Aptos launches Confidential APT on mainnet for compliant privacy
Aptos (APT)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
Cryptobriefing.com reports that Aptos has activated Confidential APT on its mainnet, allowing users to encrypt token balances while keeping wallet addresses visible. This feature, integrated into the Petra Wallet, operates as a 1:1 wrapped version of APT and relies on zero-knowledge proofs and homomorphic encryption to verify transactions without revealing underlying data. The design targets compliance-heavy use cases like payroll processing and corporate treasury management, where businesses need privacy from competitors but transparency for regulators.
Users opt in to shield their balances, meaning the default transparent experience remains untouched for those who do not need privacy. The initiative followed Proposal #188, which received near-unanimous community support during governance voting on April 24-25, 2026. Official wallet support was confirmed on August 4, 2026, with approximately 15,000 APT moving into confidential pools by mid-August.
Currently, only the native APT token is eligible for these confidential transactions, though the standard can extend to other tokens via future governance votes. Aptos has seen significant infrastructure growth, with daily transaction volumes surpassing 8 million by April 2026. The project aims to balance business privacy needs with regulatory scrutiny by ensuring law enforcement can still trace fund flows between visible addresses.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for APT, measured when this story was written up on 8 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
APT is trading at $0.6410 with a 24-hour spot volume of $6,830,784 across 38,154 trades. Over the last hour, buying pressure has intensified, with the buy ratio rising to 54.2% and a positive volume delta of +$52,882, indicating immediate accumulation. However, this short-term strength contrasts with the 4-hour window, where the buy ratio dropped to 39.6% and volume delta turned negative at -$210,244, suggesting recent selling pressure. The 24-hour buy ratio sits at 50.6%, with a cumulative volume delta of +$82,038 and a negative CVD of -$30,088 at close. These metrics show that while buyers are active in the immediate term, the broader 24-hour trend includes periods of net outflow, with net buying occurring in only 14 of the last 24 hours.
The latest daily buy ratio of 46.3% sits at the 12th percentile of the last 324 days, against a median of 49.3% - weaker buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for APT, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, APT exhibited a balanced trading environment with a 7-day average buy ratio of 50.4%, which is nearly identical to the current 24-hour reading of 50.6%. Volume activity remained stable, with 24-hour volume at 1.02x the weekly average, indicating no unusual spike in participation. The coin experienced a 19.4% price increase over eight days, supported by a total volume delta of +$493,087. Net buying occurred on 5 of the past 7 days, reflecting consistent but not overwhelming bullish sentiment. Compared to the weekly baseline, today’s trading activity is ordinary, with volume and buy ratios aligning closely with recent averages rather than deviating significantly.