Deployed keyless accounts using ZK proofs to hide the link between Google/Apple logins and on-chain accounts for self-custody.

Became the #1 EVM chain by weekly Unique Active Wallets, surpassing Polygon, Sui, and Aptos according to a16z in 2025.

Partnerships established with PayPal (PYUSD), NBCUniversal, and regional payment rails.

Achieved sub-50ms block times, faster than any other major L1, following major infrastructure upgrades shipped in 2025.

X-Chain Accounts feature is currently in testnet, allowing Ethereum and Solana users to create Aptos accounts using existing wallets without new seed phrases, bridging, or acquiring APT for gas.

Has a large cliff unlock exceeding $5 million scheduled for the week of January 5-11, 2026.

Processed 1.9 billion transactions in 2025 with average fees below $0.001 per transaction.

Franklin Templeton deployed on the chain.

Achieved 22% transaction growth over the 7-day period ending December 29, 2025, ranking third among major chains tracked by Nansen.

Ranked fifth among Layer 1 blockchains by daily active users in 2025 according to CryptoRank data.

Featured in Messari's 2025 report as one of the high-performance L1s highlighted for fast finality, high throughput, and low costs alongside Solana, Sei Network, and Sui Network.

Nominated in the "Best In Payments" category for an awards ceremony scheduled for December 30th, 2025.

Reached a market capitalization of $1.1B and ranked #88 on CoinGecko as of December 19, 2025.

Listed on Crypto.com's Earn program offering 9% annual percentage rate rewards for staking APT tokens.

Implemented post-quantum cryptography readiness using SLH-DSA to protect user funds and assets

Has a staking ratio of 96.0%, the highest among major blockchain projects.

Anchorage Digital provides qualified custody for Aptos-native RWAs.

AgentLISA security platform integrates engineers from Aptos Labs into their team, alongside engineers from Meta and CertiK, to conduct protocol audits.

Binance removes APT/FDUSD from cross-margin trading effective December 23, 2025, at 09:00, though the pair remains available for isolated margin trading.

APT token declines 83% since Trump took office, ranking among the worst performers compared to major cryptocurrencies including BTC (-18%), ETH (-10%), and SOL (-52%).

Aptos insider states the competitive gap with Solana and other major L1s has grown by orders of magnitude since launch, acknowledging difficulty for new L1s to gain market share against Solana.

Stablecoin supply grows to $1.9B (3x increase from $600M in early 2025), now ranking 10th among all chains by stablecoin supply, with $386M in stablecoin inflows recorded. Paxos institutional stablecoin USDG0 launches on the platform.

SantaBrowser, backed by Aptos, Polygon, and Bitfinex, has 2 million active users and begins an airdrop campaign through xeet.ai with no official TGE date announced.

APT surpasses SOL in 24-hour stablecoin inflows.

Aptos Labs backs Santa Browser, a privacy-focused browser with over 2M users that allows users to earn while browsing.

World Liberty Financial launches USD1 stablecoin on Aptos, reaching $40M TVL within days with ecosystem integrations including Thala, Echelon, Hyperion, Tapp, and Decibel. The chain currently holds $1.7B in stablecoin liquidity and exceeds $1.2B in RWA metrics.

Native yield infrastructure Goblin.fi secures $1M funding round with participation from Aptos cofounder and CEO Avery Ching alongside OKX Ventures and Gate Ventures.

Allscale, a self-custody neobank, raises $5M led by YZI Labs with participation from Aptos Labs.

APT features in CoinShares Altcoins ETF (DIME, U.S.), providing institutional investors with ETF-based exposure to the token.

Stablecoin market cap on the network adds $292.9M in 24 hours and approaches a new all-time high.

Tether receives approval in Abu Dhabi, enabling ADGM-licensed firms to use USDT on Aptos alongside seven other blockchain networks.

APT records $116M in 24-hour trading volume spike. Co-founder announces Decibel DEX targets Q1 mainnet launch, while unveiling two new products: Shelby decentralized storage protocol and Namespaces blockchain infrastructure, alongside confirmation of significant leadership changes completed this year.

