Aptos wraps up an impressive Q2 2025 with surging transactions, DeFi milestones, and new partnerships.
✅ ~12M new users
✅ 420M+ transactions
✅ $9B+ swap volume
✅ 215K $APT NFT sales volume
Here's the @Aptos quarterly recap highlights!
Aptos activity spiked this quarter. The network handled hundreds of millions of transactions
(Q1 was 412M+ tx, and Q2 pushed even higher).
In fact, one week in late June saw ~45 million tx.
And despite the load, fees stayed around $0.0001 per tx – basically free!
Active usage hit new highs. Weekly active addresses topped 4 million in June (yes, 4M in one week!).
Daily active wallets are nearing 1 million on average (~10× YoY growth).
Overall, 83M+ accounts exist on Aptos – a huge, growing community. Adoption is real.
Aptos DeFi is on fire. DEXes saw record activity, with $4.1 B+ in trading volume in June alone – the highest ever monthly volume on Aptos.
That’s five consecutive months of DEX growth 📈.
Traders are flocking to Aptos DEXs for fast, cheap swaps and deepening liquidity.
TVL jumped to about $1.2 B, nearing a new ATH.
Stablecoin liquidity held strong (~$1.3 B on-chain), showing confidence in the ecosystem.
Even CeFi got involved – Upbit, a major exchange, enabled USDT on Aptos for Korean users, making it easier to move funds into Aptos.
Staking on Aptos remained robust and decentralized. Over 35 million APT is staked via the largest liquid staking pool alone (worth ~$175M). In Q2, a big governance proposal (AIP-119) was introduced to cut staking rewards from ~7% to ~3.8%, aiming to encourage more active network participation over passive holding. This sparked healthy debate about balancing rewards vs. decentralization.
The NFT scene quietly gained momentum.
Q2 saw 50.9K NFT sales in total, with 7.5K unique NFT traders and about 214K APT in volume.
Major tech launches this quarter. Aptos Labs + Jump Crypto unveiled @shelbyserves, a decentralized storage network offering sub-second data access for streaming, AI, and more.
On the DeFi side, Aave – the leading lending protocol – announced its first deployment on a non-EVM chain with @aave V3 coming to Aptos. These moves expand what Aptos can do, from high-performance data to cross-chain DeFi!
It’s been a busy Q2 all around. The network upgraded to v1.31.1 for nodes, bringing performance improvements and bug fixes.
Flipster, a trading platform, partnered with the Aptos Foundation to boost stablecoin and multichain support (adding USDT transfers and new incentives). Aptos was even shortlisted for Wyoming’s state stablecoin pilot program – a nod to its credibility in real-world use cases. From tech upgrades to institutional recognition, Aptos covered all the bases.
Dive deeper into all these stats on the @flipsidecrypto dashboard.
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