While everyone’s busy chasing pre-TGE like MegaETH and Monad, @Aptos is quietly scaling real usage!!!
→ Massive RWAs
→ Gasless perps
→ Liquid staking
→ Institutional activity
This is showing what a performant L1 actually looks like, EXCITED!
Let’s break it down 🧵👇 (1/9)
Are you a shrimp or a whale?
@Aptos = the deep ocean
Shrimp = the resilient little guys (retail, indie devs and me obviously)
Aptos supports a growing ecosystem of DeFi, gaming, AI agents, and NFTs and small players (shrimps) builders:
+ Building grassroots projects
+ Receiving grants and support
Collaborating in the depths of Web3 without needing to be whales or big VC money
Echo Protocol is the first major Bitcoin DeFi platform on @Aptos
It bridges BTC → aBTC, lets users stake, borrow, farm, and earn in a unified system
The @EchoProtocol_ ECHO token launched on July 2. TVL already exceeds $650M.
Technically, it leverages Aptos’ parallel execution to support real-time updates across vaults, price feeds, and liquidation systems
It runs modularly, ensuring no bottlenecks during high-volume operations.
For users:
Stake BTC natively, without wrapped token risk
Access yield and borrow options on-chain
Earn points, access liquidity, and integrate into Aptos DeFi
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want to a massive shoutout to all the aptos voices!
@aeyakovenko
@StaniKulechov
@ayyyeandy
@scottmelker
@chainyoda
@TheCryptoLark
@AveryChing
@pukerrainbrow
@EricCLFung
@yueya_eth
@neilhar_
@anymose96
@lanhubiji
@0xSushiKev
@iamyourchaos
@0xBeyondLee
@thelearningpill
@wang_xiaolou
@one_snowball
@SolAndrew_
@colu_farmer
@0xzhaozhao
@0xKingsKuan
@blockTVBee
@BitHappyX
@Mars_DeFi
@R2D2zen
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Kana Perps offers the most seamless perp trading experience on @Aptos.
Users can trade without gas fees, without seed phrases, and with Web2-style login, thanks to native account abstraction.
Orders are routed across multiple liquidity pools and settled within milliseconds.
Technically, it abstracts away private key management while maintaining full self-custody using biometric and passkey standards.
Trade logic runs on Move with optimized slippage control.
For users:
+ Onboard instantly without wallet setup
+ Access professional-grade perps with low latency
+ Trade on mobile or desktop with minimal friction
Kana bridges pro-level tools with consumer-level UX
(5/9)
This @kofi_finance redefines APT staking through liquid strategies.
Stake APT → receive kAPT → auto-compound into stkAPT.
Users can deploy stkAPT across Aptos DeFi platforms including Hyperion, Kana, and Echo.
The protocol uses Move to safely tokenize stake positions, route reward flows, and enforce validator logic on-chain.
Rewards are tracked precisely and auto-redeemed without needing constant re-staking (6/9)
Shelby is Aptos’ decentralized storage layer, launched in late June 2025.
It enables persistent file and metadata storage fully on-chain, using indexing structures and authenticated data models.
Integrated with Aptos Names, @shelbyserves allows projects to anchor content to identity and reputation systems.
Move contracts manage file writes and storage updates with auditability and deterministic access.
Shelby supports verifiable history, data pruning, and ACL management.
For users, best way to own and manage files on-chain, while working and bilding with Aptos (7/9)
Aptos usage and performance metrics (July 2025):
+ $205M+ daily DEX volume
+ $540M+ TVL in tokenized real-world assets
+ $650M+ in Echo Protocol TVL
+ 3 of the top 10 most used BTC bridges now run through Aptos
+ Dozens of institutional RWA deployments (e.g. BUIDL, BENJI)
(8/9)
Aptos is proving that performance matter
Projects are launching
Users are staying. Institutions are integrating
It has the architecture, and now, the applications, to support long-term usage at scale.
@Aptos deserves your attention. peroid. (9/9)
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