Key Takeaways
- Aptos crossed the L1 record of over 65 million held by Sui Network by a significant margin of over 50%.
- Aptos surpassed Solana by recording 115.4 million transactions in a single day, compared to Solana’s 31.7 million.
The layer-1 blockchain platform Aptos hit a record number of user transactions in a single day reaching 97.488 million, as per data from Aptoscan. The huge surge in transaction limit is owing to the launch of Tapos Cat, a clicker game where users can earn rewards. Within its first day on the mainnet, the game processed a staggering 10 million transactions.
Aptos also broke a new record by crossing the L1 record of more than 65 million held by Sui Network by a significant margin of over 50%. Aptos surpassed Solana by recording 115.4 million transactions in a single day, compared to Solana’s 31.7 million. Aptos’ user TPS (transactions per second) reached an all-time high of 32,000 on the same day.
In the game, users earn $HEART tokens by ‘tickling’ a virtual cat. The game’s structure facilitates multiple transactions, and it offers a gas-fee-free experience for the first 72 hours, encouraging players to participate without extra costs.
Despite the high volume of transactions, Aptos has maintained consistent gas fees and success rates. This stability is ensured by the Aggregator feature on the Aptos platform, which enables the simultaneous processing of multiple transactions, providing a seamless and efficient user experience.
However, not everyone is celebrating the entry of Tapos Cat. The CEO of Helius Labs recently expressed doubts about the game’s longevity and practical application. He noted that the game mainly encourages users to click and buy, which he believes is done to manipulate numbers rather than serve users’ needs.
In defense of the Aptos approach, its supporters have pointed out that innovation is the key to success and that the company is staffed with top professionals. They state that although Tapos Cat might seem to lack an intrinsic use case at first, it is a crucial engineering endeavour that establishes the viability and durability of the Aptos network.
Aptos was founded in 2021 by Mohammad Shaikh and Avery Ching. Since its launch, Aptos has raised over $350 million from investors, including venture capital arms of crypto exchanges like Coinbase and Binance, as well as now-bankrupt firms such as Three Arrows Capital and FTX.
