APT
−5.9%Aptos launches mainnet encrypted mempool feature to stop bots
Image: CointelegraphAptos launched an optional Encrypted Mempool feature on its mainnet. The tool hides pending transaction details until validators finalize block order. This design aims to protect traders from frontrunning and sandwich attacks. Encrypted transactions require a minimum gas price of twice the network base minimum. The network noted tests add about 20 milliseconds of latency with 50 nodes. Meanwhile, the native APT token fell more than 11 percent over 24 hours.
Key points
- Aptos launched its optional Encrypted Mempool feature on the mainnet to prevent frontrunning and sandwich attacks.
- The feature hides pending transaction details until validators finalize order placement.
- Encrypted transactions require a minimum gas price at twice the network base minimum.
- Tests involving 50 validators show the system adds roughly 20 milliseconds of latency.
Why it matters
The new feature helps traders avoid maximal extractable value exploitation by concealing pending transaction instructions from bots until block ordering is finalized.
Price context · APT
At publication
$0.8334
Now
$0.8396
Change since
+0.75%
7 days · dashed line = publication
Sources · 2 publishers
Crypto.news
Tier 2
Aptos launches Encrypted Mempool: How does it work?
Coverage timeline
- First reported by Cointelegraph
- Confirmed by Crypto.news
- CryptoVideos brief published
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