Overview

• Jio announced the partnership with Aptos Foundation and Aptos Labs to integrate a layer-1 blockchain into its telecom services.
• Pawas Chandra unveiled the move at the Aptos Experience event, confirming a live beta with about 9.4 million participants.
• The program is designed to deliver real-world utility rather than speculation in how users earn and use rewards.
• Aptos Labs will provide technical support, leveraging high-throughput, low-cost infrastructure for heavy transaction loads.
• The companies intend to expand beyond the beta to Jio’s roughly 500 million customers after testing and refinement.