Aptos Mainnet Launch Imminent: OKX Web3 Wallet Takes You Ahead of the Game for the Next Solana
As the market transitions between bull and bear cycles with subdued行情, the exploration of technological iteration in the Web3 world remains uninterrupted. Following Ethereum's Merge upgrade, the most significant event in the crypto space for 2022 is about to materialize:
Aptos Mainnet will launch between September 23 and December 22.
Also worth noting, OKX Web3 Wallet will be the first heterogeneous multi-chain digital wallet to integrate with Aptos upon its mainnet launch. According to OKX's official announcement, OKX Web3 Wallet will Complete the integration within 24 hours after Aptos Mainnet officially launches.
届时, OKX Web3钱包的用户可第一时间链接Aptos Assets和生态, 快人一步享受空投奖励和抄底优质项目. 同时, OKX Web3钱包也将面向Aptos生态推出Gas空投和DEX Trading奖励活动, 详情请见后续公告.
Of course, the significance of Aptos integrating with OKX Web3 Wallet extends far beyond that. With the rise of the multi-chain ecosystem, a large number of high-quality DApps continue to emerge, and the pain point of individual wallets being unable to operate across multiple public chains has become increasingly apparent — and OKX Web3 Wallet was created to solve precisely this issue. Below, we address each question one by one.
The Next Solana? Why Is Aptos So Hot?
Dubbed the "newly crowned public chain king," Aptos is a star project in the crypto space, widely compared to "the next Solana." Its core founding team largely spun out of Meta's stablecoin project Libra (later renamed Diem), with相当一部分人 being technical pillars at Meta. Additionally, Solana's former Head of Marketing Austin has officially joined Aptos as its Director of Ecosystem — a particularly impressive team background.
Building on Libra's technological foundation, the Aptos team developed an entirely new programming language called MOVE, which offers greater security compared to Ethereum's Solidity language, and will in the future also be compatible with the latter — enabling more ETH applications to migrate to the Aptos ecosystem.
Furthermore, Aptos has made a series of breakthroughs in consensus mechanisms and key security, also supporting multi-token Payment Gas fees. During testing, TPS theoretically reached 160K, surpassing Solana's 120K, and Trading confirmation time was reduced to under 1 second. Currently, over 200 projects are under development and deployment on Aptos testnet, with over 20,000 testnet validator nodes. Additionally, according to Martian Wallet — the Aptos ecosystem wallet — app downloads exceeded 100,000 by the end of August, underscoring its popularity.
Backed by multiple tailwinds, Aptos has attracted investment from renowned institutions including a16z, FTX Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, and Binance Labs since its inception, with a valuation of $2.75 billion.
Why Can OKX Web3 Wallet Effortlessly Navigate Aptos and Other Public Chain Ecosystems?
On September 20, Avery Ching — Aptos Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer — stated that there are already over 200 projects building on Aptos, with more than 70 NFT projects in the pipeline, and 3.5 million daily Trading on the testnet, averaging over 40 Trading every 7 seconds. Having such hype before mainnet launch speaks to Aptos' genuine momentum to overtake Solana.
The image below lists the top 20 projects on the Aptos chain, covering areas such as DeFi, NFT, and wallets, along with the hottest new concepts like DID and decentralized domains.
For everyday users, facing Aptos' vast ecosystem, rich applications, numerous and highly attractive future airdrops, as well as more growth-oriented and value-adding new projects — figuring out how to capture everything and participate seamlessly could prove to be quite a challenge.
Additionally, the sufficiently thriving yet overly fragmented crypto DApp ecosystem has brought users numerous frustrations. Currently, the absolute majority of crypto wallets are built around a single public chain. For example, MetaMask users cannot cross-chain to the Solana public chain to participate in projects — limited only to the Ethereum public chain. This inconvenience has plagued users across multiple chains since MetaMask's inception. Therefore, integrating with OKX Web3 Wallet within 24 hours of Aptos mainnet launch solves this problem for everyone.
