Cryptocurrencies to watch this week: Aptos, Tapswap, Arbitrum
Cryptocurrency prices remained under pressure last week as concerns about a trade war between the United States and its top trading partners remained. Bitcoin (BTC) wavered between $95,000 and $100,000, while the crypto fear and greed index moved to the fear zone. Let’s explore some of the top cryptocurrencies to watch next week, including Tapswap, […]
Aptos introduces Shardines for horizontal scalability with 1m TPS
Aptos Labs has announced a major breakthrough, revealing that its new blockchain execution engine, Shardines, has unlocked 1 million transactions per second for Aptos. On Feb. 5, the Aptos Labs team stated that the sharded execution engine has enabled the Layer 1 blockchain Aptos (APT) to achieve horizontal scalability. This milestone allows Aptos to process […]
Circle officially adds native USDC on Aptos mainnet
Circle’s digital dollar, USD Coin, is now available natively on the layer-1 blockchain Aptos, empowering developers and users. USDC (USDC) goes live natively on Aptos (APT) about two months after Circle announced that the stablecoin would be launching on the Move-based layer-1 blockchain. That initial update, which crypto.news reported in November 2024, also included the […]
Here’s why Aptos price may jump 85% as active addresses soar
Aptos price has remained under pressure this year even as the network experienced strong on-chain metrics. Aptos (APT) retreated to $8.35 on Sunday, its lowest level since Nov. 5 last year. It has crashed by about 45% from its highest level in November. Aptos has strong on-chain metrics Third-party data shows that Aptos is doing […]
Aptos integrates with Chainlink for off-chain access
Aptos has integrated Chainlink Data Feeds, enabling developers on its blockchain to access trusted off-chain data for building decentralized applications. The move, announced by Aptos (APT), enhances the scalability and security of Aptos-based applications by leveraging Chainlink’s tamper-proof and reliable infrastructure. Chainlink (LINK) is widely regarded as a standard for delivering verifiable data to blockchains, […]
Aptos expands presence in Middle East with regional Abu Dhabi office
Aptos Foundation is opening a regional office in Abu Dhabi in a bid to foster partnerships and support projects focused on the Aptos ecosystem. Aptos Foundation, the organization behind the Aptos (APT) blockchain, is opening a regional office in Abu Dhabi’s Abu Dhabi Global Market, marking its first expansion into the Middle East. In a […]
