A claim that Aptos will shut down its blockchain within six months spread on X on October 3, 2026, without supporting documentation. Aptos co-founder and CEO Avery Ching rejected the speculation, calling it a "baseless rumor" and separately describing it as "Stupid rumors." Aptos’ public materials showed ongoing governance proposals, network upgrades and tokenomics changes, but no plan to suspend its mainnet. The original post by zero (@WEB3Zer0) had more than 27,500 views by the time of writing, while a post questioning it had about 6,400 views. Separate claims about Aptos dismissing nearly 70% of its workforce and facing financial difficulties remained unverified. CoinMarketCap data for October 3 showed APT trading at $0.7996, up 2.43% over 24 hours, with a market capitalization of about $696.61 million and trading volume of roughly $57.15 million. The shutdown claim remains an unverified rumor rather than a documented Aptos plan.