Thala joins "12 Days of Aptos" campaign featuring tasks around swaps, liquidity provision, and CLMM strategies with rewards for participants.

USDT usage reaches all-time highs with weekly transfer count up approximately 15x since the start of the year.

$19.88M worth of APT tokens will unlock in the upcoming week.

Velociraptor upgrade rolls out to mainnet with record median block times of 58 milliseconds achieved in the past day.

$10,000 trading competition for RESERVE/APT pool ends in 3 days with returns reaching nearly 4× per $1 in fees.

Token price falls 57% in Autumn 2025, ranking among the top 10 projects with largest price declines during this period.

TVL increases 6x following Aave incentives launch, while Binance introduces soft staking support and Decibel testnet goes live for perpetual trading.

Early use cases of confidential token transfers go live through partnership with Hyperion.

Aptos Labs and Reliance Jio's JioAds engage in partnership discussions at India Blockchain Week 2025, exploring blockchain infrastructure for digital advertising and everyday experiences at India scale using Aptos Blockchain, Shelby, and Namespace products. The fireside chat between Avery Ching (Aptos Labs CEO) and Shankar Jayaraman (Reliance Jio SVP) focuses on trust, transparency, and verifiable data flows for next-generation AdTech.

Ethena maintains $262M BUIDL holdings on Aptos following a $1.3B redemption after USDtb supply dropped 44% MoM.

Aptos shifts lower in the top 10 rankings for Real World Asset (RWA) chains by TVL.

Over $1B in stablecoins added to the ecosystem since January.

Birdeye integrates with the network to track all trading activities.

Apps on the platform reach over $100M ARR with Foundation announcing success in India partnerships including Stan App, KGeN_IO, Santa Browser, and Reliance Jio.

Paxos deploys USDG0 stablecoin on Aptos via LayerZero for enterprise settlement, backed by cash and short-term U.S. Treasuries.

Stablecoin supply inflows of $426.8M were recorded in the last 24 hours, the largest across all chains per Artemis data.

ThalaSwap v3 outperforms v2 across every major pair with concentrated liquidity driving higher fee capture, deeper markets, and higher APRs for stablecoins, BTCFi, and APT pairs.

Founders cited as calling it a day 18 months into the project; 11.3M unlock scheduled for December 12 with additional December unlocks throughout the month.

Microsoft partnership mentioned in context of AI-focused crypto partnerships. (ID: 1995160417723978067)

A KOL publicly announces shilling Aptos alongside seven other projects (Eigen, ZEC, STRK, Noble, Rialo, NEAR, and Avail).

Token unlock of $23.4M scheduled for December 12.

APT declined 77% since Trump's inauguration as president.

APT reaches $2 price level.

$25.20M worth of APT tokens will be unlocked in December.

Avery Ching participates in Binance Blockchain Week Main Stage panel on December 3rd alongside representatives from Polygon, Babylon, and Algorand, discussing infrastructure, scaling, and coordination.

Stablecoin outflows occur over the past 30 days as capital moves from alt-L1 chains to Ethereum networks, which capture all stablecoin market growth while maintaining 60.71% market share.

Insomnia Labs builds on-chain payment rails for creator economy applications on the network.

Aave crosses $50M in deposits on the platform. (ID: 1993767931088409030)

APT drops over 20% this week due to low liquidity and technical breakdown, leading to investor selling.

Monthly active addresses grow 68.1% over 30 days, ranking third among fastest growing L1 blockchains behind Flow and XDC Network.

Allora Mainnet predictive feeds go live on Aptos, providing builders with collective intelligence for price, volatility, and additional metrics.

Echelon ecosystem map reveals $6.23M sthAPT active as collateral and $50M+ in xLPTs supplied through Thala integration, with 33% of $RESERVE launched via ThalaLaunch active on Echelon.

