Half a million @useTria users may never realize they're using Aptos. That's success. Nobody thinks about Visa when they tap their card. Nobody thinks about AWS when they open Netflix. Nobody thinks about cloud infrastructure when they stream a song on Spotify. They think about the experience. That's how great infrastructure works. It disappears. With Tria, users can trade through @DecibelTrade, swap assets, earn yield, and spend with a Visa card from a single self-custodial account. They're not thinking about finality. They're not thinking about throughput. They're not thinking about the chain. They're simply using a financial app that works. That's the standard Aptos is building toward. Because blockchain reaches the mainstream the moment people stop noticing the blockchain.

Staked APT goes to work. Under AIP-146, staking unlocks higher transaction limits — giving even the heaviest workloads more room to run onchain: liquidations, complex DeFi, risk management. The full stack you need to build fully onchain markets.

A new stablecoin is bringing the biggest names in payments together. @AptosLabs, @Mastercard, @Visa, @Stripe, and @BlackRock are launching Open USD — collaboratively governed by @openstandard, open and low-cost. Read the full story from @TheStreet:

Aptos Labs joins @openstandard as a launch partner for Open USD, alongside @Mastercard, @Visa, @Stripe, and more. Neutral governance, shared economics — designed by the businesses growing it. Open money rails meet markets and machines — the thesis behind @Aptos.

Aptos stablecoin market cap hit a $2B+ ATH in June. Today, @AptosLabs joins @openstandard as a launch partner for Open USD, a new open, low-cost stablecoin, alongside @Mastercard, @Visa, @Stripe, and more. Open money. Markets and machines.

Creators don't live on one platform. Their financing shouldn't either. CreatorFi's idea: back the creator as a business. CreatorFi by @insomnia_labs' Co-Founder, Billy Huang, alongside Aptos Foundation's @aptAlix.

Spot changes what traders can do on Decibel. Hold spot. Use eligible spot assets as collateral. Trade perps against them when you want to hedge or act on a move. No separate systems. No forced selling just to manage exposure. That is the unified trading vision. Coming soon 👀

Sovereign environmental assets require a verification layer that international markets can trust. The Republic of Chad agrees to deploy @Xange_com's UEMIS with IMDC verification anchored on Aptos 🇹🇩 Read the full story via @TheStreet:

The best part of building Decibel is meeting the people around the world who believe in it 💛 With that, a huge thank you to everyone who attended our event last month in Vietnam! 🇻🇳 Which country should we head to next? Let us know below!

Tokenized assets are scaling fast. The infrastructure they settle on has to match. Security, speed, and enterprise-grade reliability aren't optional—and that's where Aptos stands apart. @AptosLabs' @AveryChing with @TheBlockCo's @gazza_jenks

A scoreboard shows everyone what happened. Your trade should be just as clear. With Decibel: Orders, fills, fees, and liquidations are all fully onchain & totally transparent. Letting you trust where you trade.

APTOS WEEKLY DIGEST: Jun 19 - Jun 26 /2026 What's the news this week on Aptos: racing toward CEX speed, new market launches on Decibel, and more news this week from @AptosCollective.

+$400B in annual trade between Asia and Africa. Most of it still runs on legacy rails. @Daya_HQ raised $2.4M to change that — building a regulated MENA ↔ Africa corridor with @HashKeyMENA. Settled natively on Aptos. Via @TheStreet:

Six more equity perps go onchain. @DecibelTrade adds perps on COIN, CRCL, HOOD, AMD, INTC, and SAMSUNG — select markets available at up to 10x leverage, 24/7 access, fully onchain. From fintechs to chipmakers. The full stack for markets and machines.