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The Aptos Foundation said building infrastructure that enables sub-second finality without the need for human intervention is a key to supporting the next wave of AI agent adoption. Aptos Foundation and Aptos Labs have committed $50 million to Aptos development, with a particular focus on AI agent infrastructure and research, including support for two products it shipped last year to meet rising demand for onchain AI agent activity.  Those products include Decibel, an AI-powered onchain order book and perpetuals exchange that launched on the Aptos mainnet in February, and Shelby, a decentralized storage protocol that seeks to support the workloads of AI agents, the Aptos Foundation said on Thursday. “Autonomous agents are already transacting onchain at frequencies no human can match, routing to whatever venue is fastest, most consistent, and least gameable,” it said. Read more

Internet Computer (ICP), up 2.4% from Wednesday, joined Aptos (APT) as a top performer.

Aptos said its new privacy coin could be used to enable businesses to transact onchain without competitors tracking treasury moves and trading strategies. Aptos Labs founding engineer Sherry Xiao said Aptos’ newly introduced privacy coin could fix a long-standing trade-off between protecting user privacy and preserving transparency for compliance. “Confidential APT” launched on the Aptos mainnet on Friday after a governance proposal to integrate the privacy feature passed in a near-unanimous vote. It uses zero-knowledge proofs to conceal token balances and transfer amounts while still enabling transactions to be verified. Source: Aptos Read more

Internet Computer (ICP) up 5.3% from Tuesday, joined Aptos (APT) as a top performer.

Bitcoin Cash (BCH), up 2.5% from Thursday, joined Aptos (APT) as a top performer.

After a testnet with 700,000 accounts and $50 million in pre-deposits, Decibel begins mainnet trading with an onchain order book and risk engine on Aptos.

The launch expands Aptos’ reach in CFTC-regulated derivatives markets and adds to Bitnomial’s altcoin futures offerings as investor interest in altcoins grows. Chicago-based crypto exchange Bitnomial has launched monthly futures contracts tied to the Layer-1 blockchain Aptos’ native token, marking the first APT derivatives product regulated under the US oversight. The contracts will be available to institutional clients through Bitnomial’s clearing members, with retail access expected in the coming weeks via the company’s Botanical platform. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the contracts feature monthly expirations and settle in either US dollars or Aptos’ native APT (APT) token, depending on the position. Monthly futures are standardized derivatives that allow traders to gain price exposure over a defined period without holding the underlying asset. Read more

Aptos has proposed an optional post-quantum signature scheme, citing long-term risks that advances in quantum computing could pose to existing cryptography. Blockchain network Aptos is moving toward a post-quantum signature option, reflecting growing concern that advances in quantum computing are no longer purely theoretical and could eventually affect how blockchain networks secure accounts and transactions. On Thursday, Aptos outlined a proposal to introduce post-quantum signatures, addressing the network’s reliance on digital signatures for ownership, transaction authorization and overall security.  While existing cryptographic schemes remain secure against classical computers, researchers warn that sufficiently powerful quantum machines could one day forge them, potentially compromising account security retroactively. Read more

Crypto asset manager Bitwise filed an S-1 registration for an Aptos ETF to formalize its proposal following initial administrative steps to register the trust entity in Delaware, as Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley confirmed the filing citing that Aptos Layer-1 blockchain has led development activities among new blockchain entrants by over 897% while expressing enthusiasm about "the momentum in the Aptos ecosystem." The post Bitwise Files S-1 for Aptos ETF, CEO Cites ‘Momentum in Aptos Ecosystem’ appeared first on Cryptonews.

Altcoin Season has favored tokens with catalysts: DeXe, Ether.fi, and Aptos have gained on governance momentum, restaking mechanics, and new partnerships. With Bitcoin dominance above 50%, traders have sought mid-cap opportunities showing liquidity and turnover. The post Altcoin Season Turns Selective: DeXe +33%, Ether.fi +10%, Aptos +9% on Catalysts appeared first on Cryptonews.

Aave enters a blockchain with few competitors, with only one top-five Aptos protocols having a TVL of $1 billion or more. Aave, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol with $70 billion in net deposits, has launched on Aptos, a layer-1 blockchain founded by former Meta employees. The move may deepen stablecoin and liquid staking token liquidity on the blockchain, two asset classes subject to regulation in 2025. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Aave will support four coins native to the blockchain at launch: stablecoins USDC (USDC) and USDt (USDT), Aptos (APT), and Ethena Staked USDe (sUSDe). The Aptos Foundation will provide users with rewards and liquidity incentives to promote the use of Aave on the Aptos blockchain. The arrival of Aave could deepen stablecoin liquidity on the blockchain, as the fiat-pegged cryptocurrencies are experiencing a breakthrough and are one of the industry’s most-discussed use cases. On Aptos, the stablecoin market cap has surged in 2025, jumping to $1.27 bil...

Aptos’ tokenized economy is being fueled by issuers such as Berkeley Square, Franklin Templeton and BlackRock. Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization on the Aptos blockchain has gained significant momentum in recent months, with the total value of onchain assets surpassing $540 million, driven by multiple deployments from traditional asset managers. The value of RWA deployments on the Aptos network has grown by 57.1% over the past 30 days, reaching $542.3 million, according to RWA.xyz data. This surge places Aptos among the top three blockchains for RWA deployment, behind Ethereum and ZKsync Era. The largest RWA issuers on Aptos are Berkeley Square of the PACT Consortium, BlackRock’s BUIDL, which expanded to Aptos last November, and Franklin Templeton’s BENJI token. Read more

The commission evaluated more than 10 blockchains, including Ethereum, Avalanche, Sui, Stellar and Polygon. The Wyoming Stable Token Commission has shortlisted Aptos and Sei for its stablecoin pilot program, giving Aptos the highest score among the more than 10 blockchains considered for its forthcoming WYST project. Aptos disclosed Friday that it received the highest marks based on the commission’s network testing, scoring 32 points. Solana received an identical score of 32 points, though it was not selected for the pilot phase. Sei, meanwhile, scored 30 points, ahead of Avalanche (27), Ethereum (26), Base (25) and Algorand (21), among others. Read more

OKX has launched xBTC, a fully collateralized 1:1 wrapped Bitcoin, on the Aptos blockchain. The token lets holders deploy BTC across Aptos-based DeFi trading, lending and Web3 applications without minting or redemption fees, supported by public proof-of-reserves for transparency. The post OKX Unleashes xBTC on Aptos – 1:1 Wrapped Bitcoin Flows Fee-Free Into DeFi appeared first on Cryptonews.

Sidelined? Aptos head of ecosystem says the team would be "super open" to bringing the anonymous memer onto the team.