Aptos Proposes 2.1B Cap, 2.6% Staking and 10X Gas Fee in Tokenomics Shift

• Aptos proposes cutting staking rewards to 2.6% and capping supply at 2.1B APT.
• Gas fees would rise 10x, with all fees permanently burned.
• Foundation plans to lock 210M APT and shift grants to milestone-based vesting.

The Aptos Foundation has proposed major changes to Aptos tokenomics to reduce inflation and link token supply to network activity. The plan includes a hard cap of 2.1 billion APT, lower staking rewards, and higher transaction fees.

The plan aims to align token issuance with network usage as the blockchain shifts from early-stage incentives to a performance-based model. To that effect,  Governance votes on the measures are expected in the coming months.

For context, Aptos launched its mainnet in October 2022. The network reports block times below 50 milliseconds and 99.99% uptime, with no major exploits. Nearly 500 developers contribute monthly acros…

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