Aptos, NEAR and Shelby join forces to redefine liquidity and data access
Aptos Weekly Overview - September 4, 2025
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By The Numbers
Aptos daily txns: 3.3M (+26.92%)
Network transactions per second: 51.83 tx/s (+16.79%)
Daily active users: 844.2K (+27.48%)
Aptos TVL: $750.5M (-12.48%)
Aptos stablecoin market cap: $1.16B (-8.66%)
The percentages and metrics are based on a 14-day timeframe, unless noted otherwise.
Inside the blockchain
🌐 What happened: Shelby, Aptos and NEAR Protocol have teamed up to release cross-chain swaps, as well as integrate Shelby’s hot storage with the NEAR AI stack.
🌐 Why it matters: This collaboration looks to position Aptos as infrastructure that facilitates liquidity and provides real-time data access for developers and users alike.
Blockchains thrive on interoperability, so Aptos is looking to stand out via this integration with NEAR, and the latter’s tie up with Shelby’s hot storage. The approach tackles two pain points: Fragmented liquidity across chains, and the need for instant, programmable data access.
Aptos is looking to lower barriers to entry for developers by enabling users to swap popular assets like bitcoin and Ethereum with Aptos’ native token, APT, or native USDT. This could diminish the need for complex bridges, which makes for a cleaner user experience as well as a less taxing developer experience since there will be one less system they need to use.
Meanwhile, Shelby’s integration with NEAR’s AI Stack allows the broader Aptos network to support dynamic and data-intensive applications, aligning with the growing demand for AI-native infrastructure. Since this combines NEAR’s chain abstraction with Shelby’s decentralized hot storage, Aptos can set the groundwork for an interconnected, agentic economy in which assets flow freely and data powers all kinds of real-time applications.
🌐 The big picture: The trading and creator landscape is evolving constantly as blockchain technology advances and resources become accessible. This global market allows protocols like Shelby and NEAR to stand out due to its infrastructures.
Collectively, Aptos, NEAR and Shelby can drive greater efficiency by enabling fluid cross-chain asset swaps and high-speed data access. For instance, DeFi could see lower transaction costs and faster settlement, while creators might leverage secure, real-time data for better research and ideation.
The ecosystem is makin’ Moves
Moar Market shared it surpassed $2M in total supplied on Aptos for its lending protocol
Echelon and Thala announced upgrades to the Chainlink data standard on Aptos.
SpherePay deployed support for Aptos to its onchain payment infrastructure
Aptos hosted an X Space with Aptos Foundation team members and their community to talk about ecosystem projects and general network updates
Bedrock’s wrapped versions of bitcoin, uniBTC and brBTC are coming to Aptos
OneKey deployed support for Aptos to include a zero-fee, stablecoin transfers offchain private key standard
Check out Aptos’ experience and interviews with ecosystem members at WebX2025 in Tokyo, Japan
Panora Exchange said it has completed a funding round with participation from Aptos Labs Co-Founder and CEO Avery Cing
Cube listed Aptos on its decentralized exchange, alongside a creator contest with $50K in prizes
Read about Decibel’s goals for its programmable liquidity hub, and some of the features it provides Aptos traders
Kana Labs said it saw $241M in total trading volume for its cross-chain perp trading platform
Aptos network wins
Aptos recorded $4.86B in DEX volume in August, the second highest of all time
USDC total value on Aptos increased 26% on the week to $277.5M
Nansen released a report about Aptos’ performance during the first half of 2025 - here are some highlights:
Aptos launched its Fungible Asset Standard for streamlining the token creation process to reduce fragmentation across the network
Chainlink integrated its price feeds and decentralized data services to the network for Aptos developers
Ethena and Circle deployed their stablecoins to Aptos
Register now for Aptos Experience, a two-day event aimed at highlighting the Aptos community and ecosystem founders, in NYC from Oct 15-16
Join in the fun
Want to dive into the ecosystem full-time?
Find the latest job postings on Aptos Foundation here
Sign up to Aptos Collective’s 2025 Fall Cohort program to gain access to community resources and mentorship
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 that deposit xBTC on Aries Markets, Echelon Markets, Echo Protocol, and Hyperion
Participate in Fiamma’s mainnet campaign and earn up to 103% APY for engaging with xBTC on Aptos
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