Aptos (APT) opened 8 September 2026 at about $0.640, against $0.536 on 1 September. That is a rise of about 19.5% in seven days, based on CoinGecko daily data at 00:00 UTC. Even after the rise, APT traded roughly 97% below its all-time high of $19.92, set in January 2023. The week brought no protocol announcement. The rise came after supply changes passed earlier in 2026, ahead of a busy period: the end of the original four-year vesting schedule and a major node release.
The week in numbers
All figures are CoinGecko data at 00:00 UTC.
| Metric | 1 Sep 2026 | 8 Sep 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.536 | $0.640 |
| Market capitalisation | $459.6M | $549.7M |
| 24-hour trading volume (all venues) | $61.7M | $78.8M |
- Seven-day change: about +19.5% (from $0.5355 to $0.6402).
- Daily path: APT's lowest daily open in the period was $0.518 on 31 August. From 1 to 8 September the daily opens rose on every day except 5 September ($0.580, down from $0.603 on 4 September).
- Distance from the peak: the all-time high of $19.92 was set on 26 January 2023. At $0.64, APT was about 96.8% below that level.
Why supply matters for APT
The main structural change in 2026 is on APT's supply side. Three on-chain governance proposals were passed and executed. The Aptos account announced them on X in late March 2026:
Proposal #183: hard supply cap of 2.1 billion APT
Before this proposal, APT had no maximum supply, and staking rewards would have kept adding tokens indefinitely. The on-chain record shows the proposal as executed, with 335,184,203 APT voting yes and 1,540 APT voting no. CoinGecko now lists APT's maximum supply as 2.1 billion.
Proposal #184: staking reward rate cut from 5.19% to 2.6%
The on-chain proposal is titled "AIP 140: reduce staking reward rate from 5.19% -> 2.6%". It was executed with 325,109,616 APT for and 2,095,734 APT against. A lower reward rate means fewer new tokens issued to stakers each year. The cost of that issuance falls mainly on holders who do not stake.
Proposal #185: 10x gas fee increase
Aptos burns transaction fees. A tenfold fee increase therefore raises the number of tokens destroyed for each transaction. How much this offsets issuance depends on network activity.
The unlock schedule
APT's original four-year vesting schedule for core contributors and early backers ended in October 2026, according to Crypto Briefing (8 October 2026).
APT from the 2023 peak to the October releases
Step through the dated events around APT's September 2026 rise: supply votes, the price week, node releases and the reported Foundation lock.
- 26 January 2023All-time high of $19.92done
APT set its all-time high of $19.92. At $0.64 on 8 September 2026 it was about 96.8% below that level.
- Late March 2026Three supply proposals announceddone
The Aptos account announced on X three executed governance proposals: #183 set a hard supply cap of 2.1 billion APT, #184 cut the staking reward rate from 5.19% to 2.6%, and #185 raised gas fees tenfold. Aptos burns transaction fees.
- 1 September 2026Week opens at $0.536done
APT opened at $0.536, with a market capitalisation of $459.6M and 24-hour volume of $61.7M across venues (CoinGecko, 00:00 UTC).
- 5 September 2026The one down daydone
The daily open fell to $0.580 from $0.603 on 4 September. Every other daily open from 1 to 8 September was higher than the day before.
- 8 September 2026Week closes at $0.640, up about 19.5%done
APT opened at $0.640. Market capitalisation was $549.7M, a rise of about $90 million, and 24-hour volume was $78.8M, up about 28%. The week brought no protocol announcement.
- 17 September 2026Node v1.49.1-hotfixdone
Aptos Labs published mainnet node v1.49.1-hotfix and told validators to upgrade.
- 23 September 2026Node v1.49.1 releaseddone
The release enables Block-STM v2, Aptos's parallel transaction execution engine, by default and bumps the gas schedule to version 49. The release notes give no performance figures.
- 2 to 16 October 2026Releases v1.49.2 to v1.49.6done
A series of node releases fixed issues including validator set changes in DKG (distributed key generation) and mempool handling.
- 8 October 2026Vesting end and 210M APT lock reporteddone
Crypto Briefing reported that the original four-year vesting schedule ended in October 2026 and that the Aptos Foundation plans to lock and permanently stake 210 million APT, one-tenth of the new cap. Both rest on this single report.
This lists dated events from the article only: it does not show net issuance, the size of fee burns or unlock flows, and it does not explain or predict APT's price.
What followed the week
- 17 September 2026: Aptos Labs published mainnet node v1.49.1-hotfix. Validators were told to upgrade.
- 23 September 2026: Mainnet node v1.49.1 was released. Its changes include "Enable Block-STM v2 by default" and a gas schedule bump to version 49. Block-STM is Aptos's parallel transaction execution engine. The release notes do not give performance figures.
- 2 to 16 October 2026: A series of node releases (v1.49.2 to v1.49.6) fixed issues including validator set changes in DKG (distributed key generation) and mempool handling.
- 8 October 2026: Crypto Briefing reported that the Aptos Foundation plans to lock and permanently stake 210 million APT, which equals one-tenth of the new cap.
How to read the move
A 20% weekly gain from a low base is a small amount in dollar terms: market capitalisation rose by about $90 million. Three things are worth tracking against the price:
- Net issuance: staking rewards at 2.6% minus fees burned. Fee burns grow only with on-chain usage.
- Unlock flow: whether supply entering the market shrinks now that the vesting schedule has ended, as Crypto Briefing reported.
- Volume confirmation: 24-hour volume rose by about 28% over the week, from $61.7M to $78.8M, in line with the price move. The volume figures are aggregates across venues and do not show who was buying.
The price series comes from a single aggregator, and both the end of vesting and the Foundation lock rest on one Crypto Briefing report.
