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former: head of ecosystem @aptoslabs, grandmaster ER @usbgf
New York, NY
Joined September 2013
It’s a bittersweet moment for me to announce that after three unforgettable years, I’m moving on from Aptos Labs. Being part of the founding team and helping build the Aptos ecosystem from scratch has been the most rewarding chapter of my career thus far. Aptos has been more.
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Imagine swiping your Visa card 4 times before successfully paying for your coffee. Only possible on. .
Solana 'leads the battle' for blockchain payments, Bernstein says
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I ❤️ all blockchains . It's time to grow the pie. except for cardano ffs.
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I'm hearing the meme cabal has its eyes set on aptos. What are we looking at this weekend?👀.
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I spent the last 48 hours speaking with the Aptos ecosystem, community, investors, partners and friends. I'd like to share an answer to one of the most asked questions: what comes next for Aptos?. 1. 10x ecosystem support.2. Unparalleled tech upgrades and new products. More to.
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24 hours later, over 300 Aptos full nodes are live and running. We are blown away by the community engagement 🤝.cc @aptoslabs
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Underrated fact that @Aptos is one of the most influential tech stacks in crypto, after EVM. It's an honor and something we are committed to continuing with Move, RAPTR and other innovations to be introduced in the next year🫡. Cheers to our friends at @flow_blockchain
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I've been in the Aptos trenches these last few weeks gathering feedback. The biggest takeaway is that the Aptos community is one of the most fervorous out there. Many prefer to keep a low profile and just build but that's soon to change. It's going to get loud.
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.@moshaikhs and I sat down with three of the world's largest asset managers this week. A little preview. while the year started with ETFs, it will conclude with RWA on-chain en masse, growth in Asia and all using parallelisation on Aptos. See you in Hong Kong.
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. @Aptos_Network is operating on a different level: . - 30k real world sustained TPS .- subsecond finality.- MOVE . The next cycle of adoption will be one to watch. Shoutout Aptos devs 🌐.
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Aptos USDT is now available on KuCoin. and Binance, Bitfinex, Bitget, Bybit, OKX, MEXC, Gate. Exchanges globally are recognizing and doubling down on Aptos.
Aptos Tether (USDT) is Now Supported on #KuCoin.
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reasons to be bullish aptos/move: . ~ aptos .~ movement .~ sui .~ initia.~ rooch.~ nexio.
reasons to be bullish solana:. ~ solana. reasons to be bullish ethereum:. ~ eigenlayer.~ megaeth.
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This week for Aptos:. - Hit $1bn DeFi TVL.- Blackrock BUIDL.- Bitwise ETP.- 21Shares ETP.- Native USDT launched across the DeFi ecosystem.- Cohosted 5+ Devcon events . What did you get done this week?.
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The fastest and most affordable dollar in the world is officially now on Aptos. Welcome native USDT!. From here, we'll see USDT on Aptos available on major exchanges and Aptos DeFi protocols. We have a few more fun integrations lined up too!.
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What did you get done this week?. - @stripe integrating Aptos.- USDC deploying.- USDT-Aptos listed on Bybit.- @emojicoindotfun deployed with $10s of millions of volume.- @KGeN_IO and @ShinamiCorp announcing funding rounds .- @BitwiseInvest Aptos ETP live.
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I’ll be making my way to Bangalore next week for India Blockchain Week - who should I meet?.
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Blackrock manages $10trn USD. That’s $10,000,000,000,000. They’ve just deployed their BUIDL fund on Aptos. What happens next?.
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In honor of the GUIversary. proud to present a new pfp with an homage to my backgammon days
Happy GUIversary!. 1 year since $GUI launched. One whole year of awesomeness and vibes on Aptos. It's been a roller coaster of a ride. Here we are, with tons of partnerships, integrations, and milestones, thinking we are still on Day 1, and have so much to look forward to. GUI
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Fundraising for Aptos-native projects continues to take off 🤑. One more phenomenon of rounds on Aptos is that we’re seeing the convergence of Asia and Western VCs on cap tables. Where historically we’ve seen crypto projects raise either from VCs in Asia or VCs in the US, we’re.
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Something I love about Aptos and the Aptos community is that we're not trying to be something else or a "killer" of another chain. We stand in our own class and are excited to show the world what this means.
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"Stripe, Coinbase, Circle, Tether and many others". They all have one thing in common: Aptos. 2025 is going to be interesting.
With all the chess pieces being moved by Stripe, Coinbase, Circle, Tether and many others, I’d be remiss not to say that 2025 is our year. We've long discussed when crypto will achieve global adoption, and I believe we are almost there—next year will prove it. If you've been.
