Movemaker: The Aptos Foundation spent millions of dollars to drive ecological construction in the Chinese-speaking area, and the officially authorized community organization was officially established

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01/27/2025·3MMovemaker, a community organization officially authorized by the Aptos Foundation, was officially established. Jointly initiated by Ankaa and BlockBooster, Movemaker focuses on the promotion and construction of the Aptos Chinese-speaking area ecology, aiming to accelerate the application implementation and ecological prosperity of Aptos in the Chinese-speaking area through resource integration, community empowerment and technical support.
As a decentralized community organization, Movemaker has received millions of dollars in funding and resource support from the Aptos Foundation. Movemaker will have independent decision-making rights, aiming to efficiently respond to the needs of developers and ecosystem builders in the Chinese-speaking area and promote the further expansion of Aptos in the global Web3 field.
"The Chinese community is an integral part of the Aptos ecosystem and an important force driving the growth of Web3 as a whole. The launch of Movemaker demonstrates our strong commitment to this community and its important role in driving Web3 innovation," Aptos Labs said CEO and co-founder Avery Ching. "I look forward to working with the teams at Ankaa, the Aptos Foundation, Aptos Labs, and BlockBooster to empower developers, cultivate groundbreaking projects, and build a thriving environment for innovation and growth in this critical market."
"Movemaker is an ode to the Chinese community and symbolizes our commitment to tapping the unlimited potential of outstanding developers and launching global products," said Ash Pampati, head of ecosystem at Aptos. "We are very excited to accelerate Web3 startups through the deep talent pool in this market."
Multi-million dollar funding and resource support: empowering ecological
construction
The establishment of Movemaker marks a new stage of Aptos Foundation's strategic layout in the Chinese-speaking area. With the full support of the Aptos Foundation, Movemaker will prioritize focusing on the following directions:
Establish an ecological funding fund to assist the incubation and development of the Aptos project
Movemaker will have the right to approve and issue special funding funds for Aptos ecological construction to promote the sustainable development of the Aptos blockchain ecosystem. This ecological funding fund will prioritize innovative projects in the following key areas:
- DeFi
- The deep integration of artificial intelligence and blockchain
- Innovative payment
- Stablecoins and RWA
Movemaker will focus on supporting developers and projects in the Chinese-speaking region, and at the same time attract teams from around the world that are focused on the Chinese-speaking region market to join the Aptos ecological construction to ensure that resources can be accurately implemented and promote rapid iteration of technology and applications.
Enhance the community influence of Aptos in the Chinese-speaking area
Movemaker will undertake the community building and promotion functions of Aptos in the Chinese-speaking area, using Hong Kong as the regional hub, and through multi-dimensional measures, comprehensively enhance the visibility and influence of Aptos in the Chinese-speaking area, and attract more builders to join the ecological co-construction.
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Establishing Aptos Co-creation Space (Aptos Space): Movemaker will set up Aptos Co-creation Space (Aptos Space) in Hong Kong to provide an open collaboration platform for developers and entrepreneurial teams.
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Developer interaction and community building: By holding various activities such as hackathons, Hacker Houses, technology workshops, and community meet-ups, Movemaker will provide developers with resources and technical support, build a diversified interactive platform, and attract outstanding developers. Those who join the Aptos ecosystem.
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Public relations and political and business cooperation: Movemaker will establish close cooperative relationships with government agencies, industry associations and business organizations in Hong Kong and Chinese-speaking areas to provide support for the legal and compliance implementation of Aptos ecological projects.
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Brand and marketing: Through precise market strategies and in-depth cooperation with mainstream media and industry leaders, Movemaker will comprehensively enhance the brand awareness and influence of Aptos among users and developer groups in the Chinese-speaking region.
Full-year goal: Promote ecological development with quantitative results
Movemaker's first year of operation will focus on the comprehensive improvement of the Aptos Chinese-speaking area ecology, and has formulated the following core goals:
- Millions of new users : Attract more new users into the Aptos ecosystem through community activities and user education;
- Increase on-chain activity by 5 times : Increase the frequency of on-chain interactions by supporting high-quality ecological projects and optimizing user participation experience;
- Expand community influence by 5 times : Enhance Aptos’ brand voice in the Chinese-speaking Web3 community through online and offline activities covering more regions and people.
**Looking to the future: Building an ecological cooperation matrix in
Aptos Chinese-speaking area**
The establishment of Movemaker is an important step in the ecological strategy of Aptos Foundation in the Chinese-speaking area. In the future, Movemaker will create an ecological matrix covering multiple resources through open cooperation to further promote Aptos' comprehensive layout in the Chinese-speaking area.
Movemaker will focus on expanding partnerships in the following areas:
- Cooperation with investment institutions: Establish close cooperation with investment institutions in Web2 and Web3 to provide financing opportunities for high-quality projects, help projects grow rapidly, and promote the deep integration of traditional capital and Aptos ecology;
- User and developer community : attract more users and developers to join the Aptos ecosystem through continuous empowerment and support;
- Industry Leaders and Media : Enhance the awareness and influence of the Aptos ecosystem in the Chinese-speaking region through content dissemination and brand promotion;
- Infrastructure partners : Promote the interoperability between the Aptos ecosystem and on-chain and off-chain resources, and expand the ecological boundaries.
Movemaker is committed to becoming the key driving engine for the ecological development of Aptos in the Chinese-speaking region, fully tapping the potential of Aptos technology in the Chinese-speaking market through multi-party collaboration and continuous innovation. In the future, with the addition of more partners, Movemaker will further consolidate Aptos' core position in the Chinese ecosystem and drive Aptos towards greater prosperity and success.