Aptos CEO Avery Ching Unveils Global Trading Engine to Bring Real-World Finance On-Chain

New York — Aptos Labs co-founder and chief executive Avery Ching outlined a sweeping plan to bring capital markets on-chain through what he described as a “Global Trading Engine”, during his keynote address at Aptos Experience 2025 in New York.

The new framework, designed to merge blockchain efficiency with institutional-grade infrastructure, aims to position the Aptos network as the backbone for next-generation financial systems — a move that underscores the industry’s shift from experimentation to full-scale adoption.

“Blockchain is entering the heart of global finance,” Ching said, speaking before hundreds of developers, investors, and institutional partners. “Aptos is no longer just a Layer-1 chain — it’s becoming the infrastructure for real-world value movement.”

He cited a series of performance milestones: over 330 live projects, 3.5 billion transactions processed, and a network total value locked exceeding $1 billion. The Aptos blockchain, launched three years ago, now records block creation times of 85 milliseconds, soon to be reduced to under 50 milliseconds with the upcoming Velociraptor upgrade. “That’s 400 times faster than Solana and more than 300 times faster than Base,” Ching noted, adding that Aptos’ throughput “now approaches the physical limits of information transfer.”

Beyond speed, Ching emphasized fairness and composability — key principles for what he called “the next era of transparent, high-frequency trading.” Aptos is developing encryption-based transaction ordering to prevent MEV (miner extractable value) manipulation and experimenting with dark pool-like privacy features for institutional users.

The “Global Trading Engine” architecture integrates spot, derivatives, and yield markets into a unified on-chain framework. According to Ching, this model would allow large trading firms, custodians, and decentralized protocols to operate in a shared liquidity environment while retaining regulatory compliance.

Joining Ching on stage, Pawas Chandra, General Manager and Business Head at Jio Sphere, described how the Indian telecom giant is already using Aptos infrastructure for its on-chain rewards program, TrueCoin, which has surpassed 9.4 million users. “Aptos is the first blockchain that truly understands enterprise execution,” Chandra said.

Ching also highlighted Aptos’ growing roster of institutional partners — including PayPal Ventures, BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and Apollo Global Management — as evidence that traditional finance is converging with blockchain infrastructure.

“The goal is simple,” he said. “To build one public network that can power real-time, transparent capital markets for the entire world.”

The presentation marks a pivotal moment for the Aptos ecosystem, as the company pivots from Web3 experimentation to infrastructure deployment in regulated markets. Industry observers expect forthcoming announcements on cross-chain connectivity, institutional integrations, and further performance upgrades to shape Aptos’ 2026 roadmap.