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MAJOR! Blackrock is deploying their BUIDL fund on Aptos!!. It’s been phenomenal working with both the Blackrock and Securitize teams on their vision in growing the crypto space pragmatically and expeditiously. This is step 0 in the real convergence between tradfi and defi.
Major News 🚨. @BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has announced that the BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL), tokenized by @Securitize, has landed on Aptos – the best blockchain for institutional finance and the only non-EVM chain to offer
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All devs want to work on scalable frameworks. Otherwise, their projects have a limited user base. This is why scaling is at the heart of @Aptos_Network. Parallel processing is just the beginning of what Aptos has to offer. There’s a lot more where that came from….
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APT looking attractive at these levels. - team is shipping.- ecosystem is shipping.- metrics are up and to the right. I’m a buyer . Fwiw also haven’t sold any of my original bag.
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A lot of talk about Libra recently. Aptos has quietly been rebuilding the original Libra vision for the last three years. In just the last few months, we announced USDT, USDC and Stripe were coming to Aptos. Slowly then all at once. What do you think happens next?.
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Why are we seeing devs, users and investors congregate around Move on Aptos? . Other than the @Aptos devs being complete chads, here are just a few reasons why there is no second best SC language:. - Aptos has a more accessible data model with the data definition stored on-chain.
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The last few hires at aptos labs and aptos foundation have proven to be phenomenal additions. A few more offers just went out to absolute rockstars. The best of the best are jumping in.
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What. A. Year. From the Aptos ecosystem summit in January to the renewed dev growth into the end of the year, it was Aptos' busiest year since inception, yet still seems we have a long way to go. Here are my favorite stats so far:.- 2nd Fastest growing developer ecosystem.-.
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three years ago on this day – jan 30, 2022 – my first official day at aptos labs. what an amazing run. I’ll undoubtedly still be in the trenches three years from now 🫡.
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Tether is recognizing that Aptos was built for global money movement by natively deploying $USDT. This is the next step in fulfilling that vision with much more to come. Looking forward to seeing native $USDT deployed on Aptos in early September. LFM!.
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Franklin Templeton officially live on Aptos with over $20m of BENJI already on Aptos a few days in. The path to $1 trillion of assets onchain via Aptos is getting clearer and clearer.
New chain unlocked. BENJI and @Aptos partnership is now live!. Aptos is a Layer 1 blockchain providing safety and scalability to drive growth and adoption within a decentralized ecosystem. Download the Benji app here:
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I’m in nyc for the next two weeks and putting together a crypto dinner next week. There will be drinks and debates 😈. DM to join!.
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2024 will be the year of parallelized non-EVM.
@hosseeb 2024 will be the year of parallelized non-EVM 🌐😉.
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The Aptos ecosystem is already running games, payments, defi and more on Telegram – if you've used a TG app, you know UX makes or breaks it. Aptos takes it to another level. To make it even easier, we also released a new template for create-aptos-dapp: 1 click scaffold a.
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2019 Libra whitepaper: "an efficient medium of exchange for billions of people around the world". 2022: Libra -> Aptos. 2024: USDT on Aptos is now turning the original Libra whitepaper vision into a reality. Low cost payments at scale. Aptos.
🌐💲The native USDT supply on @Aptos is up 250% over the past week. The Libra/Diem vision continues to get built in a crypto-native way.
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. @Aptos_Network is a developer-first blockchain, designed for real adoption. We focus on the desires of the end-user, whilst keeping in mind the needs of the developer. These are the parties that define our network. We are here for devs, not the other way around.
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In the last 4 weeks there have been 6 fundraise announcements for projects building on Aptos / Move totaling $50m+ injected in the ecosystem this month alone. @Castileofficial .@IDAfi24.@Adot_web3 .@EchelonMarket .@myco_io .@Lyncworld . Investors are noticing anon. Are you?.
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The Aptos BD team executed nonstop in 2024 to provide the best opportunities for the convergence of institutional and retail flows onchain (read web2 <> web3). Aptos dominated institutional partnerships last year and is now entering the next phase (retail) with the best onchain.
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Here are some additional thoughts on funding opportunities in the Aptos ecosystem today. There are four main categories of where a developer or startup can seek funding: 1/ Aptos Foundation grants, 2/ external programs, 3/VCs, 4/ community. Let's break them down:. 1/ Aptos.
@subaashgautam this is right - we're going to have a big focus on funding in the next year, inclusive of VCs that are hungry for aptos deals. I'll share more on this in the coming days.
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What is HashPalette and why did we @AptosLabs acquire them? . As a former investment banker, this one is a special to me as we enter blockchain M&A territory. Let’s break this one down. When Aptos has its eyes set on a market or vertical, we go head first, all-in. We’ve done.
