Aptos integrates USD1 stablecoin as it seeks to bridge TradFi and the blockchain
Aptos Weekly Overview - October 2, 2025
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By The Numbers
Aptos daily txns: 3.5M
Network transactions per second: 40.05 tx/s
Aptos TVL: $779.8M
Aptos stablecoin market cap: $1.07B
The percentages and metrics are based on a 14-day timeframe, unless noted otherwise.
Inside the blockchain
🌐 What happened: World Liberty Financial is launching its USD1 stablecoin on the Aptos blockchain, marking the first Move-based integration for the stablecoin.
🌐 Why it matters: USD1 is a US dollar-pegged asset backed by treasuries and cash equivalents, making for a compliant bridge between traditional finance and onchain applications.
Like other stablecoins, USD1 aims to make it easier for institutions and builders to access a stable source of liquidity for payments, DeFi protocols and tokenized assets. In this case, USD1’s deployment to Aptos is notable because its transactions are settled in under a second, and with fees that cost less than a penny. It also supports direct transfers for financial use cases like remittances and yield farming.
As for World Liberty Financial, the company is looking to drive adoption on Aptos by tapping the network’s high-speed infrastructure - the integration leverages the network’s Move language for secure, efficient stablecoin operations. On launch day, Aptos ecosystem protocols like Echelon, Hyperion, Thala Labs and Panora Exchange will integrate USD1 for liquidity pools, which may lead to a boost in overall TVL and trading activity.
As demand from institutional investors for stablecoins increases, USD1’s integration with Aptos will enable frictionless flows that alleviate the delays and costs of off-chain banking, all while maintaining full backing and transparency. And since Aptos wallets like Petra, Backpack OKX and Gate will support USD1 on launch, it makes for greater accessibility as well.
🌐 The big picture: The launch of USD1 on Aptos demonstrates how the network’s blockchain and Move’s infrastructure can serve as a launchpad for the adoption of stablecoins, while upholding institutional-grade compliance.
USD1 gives Aptos users and developers the ability to instantly deploy and integrate stable assets across DeFi protocols and wallets, creating a pathway for more projects to equip users with low-cost liquidity tools, particularly institutional investors seeking secure, scalable rails. Backed by partnerships with the likes of Microsoft and Google Cloud, Aptos can fuel its growth and pave the way for tokenized real-world assets in mainstream finance.
The ecosystem is makin’ Moves
Republic integrated with Aptos for secure and compliant tokenization of RWAs
Check out Aptos’ Move the Mic interview with Goblin Finance about its yield layer
Goblin Finance TVL reached an all-time high of $28.11M on Aptos
Listen to this interview with KGeN co-founder Ishank Gupta about his goal to create a verified distribution protocol on Aptos
Hyperion recorded its best day for DEX volumes on Sept. 25 as trading spiked to $190.25M
Kofi Finance TVL hit an all-time high of $36.7M on Sept. 19 for its Aptos-powered liquid staking protocol
Echelon Market started its Autumn USDC Campaign that lets users earn up to 19.5% APR by supplying net new USDC
Booster.fun is launching its community-driven crowdfunding platform on Aptos
Learn about the Panana Predictions market on Aptos via this X space with SHERLOCK
Petra Wallet updated its mobile app to add complimentary APTree seeds for Petra Name Holders
Merkle shared details about its upcoming mobile app for perpetual trading
PACT and Toku teamed up to provide access to earned wages for employees and integrate stablecoin payments with payroll systems
Kana Labs’ perp trading platform hit $1B in cumulative trading volume
Backpack integrated its wallet to Aptos, alongside various ecosystem rewards through collaborations with Hyperion, Pandora, Echelon
Aptos network wins
Aptos recorded its best month in terms of app revenue, reaching a high of $4.43M; Sept. 26 proved the best day, with revenue reaching $742.6K
Aptos’ daily adjusted stablecoin transaction volume hit an all-time high of $1.8B on Sept. 25
PayPal expanded its PYUSD0 stablecoin to Aptos, in collaboration with LayerZero and Stargate Finance
Daehong Communications said its mobile voucher service, Giftiel, has issued more than 5M vouchers and reached more than 1.3M users since its integration with Aptos in July
Aptos introduced Velociraptr in the AIP 131, a new mechanism for block proposals that reduces block time by up to 40%
Join in the fun
Want to dive into the ecosystem full-time?
Find the latest job postings on Aptos Foundation here
Meet up with the community at Aptos Experience on Oct. 15 and 16, a two-day event in NYC designed to highlight the builders and ecosystem founders
Sign up for the Aptos Experience Builder Scholarship if you’re a student, recent grad or an early builder on the network
Applications for the Aptos Ctrl+Move online hackathon are open until Oct. 3
Check out the OKX Wallet campaign, featuring up to $50K in APT rewards for users who deposit xBTC on Aries Markets, Echelon Markets, Echo Protocol and Hyperion
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