Aptos ranks second in stablecoin supply changes over 24 hours, behind Sui's $2.4B but ahead of Ethereum, per Artemis data.

Network records $697 million in stablecoin supply over 24 hours, double BNB Chain's activity during the same period.

UFC Strike NFT moments bridge to Aptos blockchain.

Echelon Market launches new stablecoin deposit program supporting USDC, sUSDe, and USD1.

Decibel testnet on Aptos receives direct backing from Aptos Foundation and integrates Chainlink price feeds with Gauntlet-built onchain risk engine. The platform launches Builder Codes feature allowing developers to earn volume-based fees through API access, with encrypted mempool and volume-based fee reductions dropping to zero.

Decibel launches public testnet on Aptos, offering a fully onchain trading engine combining perpetuals, margin, and vaults with API access and revenue sharing for builders.

Decibel trading platform launches testnet on Aptos with $HYPE token farming opportunities through trading and vault deposits, mainnet scheduled for Q1 2026.

Lending protocol Echelon Market achieves $200M in deposits and gets selected for Aptos Foundation's LFM program, with plans to roll out structured products including fixed-income vaults.

Binance Soft Staking adds APT to its supported tokens list, allowing users to earn staking rewards directly from spot wallet holdings.

USDG stablecoin launches on Aptos through partnerships with Paxos and LayerZero, joining existing stablecoins USDT, USDC, USDe, PYUSD, and USD1.

Panora trading platform expands to Aptos using Chainlink CCIP standard, enabling cross-chain transfers of brBTC, uniBTC, and USD1 across the multi-chain ecosystem.

High-yield CLMM pools on Thala feature APT/USDC at 2,644% APR and APT/RESERVE at 1,325% APR during an active $10,000 trading competition.

Block times drop steadily throughout 2025 as activity, apps, and liquidity scale on the network.

Aave on Aptos reaches $25M in deposits.

Transaction volume grows +28% in the past week, placing second in growth among major chains.

CoinMarketCap data shows APT among assets with most bearish sentiment.

Chainlink announces expansion of Data Streams oracle service to Aptos blockchain.

USD1/USDC liquidity pool on Thala offers 43.82% APR for veTHL lockers and 21.93% APR for LPs, providing liquidity infrastructure for worldlibertyfi stablecoin.

Aptos surpasses Ethereum in stablecoin supply changes over the last 24 hours.

Aptos achieves $517M in stablecoin transaction volume in 24 hours, exceeding Ethereum's $491M volume for the same period.

Aave activates incentives on Aptos market after completing safeguarded testing phase.

Bybit's Lazarus Security Lab report identifies Aptos as having fund freezing capabilities through config file controls, one of 16 blockchains with built-in freezing mechanisms out of 166 networks reviewed.

Ranks 4th among fastest growing L1s and L2s with 24.1% increase in daily active addresses over 30 days.

Aptos reaches 9.24M 7-day active addresses (+20%), ranking third among major blockchains.

Aptos ranks as 9th highest app revenue chain, with KGeN_IO's AI training operations generating massive revenue on the network.

An upcoming token unlock event is scheduled, with traders advised to de-risk positions ahead of the unlock.

Aptos integrates with Chainlink standard as part of 52 integrations spanning 11 services, including partnerships with UBS, SBI Digital Markets, Aave Horizon, and Lido Finance.

$36.33M token unlock scheduled for upcoming week. $RESERVE/$APT LP on ThalaSwap CLMM operates at 11,777% APR.

$RESERVE/$APT trading goes live on ThalaSwap v3 with active liquidity, marking the start of on-chain markets for Aptos treasury asset with fees flowing into $RESERVE book value via EchelonMarket.

Platform added $500M in stablecoins onchain in a single day.

Goblin.fi launches Boost Carnival program featuring quests to explore dApps and earn boosts across the ecosystem.

Chainlink Data Streams and DataLink officially launch on Aptos (TVL: $750M+), with DecibelTrade as the first major user leveraging low-latency market data for DeFi applications.