Unchained Aptos Is Betting Big on Transparency After Crypto’s Black Friday, Says CEO - Ep. 927
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Oct 18, 2025 Avery Ching, CEO and co-founder of Aptos, dives into the future of blockchain infrastructure. He discusses how a lack of transparency harmed traders during recent market events and how Decibel aims to change that with a fully on-chain perpetual exchange. Ching highlights partnerships, including one with World Liberty Financial, and the potential of Jiocoin to onboard 500 million users in India. He emphasizes the need for accountability in crypto trading and explains how Aptos can reduce systemic risks through enhanced visibility.
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Purpose-Built Fast Trading Layer
- Aptos focuses on being a purpose-built Layer 1 optimized for fast, fair asset trading rather than general-purpose infrastructure.
- The team targets a global trading engine that matches centralized performance while adding blockchain transparency.
Shelby: Decentralized Hot Storage
- Shelby is presented as decentralized real-time hot storage tailored for AI, creators, and enterprise workloads to cut egress and cloud costs.
- Aptos positions Shelby as an S3-like layer with much lower latency and specialized primitives for real-time applications.
Decibel: Fully Onchain Perps
- Decibel aims to be a fully onchain, full-stack spot and perpetual exchange combining centralized performance with blockchain fairness.
- The goal is transparent matching, order visibility, and no hidden off-chain matching black boxes.