched and operational.This collaboration further solidifies Aptos's position as a global enterprise blockchain infrastructure provider, offering a new technological landscape for the digital transformation of the traditional entertainment industry.

The 2025 Aptos Experience Conference will be held in New York City on October 15-16, aiming to bring together the global Web3 community and showcase Aptos's impact outside the ecosystem. Confirmed attending guest institutions include a16z, Aave, BlackRock, Chainlink, Circle, among others, covering various fields such as investment, finance, and technology.

BlockBeats News, October 15: The Aptos Experience 2025 conference is scheduled to be held on October 15-16 in New York, with the theme of "Aptos in the Real World," focusing on institutional-grade DeFi, stablecoin payments, and other areas. The conference will invite guests from institutions such as a16z, BlackRock, and Circle. Highlights of the conference include keynote speeches by heavyweight guests, immersive developer experiences, cutting-edge innovation opportunities, and high-value networking.The Aptos Foundation is committed to supporting the development and ecosystem construction of the Aptos protocol. By creating a blockchain with smooth usability, the foundation aims to make decentralized value accessible to the public.This edition of the event, themed "Real-World Aptos," will focus on institutional-grade DeFi, stablecoin payments, transaction infrastructure, and on-chain creator economies, exploring how blockchain can drive real-world applications.Confirmed speakers include globally renowned institutions such as a16z, Aave, BlackRock, Circle, Hashed, Jump, and OKX.