# Aptos > The chain to move what matters: value, data, and ideas for billions everywhere Aptos is a Layer 1 blockchain network designed for high-throughput applications using the Move language and parallel execution. Aptos is a Layer 1 blockchain network designed for high-throughput decentralized applications using the Move programming language. Developers deploy smart contracts with parallel transaction processing and sub-second finality. The network supports DeFi, gaming, social, and onchain financial primitives, with built-in account abstraction and resource-oriented asset modeling via Move. - Type: Network - Sector: Blockchain Platforms - Status: Active - Founded: 2022-10-12 - Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/Aptos ## Products - [Aptos Mainnet](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Aptos): Aptos Mainnet is a Layer 1 blockchain built with the Move programming language for resource-oriented smart contract execution. The network processes transactions in parallel through Block-STM and uses BFT-based consensus to provide sub-second finality with low transaction fees. It supports DeFi, payments, gaming, and enterprise applications with native account abstraction and on-chain upgradeability. (L1, Live, Main Product) - [Aptos Explorer](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Aptos): Aptos Explorer is a block explorer for the Aptos blockchain that provides search and visualization of on-chain data. It indexes transactions, accounts, validators, and smart contract deployments through real-time data feeds with comprehensive history. Users can look up account balances, token holdings, and validator metrics through unified search across addresses, transaction hashes, and block heights. (Block Explorer, Live) ## Assets - [Aptos Coin (APT)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Aptos): APT is the native token of the Aptos blockchain. It is used to pay for transaction fees, staking, and on-chain governance on a network that executes transactions in parallel, automatically detecting and resolving conflicts. The SEC and CFTC have jointly classified APT as a digital commodity, not a security, under their full interpretive authority. 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