BIG NEWS: We've agreed to acquire @hashpalette_en, the pioneers behind Japan's Palette Chain! This is a game-changer for Japan & the Aptos ecosystem. 🌏. This underscores our commitment to Japan, supercharging their booming digital economy with @Aptos cutting-edge tech ⚡🌐
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This was Aptos before the largest stablecoin in the world launches natively. Imagine a post native USDt world on Aptos 🌐.
Aptos TVL has tripled since the start of 2024 as DeFi takes off. This growth can only mean one thing: The DeFi ecosystem on Aptos has been busy building—with no signs of slowing down 💥. Let's dive into key contributions and updates from the heavy hitters in Aptos DeFi 🧵.
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The fastest-growing Move community and world’s second fastest-growing web3 ecosystem in hyper-growth mode. Looking forward to supporting the acceleration of the Aptos ecosystem with @AveryChing at the helm. In 2025, we double down.
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Welcome Bitwise Aptos ETP. Institutional demand is real and it’s here. Open the floodgates.
For our European investors: .We’re excited to announce that a new Bitwise Aptos Staking ETP is scheduled to list on the SIX Swiss Exchange on Nov 19. Aptos is a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain that has grown to more than 8M monthly active users since its launch in 2022.
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One of my favorite metrics we track is venture investment into Aptos native projects. Based on that metric, the Aptos ecosystem has seen nearly 30 rounds totaling over $150m since inception – most of that in the last 12 months. Expecting at least double that this year.
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.@AptosLabs is forging strategic partnerships to drive blockchain innovation and empower developers. Our collaborations with industry leaders like Microsoft, and Franklin Templeton are accelerating the adoption of cutting-edge blockchain technology. This is the future of Web3.
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DON'T GET DISTRACTED BY ALL THE NOISE. IT'S APTOS. IT WAS ALWAYS APTOS. BUILD ON APTOS.
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Aptos TVL has shot right through $1 billion USD. Your estimates are too low.
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🚨USDT on Aptos now on OKX🚨. Payments on Aptos will soon be everywhere.
Native @Aptos $USDT is now supported on OKX!. With native $USDT @tether_to support on over 11 chains, we provide you a chain agnostic experience that allows you to capture opportunities when trading. Details:
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Here's a reminder of current USD gas fees to send stablecoins on different networks:. Tron: $3.47-7.05.Ethereum: $0.84.Solana: $0.08-0.18.Ton: $0.08.Aptos: $0.0001.
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7 of the top 10 defi projects on aptos have not launched a token yet. will make for an interesting year ahead.
very excited for @Aptos defi ecosystem going into 2025 . looking forward to multiple upcoming TGEs and new projects launching. Higher.
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Web2 gave us social media. Web3 is giving us ownership. And now…. We are interlinking the two. The Aptos blockchain will be the bridge between both worlds. 🌉.
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congrats to @movementfdn on today's launch! from that hilarious Twitter exchange with @rushimanche 12 months ago to growing the penetration of Move devs together. the real fun starts now💪.
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Aptos DeFi moves too quickly. TVL is now at 6.2x from the start of this year.
🦻 Overheard from @ournetwork__. Aptos is seeing strong DeFi momentum, with 4x TVL and user growth since the start of 2024, plus ~$50M in net stablecoins bridged to the network. Aptos Autumn is in full swing 🍂 Let's explore what's driving this growth.
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The Aave crew knows how to throw a party 🔥
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It has been an absolute pleasure working with @StaniKulechov and one of the best teams in DeFi. Check out Aave V3 on Aptos testnet today!.
Aave V3 has been deployed on @Aptos testnet, the first non-EVM deployment of the Aave Protocol 🌐. This testnet phase aims to validate Aave V3’s safety, stability, and performance on Aptos ahead of a potential mainnet launch. Full development update here:
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Aptos continues to be laser focused on bridging the gap between the best onchain ux with global markets. This time with the largest telco in Korea with 30 million users ready for a more efficient means of payment via USDT on Aptos.
South Korea's largest telecom provider, @SKtelecom, is integrating USDT on Aptos into its T wallet, bringing stablecoin access to 30 million users. This marks the first-ever USDT integration on a Move-powered blockchain, significantly expanding global access to digital currency
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Aave is the GOAT OG DeFi protocol and we hope Aptos can continue their great legacy as part of their Aave 2030 plan as the first non-EVM deployment. Check out the deployed code on Aptos testnet here:
Aptos Foundation has introduced a proposal to deploy Aave V3 on Aptos Mainnet as part of Aave’s open governance process. Aave Labs has built integration code and deployed it onto the Aptos testnet. If approved, this will be Aave's first deployment to a non-EVM blockchain. Read.
