Unpredictable Crypto Launch Shows How Difficult It Is to Surpass Ethereum
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Frustrated messages flooded Aptos’ support channel on Discord on October 19, the day the business published the coins for its new blockchain. In the crypto community , Aptos—which sprang from the ashes of Meta’s Diem digital currency project—had been heralded as a “Solana-killer.” It was immediately obvious that something had gone awry after the launch. People complained they couldn’t participate in Aptos’ token airdrop, which gave the chain’s native cryptocurrency, APT, to early backers as a reward. On the day of the airdrop, Aptos momentarily banned its Discord page, a move the firm claimed was meant to thwart scammers. This added to their worry. One of the many people seeking assistance says, “When the drop time came, I was supposed to receive 300 APT tokens [worth roughly $3,000], but I didn’t receive any. He claims that he is prepared to ...