First week of 2026 and @Aptos has been shipping and building, if you missed out what happened here's a detailed recap 👇 Market & Price Metrics: • 24h Volume: $82–$93M • Market Cap: ~$1.47B Price stayed steady amid low holiday volume but recovery continues, supported by ecosystem inflows Network & On-Chain Highlights: • Lifetime Transactions: 4B+ with zero downtime • Daily Transactions: 3–5M, consistent with late-2025 DeFi & Ecosystem Growth: •Tvl: $441–$444M, stable above multi-year highs •Stablecoin Supply: ATH $1.8B •RWA Supply: ATH $1.2B •24h DEX Volume: $79M • 24h Perps Volume: ~$6M; lifetime perps >$30B Key Protocol & Project Updates: •Echelon Market: $96M TVL; $5.6M in rewards distributed • @DecibelTrade: Preparing mainnet launch; interviews and insights shared with @AveryChing & Alyssa • @shelbyserves: Testnet coming soon; shared community clips and updates • ThalaSwap : v3 pool live (USD1/USDC) • @MoarMarket: USDC lending at 14.5% APR; auto-compound & rebalance live • @AmnisFinance: Special APR Season 11 ends Jan 10 Merkle Trade: VIP now live • @predictonfliq: +$23M volume traded, +70% non-crypto users • @APTreeio: +9K seeds planted, +2M activities recorded by end of 2025 • PixelPiratesNFT: Treasure Hunt live on mainnet Other ecosystem activity: Moves in Aptos Africa, Indonesia, KR cohorts gearing up for 2026; multiple Move Clubs shared regional 2025 recaps; HackTourIND closed 2025 with BuildStation Community: • Aptos highlighted by @Cointelegraph & @nansen_ai for top chain activity • RhunaIO recap: 165+ live events, supporting 2M+ users, processing $90M+ in transactions • Multiple interview clips, articles, and end-of-year recaps from @AptosLabs, @DecibelTrade, @ShelbyServes, @MovemakerCN, and more Looking Ahead 2026 kicks off with low holiday volume, but ecosystem rails are ready. @DecibelTrade,@ekidenfi, and institutional DeFi expansions will accelerate the Global Trading Engine narrative. Aptos’ high TPS headroom, low fees, and mature protocol stack position it for rapid adoption and growth this year Everything moves better on Aptos
