Time for crypto utility for asset exchange to drive the discussion rather than crypto assets themselves. Onchain assets rather than onchain copies of assets will force security to the top priority. Thanks @gazza_jenks for the convo.

Today’s vote to advance the CLARITY Act to the Senate floor is a turning point for US market structure and a blueprint for the world. Last June, I testified before the House Agriculture Committee on the urgent need for clear market structure. I was honored to have that perspective included in the committee's official CLARITY Act report. Builder input should help define this framework and there's still work ahead to get the details right. Post 10/10, it’s clear that resilience isn't enough. We need a defined environment that can support institutional and mass consumer scale. Just as AI has redefined productivity in our everyday lives, blockchain must do the same for how we exchange and trade assets. CLARITY and ensuing DeFi regulation will eventually be key catalysts for major financial adoption of blockchain technology for the masses.

$APT is the connective tissue of the Aptos stack—tying access, throughput, and supply mechanics across every layer serving markets and machines. 2.1B hard cap. Staking rewards halved. Gas 10x'd—100% burned. Track supply, burns & emissions in real time:

KRW1, the world's first KRW-pegged stablecoin, is coming to Aptos. @BDACSKorea is deploying KRW1 on Aptos—its first non-EVM chain—putting the won on rails built for markets and machines: payments, remittances, and RWA tokenization at full-stack performance.

Aptos is prime real estate for institutional tokenization infrastructure to build from. @tZERO is integrating its regulated tokenization platform—giving issuers a new path to launch RWA tokens on Aptos’ high-performance rails.

Data only has value when it can be trusted. @Aptos and @AveryChing built the infrastructure to create that value and @DecibelTrade built the market to trade it. builds what comes before: the digital MRV that captures and verifies data, adding value at the source. Together, turning data into value. #Data# #DataInfrastructure# #dMRV# #Aptos# #Decibel#

APTOS IS BUILDING A HIDDEN TRANSACTION LAYER THAT COULD END FRONTRUNNING FOR GOOD Aptos (@Aptos) has announced a native encrypted mempool designed to protect user transaction intent directly at the protocol layer. The mechanism hides transaction details during block ordering and only decrypts them immediately before execution. Frontrunning, one of the most persistent and costly problems in decentralized finance, exploits the brief window when pending transactions are publicly visible. By encrypting that window entirely, Aptos aims to close the gap at its source. Confirmed transactions will still be recorded on-chain as usual, preserving full transparency after the fact.

Institutional-grade custody meets high-performance DeFi! We're thrilled to announce support for the @Aptos blockchain and integration with @DecibelTrade via Cactus Link. Institutions can now access secure, seamless trading on a transparent Central Limit Order Book (CLOB) without moving assets from custody. A monumental step in maturing the decentralized financial market.

The Aptos Stack. It spans everything between the Layer 1 and the end user. Each piece solves a distinct problem for markets or machines. $APT is the asset that ties access, throughput, and supply mechanics to the layers below.

From real-world payments to AI agents—the full stack for markets and machines. Aptos Foundation & @AptosLabs commit +$50M to make it real. NETSTARS chooses Aptos to explore multi-chain payment enablement across its merchant network. Story via @TheStreet: