ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the Aptos ecosystem development organization revealed that the payment company Stripe is expanding its cryptocurrency products to the Layer1 blockchain Aptos.It is reported that Stripe will provide cryptocurrency access services on Aptos, aiming to help merchants transfer funds between traditional payment systems and the blockchain, allowing users to directly convert to USDC through cryptocurrency wallets enabled by Aptos.

ChainCatcher message, Circle announced on the X platform that native USDC and the cross-chain transfer protocol CCTP will soon be launched on Aptos. Aptos will gain support for native USDC and CCTP, enabling developers to build applications using USDC for various use cases, including DeFi, peer-to-peer payments, cross-border remittances, global commerce, risk-weighted assets, gaming, and more.Currently, bridged USDC (from Ethereum) is the largest stablecoin on Aptos, with a circulation exceeding $140 million.

ChainCatcher news, the decentralized gamer network KGeN (Kratos Gamer Network) announced the completion of a $10 million ecosystem round financing, led by Aptos Labs, with participation from Polygon and Game7, bringing its total funding to $30 million.It is reported that the Kratos gamer network primarily operates in India, Brazil, Nigeria, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa.Additionally, the Web3 asset data platform RootData shows that since 2022, Kratos Studios' mission has been to bring millions of micro gaming communities in emerging markets into Web3 to create the most powerful POG (Player Owned Game) engine and the Kratos gaming network (KGeN). The POG engine will enable gamers and game developers worldwide to interact seamlessly with each other through the multi-chain gaming data network KGEN.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the Meme issuance platform emojicoin.fun on Aptos has launched 1,709 types of tokens within 24 hours of going live, with a trading volume exceeding 1.93 million APT (22 million USD), more than 16,700 unique addresses, and locked assets exceeding 10 million USD.

ChainCatcher news, Aptos official announcement states that the meme coin issuance platform emojicoin dot fun is now live on the mainnet, powered by Aptos and the Move programming language. emojicoin.fun allows anyone to create and trade fairly issued meme coins, redefining on-chain interactions.It is reported that emojicoin dot fun is incubated by Econia Labs and operated by infranomicon.net.

ChainCatcher news, Aptos ecosystem DeFi project Thala has released the latest announcement stating: due to a security vulnerability attack on the latest V1 liquidity pool contract, assets worth 25 million USD have been stolen.Currently, Thala has suspended all related contracts and frozen Thala token assets (9 million USD MOD and 2.5 million USD THL). With the assistance of other institutions, an agreement has been reached with the attacker to recover all user assets through a 300,000 USD bounty.Affected users do not need to take further action; positions will be restored to 100% completeness. However, all related contracts and the Thala frontend will remain in a suspended state until deemed completely secure.

ChainCatcher news, BlackRock launches BUIDL fund on Aptos, Arbitrum, Avalanche, OP, and Polygon.

ChainCatcher news, DeFiLlama data shows that Aptos TVL has surpassed 1 billion USD, currently at 1.026 billion USD, setting a new historical high. The top three protocols by ecosystem TVL are as follows:Amnis Finance TVL is 319.78 million USD, with a 7-day increase of 40.34%;Aries Markets TVL is 285.2 million USD, with a 7-day increase of 19.96%;Thala TVL is 253.7 million USD, with a 7-day increase of 28.37%.

ChainCatcher news, according to Boersen-Zeitung, Bitwise will launch the Aptos Staking ETP on the Swiss Stock Exchange. Starting from November 19, the Bitwise Aptos Staking ETP will be listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, OKX Connect launched by OKX Web3 now officially supports Bitcoin-compatible networks and Aptos/Movement networks. For Telegram Mini Apps that support OKX Connect, users can directly invoke the OKX Web3 wallet and the Telegram-based OKX Mini wallet for signing transactions and other DApp interactions.It is reported that OKX Connect is a communication protocol between wallets and applications within the Telegram ecosystem, helping developers seamlessly connect their DApps developed on Telegram with different blockchains to provide users with the best experience.

ChainCatcher news, according to Decrypt, Web3 game development company Midnight will launch the MMO game "The Evergreen: Midnight Market" on Aptos on November 13. The game will be available on web, mobile, and Telegram, and is developed in collaboration with the Aptos Foundation, focusing on the theme of risk and reward.

ChainCatcher message, Aptos announced on X that USDT has officially launched on the Aptos mainnet.

ChainCatcher message, Aptos Year Three Aptos aims to drive infrastructure development, including the integration of stablecoins such as Tether and USDY into the Aptos ecosystem, and plans to accelerate use cases in payments, advertising, loyalty programs, and DeFi by providing financial solutions in the third year.

According to ChainCatcher news, the official announcement states that the gradual release is considering including the asset list for future grayscale investment products, which includes Kaspa (KAS), Aptos (APT), Arbitrum (ARB), Celestia (TIA), Celo (CELO), Core (CORE), Cosmos (ATOM), Internet Computer (ICP), Mantle (MNT), Metis (METIS), Neon (NEON), Optimism (OP), Polygon (POL ex. MATIC), Sei (SEI), Starknet (STRK), Toncoin (TON), TRON (TRX), Aerodrome (AERO), Ethena (ENA), Injective Protocol (INJ), Jupiter (JUP), Mantra (OM), Ondo Finance (ONDO), Pendle (PENDLE), THORChain (RUNE), Dogecoin (DOGE), Immutable (IMX), Akash (AKT), Arweave (AR), Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET), Helium (HNT), Pyth (PYTH), UMA Project (UMA), VeChain (VET), Worldcoin (WLD).

According to ChainCatcher news, as reported by CryptoSlate, the latest report from ETC Group shows that despite competition from Solana and Aptos, Ethereum still maintains a 45% market share. In the third quarter, Solana led cross-chain bridge capital flows with a net inflow of $1 billion, but is facing challenges from Aptos's growth momentum. The ETC Group report indicates that Aptos's performance is 23% higher than the average of other layer one blockchains.The Comprehensive Network Dominance Index (CNDI) shows that Ethereum accounts for 45%, Solana for 35%, and Aptos for 20%. Although Ethereum has underperformed, primarily due to market pressures such as the Dencun upgrade in March 2024 and the unwinding of yen arbitrage trades in August, it still demonstrates resilience and ongoing ecosystem expansion. The network growth of Solana and Aptos is significant, with both daily active addresses and transaction volumes showing quarterly increases. Aptos's outstanding performance is largely attributed to the Tapos Cat Game, highlighting its importance in the GameFi sector and its ability to handle a large number of transactions at a lower cost.