Aptos Rejects Shutdown Rumors as "Baseless"
JOON HYOUNG LEE
Summary
- Aptos (APT) said it had firmly denied shutdown rumors raised in some quarters.
- CEO Avery Ching said speculation that the project could halt blockchain operations within the next six months was a "baseless rumor."
- Aptos's public materials showed no plan to suspend operation of its mainnet.
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Aptos (APT) forcefully denied rumors circulating in some quarters that the project may shut down.
BlockBeats and other outlets reported on October 3 that Aptos CEO Avery Ching addressed the claims in a post on X. He called the shutdown speculation a "baseless rumor."
Posts on social media that day had suggested Aptos could halt blockchain operations within the next six months.
A review of Aptos's public materials found no plan to suspend operation of its mainnet.
JOON HYOUNG LEE
gilson@bloomingbit.ioCrypto Journalist based in Seoul