Messari released an analysis of the Aptos financial ecosystem, with the following highlights:
Aptos TVL exceeded $1bn for the first time in November, up 19x YoY;
BlackRock extended its BUIDL to Aptos and four other chains in November;
In October, USDT, the largest stablecoin by market cap, launched a native token contract on Aptos. Similarly, USDC, the second largest stablecoin by market cap, launched a native token contract on Aptos in November;
Other innovative financial platforms are being built on Aptos. For example, Propbase, a real estate tokenisation marketplace, sold out its first products in July, while Echo Protocol, which brings bitcoin liquidity to Aptos, launched in August;
Daily DEX volume on Aptos grew 2,700 per cent (28x) to $21.5 million from $750,000 last year.