Aptos Labs co-founder and CEO Avery Ching today publicly responded to a claim circulating in the community: that Aptos will shut down the blockchain within the next six months. He called it a “stupid rumor.”
The rumor appears to have originated from an X account. At first, it provided no official announcements, governance proposals, or documents as evidence. When pressed, it backtracked and said it was “heard,” warning others to be cautious.
The rebuttal comes from publicly available governance records: there are still network upgrade proposals on the Aptos on-chain system, as well as executed mainnet feature updates. No official plan to shut down the mainnet has been seen so far.
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index today is 65, down from 67 yesterday. Sentiment remains in the “greed” range, though it has cooled slightly. One shutdown rumor spread throughout the community within hours, but the on-chain governance records have not changed.
Rumors manufacture volatility; records exist to disprove it.
The rumor appears to have originated from an X account. At first, it provided no official announcements, governance proposals, or documents as evidence. When pressed, it backtracked and said it was “heard,” warning others to be cautious.
The rebuttal comes from publicly available governance records: there are still network upgrade proposals on the Aptos on-chain system, as well as executed mainnet feature updates. No official plan to shut down the mainnet has been seen so far.
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index today is 65, down from 67 yesterday. Sentiment remains in the “greed” range, though it has cooled slightly. One shutdown rumor spread throughout the community within hours, but the on-chain governance records have not changed.
Rumors manufacture volatility; records exist to disprove it.
