PANews reported on August 12th that a Messari report showed that Aptos made significant progress in on-chain performance, DeFi ecosystem, and technological innovation in the first half of 2025. Transaction fees dropped to $0.00052, DEX trading volume reached $9 billion, and the stablecoin market capitalization increased to $1.2 billion.

On the technical side, projects such as Shelby and Decibel were launched to improve network performance. The Aptos Foundation invested $200 million to promote ecosystem development and consolidate its position as a global transaction engine.