Aptos Co-Founder Says Layer-1 Project Approaching Tipping Point of Mainstream Adoption
The co-founder of Aptos (APT) believes that the layer-1 crypto project is on the verge of massive mainstream adoption. In a new interview with crypto influencer Scott Melker, Aptos CEO and co-founder Mo Shaikh says that the speed of the Aptos network makes it a highly attractive blockchain for payments. He also says that Aptos’ new cold storage wallet card designed to hold a user’s digital asset portfolio could make crypto payments more mainstream. “I think in one to two years we would love to see card and mobile wallet penetration increase to greater than 20% of all cardholders or mobile phone devices. That would be something we would be incredibly proud of, and we’re very close to that.” He compares the Aptos project to the early days of technology companies that later became giants in the tech industry. “No different than Facebook grew like wildfire to competitors like TikTok grew like wildfire, we’re right there, rig...