Aptos addresses the critical demands of decentralized applications with an emphasis on scalability, safety, reliability, and upgradeability. Created from a collaborative effort involving over 350 developers worldwide, Aptos incorporates state-of-the-art innovations in its foundation. The platform is powered by an optimistic concurrency control engine known as Block-STM, as well as a BFT Proof-of-Stake mechanism known as Jolteon. The introduction of the Move programming language is a defining characteristic, offering a secure and adaptable environment for application development.