The Aptos blockchain has emerged as a dominant force in stablecoin settlement, recording a historic $426.8 million inflow within a single 24-hour period and surpassing both Ethereum and Solana in daily stablecoin supply metrics during 2025. This record-breaking injection represents the highest single-day stablecoin deposit in the network’s history, reflecting institutional and retail confidence in Aptos as a reliable settlement infrastructure. The scale of this inflow, combined with $68 billion in stablecoin transactions processed over the past month, demonstrates accelerating adoption among market participants seeking efficient transaction speeds and lower fees.
The stablecoin ecosystem on Aptos has achieved remarkable growth, with total market capitalization surpassing $1 billion in early 2025 and reaching $1.2 billion by mid-year, representing an 85.9% increase over the first half of the year. The 500% year-over-year expansion in stablecoin supply underscores rapid ecosystem maturation and institutional participation. Major stablecoin deployments including native USDT integration, USDC’s market cap doubling to $295 million, and recent USDe bridge deployments via Stargate have strengthened Aptos’s competitive positioning. USDT now accounts for nearly 75% of the total stablecoin supply on the network, demonstrating dominant market concentration among major reserve assets. Yield-bearing stablecoins like sUSDe have attracted significant capital, with $39.4 million bridged through Stargate to capture enhanced returns on stablecoin holdings.
Aptos stablecoin ecosystem surged 85.9% to $1.2 billion mid-year, driven by major deployments and institutional adoption.
Network infrastructure improvements have supported this growth trajectory, with total value locked exceeding $1.03 billion in March 2025 and decentralized exchange volume reaching $9 billion during the first half of the year. The platform’s technical capabilities, including Aptos Connect for keyless account creation and Account Abstraction for enterprise authorization, have attracted institutional participants prioritizing security and compliance. With 152 active validators and 877.9 million APT tokens staked, the network maintains robust consensus mechanisms supporting settlement reliability.
Comparative advantages in transaction throughput and fee efficiency position Aptos ahead of established Layer 1 alternatives for stablecoin applications. However, sustained growth depends on continued validator participation, protocol security maintenance, and regulatory clarity surrounding stablecoin operations. The concentration of three of the four largest global stablecoins on Aptos, while demonstrating ecosystem strength, also represents centralization risk requiring ongoing monitoring. Network developers must balance growth acceleration with infrastructure stability as transaction volumes continue expanding.