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I'm judging the next cohort of aptos ecosystem projects coming out of the Code Collision hackathon where we received close to 700 app submissions 🤯. I got a sneak preview of some of the demos and I'm blown away. Aptos future looking bright!.
Get ready - The @Aptos #CodeCollision Hackathon Finalist Demo Day is THIS WEEK ⏱️.16 incredible teams will present their projects to judges from @Aptos and others!. Tune in👇.⏲️2:30 PM UTC, Nov 1st.📺.Binance Live: .X Live:.
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Kicking off and standing room only at Aptos Experience. Truly Built Different. Let’s go!
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it's a good day to learn move and build the next 100x app on aptos.
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USDT wallet growth and usage has been consistently up and to the right. It's time for hockey stick growth when USDT is live on Aptos right around the corner.
Get an update on the stablecoin market with coverage on $USDC & $USDT in today’s @ournetwork__ issue. S/O contributors @RWA_xyz, @sashimiboi & @Henry_Child. Read the issue ⬇️
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Aptos vision = insanely bullish. There's always more to come but here's what happened last week alone:. - RAPTR - new upcoming Aptos consensus mechanism @SashaSpiegelman .- Move2 roadmap announced @wgrieskamp .- @librecap bringing funds from @BlackRock, Brevan Howard and Hamilton.
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Our Friends at the Aptos Foundation are hiring for a DeFi partner success manager. DM me if you’re chronically onchain and interested in joining a killer team. The team scaled TVL to $1bn+ in 2024, help us hit our next big milestone in 2025.
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Chainlink price feeds are now live on Aptos🔥. Many of the strongest OG EVM projects are recognizing Aptos and Move as the next frontier of DeFi. Still early innings!.
The Chainlink standard for verifiable data is now live on @Aptos—a layer-1 blockchain with $1B+ in TVL and member of Chainlink Scale. Chainlink Data Feeds provide developers on Aptos with the offchain data needed to create feature-rich applications.
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with native USDC now live and the fastest growth of USDT to half a billion in supply, aptos is very quickly becoming the go-to home for on chain payments. almost like the team built a payments network at Meta back in the day…. excited to see where this goes next.
BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Native USDC is LIVE on Aptos!. Accelerating Aptos' global financial ecosystem expansion in fashion—now with the successful integration of @Circle's USDC. Available soon on @Coinbase. Learn more 👇
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community first.
Nice got an airdrop for holding Aptos NFTs from a year ago.
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Come one, come all. See you there 🇰🇷.
Speaker Announcement 🎙️. We're thrilled to announce that Neil Harounian @neilhar_, Head of Ecosystem at @AptosLabs will be speaking at #KBW2024: IMPACT!
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What. A. Week. Massive shoutout to all the day 1 @Aptos_Network supporters and everyone that showed up to support the ecosystem @a16zcrypto @multicoincap @dragonfly_xyz @hashed_official @paraficapital @ElectricCapital @PayPal @coinbase @okx @6thManVentures @FTI_US.
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Get ready for more digital money on Aptos as part of Project e-HKD+ with @hkmagovhk . Aptos is in good company with other participants: Visa, ANZ, Fidelity, ChinaAMC, Bank of China, HSBC, ICBC, Standard Chartered Bank, DBS, BlackRock, Mastercard and China Mobile. on Aptos.
Hong Kong starts second phase of e-HKD pilot to explore tokenization, offline payments
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AI on Aptos has been taking off!. @flock_io is leading the pack with a more performant Move-tuned LLM to make it easier to write Move smart contracts.
FLock X @Aptos beat GPT 📣. Are we building an Aptos Move-tuned LLM that outperforms ChatGPT-4o? Absolutely!. Our collaboration with Aptos is redefining decentralised programming, making it easier to produce secure, high-quality Move code. See how we’re raising the bar for
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This is what it's all about!! Proud to rep for @theloonies_nft.
One of the most supportive figures in @Aptos, Neil, has been uplifting ecosystem projects like a true legend. Loonies can we convince @neilhar_ to change his PFP & support the project keeping the NFT vibe alive on chain? . Like, RT & Mass Mention ⚡️
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It's incredibly easy to be a 10x dev on a 10x chain. There's a reason why we're seeing much higher retention of devs building on move/aptos relative to other ecosystems. Time to make your move anon. .
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#feelingValidated. Projects on @Aptos_Network getting funded daily, many oversubscribed. VC’s who invested in Aptos realizing they made a HUGE win.
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Headed to Dubai + Abu Dhabi this week . Excited to see what the Aptos ecosystem has been cooking up in the region - let's link up!.
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