Aptos mainnet launches encrypted mempool, allowing users to encrypt pending transactions to reduce MEV risk.

PANews October 13 news, Aptos posted on X platform that the Encrypted Mempool has gone live on the Aptos mainnet. Users can choose to enable it on a per-transaction basis, keeping pending transactions encrypted until the block they are in is finalized. The functions being called and their input parameters are not made public before execution, while the sender and gas fees remain visible, in order to reduce the risk of MEV attacks. Aptos stated that this feature is aimed at institutions, traders, and AI agents, and can prevent large orders from exposing trading intent before execution.