Because OKX Web3 Wallet is a heterogeneous multi-chain wallet, simply using OKX Web3 Wallet allows you to directly access all applications in the Aptos ecosystem with one tap. Additionally, you can seamlessly switch between Aptos and ecosystems such as Tron, Solana, EVM, UTXO, and Cosmos. In short, for navigating heterogeneous multi-chains, one OKX Web3 Wallet is all you need.
Web3入口 — OKX Web3钱包怎么用?
How to access the smooth and seamless OKX Web3 Wallet? Using the mobile app as an example:
1) Click to enter the OKX App homepage, and click the Web3 Wallet button at the top:
2) Enter the Web3 Wallet main page, click the profile button in the top-left corner to access the settings page:
3) On the settings page, users can access the wallet management section at the top to Complete account setup. During the setup process, the seed phrase will be displayed — please be sure to store it securely. Additionally, users need to set up the wallet password in the wallet security section:
4) After completing basic account setup, users can browse specific projects in the wallet to assist with selection. Clicking the token option in the center will bring up the token management button.
Enter the token management page, which displays mainstream coins. Users can click on a specific token to view its details, learn more, and click the + symbol on the right to add it to their watchlist for real-time display on the main page:
5) At the top of the token management details page, clicking the custom token button allows you to enter information following the prompts on the new page, parsing token information that you want to look up but is not displayed in the asset list on the token management page.
This feature is useful for searching relatively niche or newly launched tokens:
6) Click the DeFi button, then click the Explore DApps button to access the DeFi project library, where you can search or browse specific DeFi projects and click to participate:
7) Click the NFT button, then click the Explore NFTs button to access the OKX NFT Marketplace, where you can experience one-stop NFT creation, issuance, trading, and data review:
8) The authorization function is primarily designed to promptly block asset transfers in extreme cases where a DeFi project attempts to withdraw assets from a user's personal wallet.
We remind users that before participating in any specific project, you should click into the project details page within the wallet, familiarize yourself with the project's background, materials, and details before making any decisions:
9) The four main buttons in the center of the main page cover four functions: asset withdrawal, deposit, QR code asset transfer, and trading history lookup:
When using the send and receive functions, please be sure to Confirm the transfer token, network, and address with the counterparty to avoid errors during the transfer process that may result in asset losses:
10) In the bottom menu bar, clicking the Trade button takes you to the spot trading page, which is similar to a decentralized trading feature.
Users can select the token they want to sell in the Pay section, and click the token they want to receive in the Receive section. Note that before trading, you need to Confirm the network type and pay attention to the gas fee:
Why choose OKX Web3 Wallet? Here are some compelling reasons:
1) Heterogeneous multi-chain: Supports Tron, Solana, EVM, UTXO, and Cosmos ecosystem chains — no need to switch between different apps to manage assets on different chains.
2) Unified across three platforms: Available on mobile app, browser extension, and desktop simultaneously, while the vast majority of competitors offer only one or two of these.
3) All Web3 needs in one place: The product includes a built-in NFT marketplace and DApp store, allowing users to seamlessly access trading, transfers, viewing, and direct experiences with a single tap. Additionally, token information is more comprehensive, including real-time and historical prices, price trends, contract addresses, and official media.
4) Fast asset trading, convenient wallet management: Built-in DEX functionality allows you to enter the trading page with one click to quickly Complete token swaps. Furthermore, Web3 Wallet employs the most comprehensive wallet management method, supporting both a single seed phrase generating multiple accounts and a single account adapting to multiple seed phrases. Currently, competitors only support one or the other.
5) KYT security alerts: OKX Web3 Wallet has integrated the Eye on KYT system, which boasts up to 200 million on-chain address labels. When users perform wallet transfers or DApp contract trades, the backend system automatically identifies malicious addresses and suspicious trades and other risks. When a trading counterparty has a risky address attribute, OKX Web3 Wallet will automatically display an alert, helping users better avoid risks such as asset theft or loss. Additionally, the wallet provides common fraud case studies to enhance users' risk awareness.
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