# Aptos

By [upiuo](https://paragraph.com/@upiuo) · 2023-06-07

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Aptos is a [Layer 1](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/layer-1-blockchain) [Proof-of-Stake](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/proof-of-stake-pos) (PoS) blockchain that employs a novel [smart contract](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/smart-contract) programming language called Move, a Rust-based programming language that was independently developed by Meta (formerly Facebook)’s Diem blockchain engineers.

Aptos’s vision is a blockchain that brings mainstream adoption to [web3](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/what-is-web-3-0) and empowers an ecosystem of [DApps](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/decentralized-applications-dapps) to solve real-world user problems.

[https://opensea.io/assets/0xBB7185B58b5fBb8ea56C7A14D633a4fec9D2A6d3/2](https://opensea.io/assets/0xBB7185B58b5fBb8ea56C7A14D633a4fec9D2A6d3/2)

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*Originally published on [upiuo](https://paragraph.com/@upiuo/aptos)*