Aptos launches encrypted mempool on mainnet and completes four-year token vesting schedule, reducing monthly emissions by ~60%.
DeFi & Yields ·
Aptos activated an optional encrypted mempool on mainnet, enabling transactions to be shielded from front-running, while simultaneously completing its four-year insider token vesting schedule. The encrypted mempool feature adds protection against maximal extractable value (MEV) manipulation. With the vesting schedule now concluded, monthly token emissions are reduced by approximately 60%.
The timing of these two developments—the anti-MEV infrastructure upgrade and the reduction in circulating token supply from vesting completion—alters the network's supply and demand dynamics. Fewer monthly emissions lower forward dilution pressure, while the encrypted mempool addresses a known pain point in transaction execution. The encrypted mempool remains optional for users, meaning adoption depends on voluntary uptake rather than mandatory enforcement.
The long-term effects of reduced emissions on token price and network security remain to be observed, as does the extent to which users and applications will adopt the encrypted mempool feature over standard transaction submission methods.