https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/10/17/aptos-blockchain-goes-live-on-mainnet/
Aptos Labs 区块链于周一启动了其主网，成为 Facebook 分拆网络中第一个首映并测试其数十亿美元估值的网络。
Aptos 是几位前 Meta 员工的心血结晶，他们开创了公司失败的 diem 稳定币。 Aptos 区块链的代码是用 Move 编写的，这是一种基于 Rust 的编程语言，受到 Mysten Labs 的青睐。 Sui 区块链，另一个即将推出的网络。
虽然 Aptos Labs 已宣布其网络“上线”，但它的生态系统远未完成，数十个团队尚未推出对去中心化金融 (DeFi) 至关重要的钱包、交易场所和不可替代的代币技术。在这些 - 以及象征性的 - 首次亮相之前，Aptos 不会有太多事情要做。
区块链本身已经启动并运行，已经完成了它的“创世交易”。 10 月 12 日。即便如此，事实证明基础设施仍不稳定； Aptos 内部的建设人员告诉 CoinDesk，主网的推出是“仓促的”。
在由 a16z 牵头的一轮融资中获得 2 亿美元后，这个备受关注的区块链于 3 月首次成为头条新闻，包括 Tiger Global、Katie Haun、Multicoin Capital、FTX Ventures、Coinbase Ventures、Binance Labs 和 PayPal Ventures 在内的主要投资者纷纷涌入融资该项目。
7 月，Aptos 完成了由 FTX Ventures 和 Jump Crypto 牵头，Binance Labs 参与的 1.5 亿美元 A 轮融资，紧随投资者资金的涌入之后又掀起了另一场淘金热。第二轮融资设置了公司的。报告估值为 20 亿美元，是公司六个月前估值的四倍。
达到如此高的估值可能对 Aptos 的未来发展至关重要。成为 Web3 之家的既定目标。它直接瞄准了以太坊的其他更快、更便宜的替代方案，也许最著名的是 Solana，这是 Rust 语言家族中的另一个区块链。
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