I. Background: Aptos Enters the Era of Revenue Layer

A Shift in the Race: From a "Performance Race" to a "Revenue Race"

The competition among public blockchains is entering a new phase. From the early "performance race" to the later "liquidity war," the focus has now shifted to who can build a more efficient and sustainable yield layer. Ethereum has taken the lead by setting a benchmark for yield infrastructure with its LST and LSDfi models; Solana, amidst multi-polar competition from protocols such as Jito, Sanctum, and Marinede, has formed a more open liquidity staking ecosystem.

Aptos, known for its high performance and parallel execution, is at a similar turning point. Its ecosystem TVL has surpassed $680 million, and core modules such as DEX, stablecoins, and lending are becoming increasingly sophisticated. However, it still lacks a core hub to integrate capital and unleash the potential of compound interest—an "enhanced yield engine" for Aptos.

Capital restructuring: The need for "long-term compound interest" among conservative funds

Aptos' ecosystem expansion is driving a profound restructuring of its funding structure. Early funding primarily came from ecosystem incentives and transaction liquidity. Now, with the continuous inflow of long-term funds such as stablecoin reserves, RWA assets, and cross-chain institutional capital, the core demand for funding has shifted from "capturing volatility" to "pursuing steady compound interest + flexible liquidity."

However, the current yield system on Aptos remains fragmented. There is a lack of linkage between staked assets and the strategy layer, with a large number of APTs still in a "passive lock-up" phase, unable to form a unified compounding path within the ecosystem and participate in the real yield cycle. Therefore, a "linkage layer" of funds is needed to propel Aptos from a "trading-driven" to a new "yield-driven" cycle.

Experience Upgrade: From "Active Trading" to "Passive Income"

The biggest hurdle in DeFi lies in its complexity. Users must frequently adjust liquidity levels, monitor funding rates, and perform rebalancing operations. This forces funds to remain idle, disrupting the compounding effect. Future Aptos should allow all users to passively earn interest through a single "stake."

Liquidity staking tokens (LSTs) are key to this, enabling the conversion of staked positions into composable assets, maintaining DeFi activity while ensuring basic returns. However, Aptos's LSTs currently only offer a basic staking yield of about 6.5%, lacking differentiation and ecosystem integration, resulting in low capital efficiency.

Therefore, a revenue hub capable of integrating funds, connecting strategy returns, and enabling all APTs to participate in a compounding cycle is precisely the piece of the puzzle that the Aptos ecosystem needs most right now. This is also the significance of Goblin Finance.

II. GoAPT: An Enhanced LST Empowering the Aptos Revenue Layer

Goblin Finance is Aptos' native enhanced yield infrastructure, designed to aggregate and amplify yield opportunities scattered across different protocols and markets through a multi-strategy Yield Hub and yield-enhanced LSTs, delivering them to users in the simplest form.

Therefore, we launched GoAPT, the first enhanced liquidity staking token on Aptos. APT allows users to earn base staking yields (approximately 6.5% APR) while also receiving additional yields from the GoVault strategy vault. Currently, the overall annualized yield can be increased to up to 1.3 times the original, and will be further enhanced in the future with the opening of the strategy system and asset synergy. Furthermore, GoAPT holders will automatically participate in the Goblin points incentive program, and these points will be eligible for Goblin airdrop rewards in the future.

This is a true revenue entry point. Goblin has optimized the traditional LST model in its product mechanism:

Automatic appreciation: The exchange rate of each GoAPT automatically increases with staking and strategy returns, forming an embedded compound interest curve;
Minimalist structure: It adopts a single-token model, is easy to understand, and can be seamlessly integrated with DeFi protocols in the ecosystem.

These designs make GoAPT more than just "collateralized notes," but a liquidity protocol layer that enables efficient flow of funds between Aptos and external sources.

The underlying strategy engine for enhancing returns: GoVault

At the heart of this system is Goblin's strategy hub—GoVault. It's a one-stop vault system integrating multiple professional-grade strategies, with all operations automated. Users can enjoy institutional-level strategy returns with just one click of deposit.

Automated Liquidity Management (ALM): Runs on Hyperion's V3 pools, dynamically rebalancing to maximize fee income while mitigating impermanent loss.
Neutral Strategy (Delta-Neutral, coming soon): Deployed on perpetual contract DEXs such as Decibel to generate profits by capturing funding cost spreads while maintaining hedging exposure.
CeDeFi Stable Yield Strategy (Coming Soon): Provides stable, low-risk returns through independent custodian accounts, combined with on-chain transparency and institutional-grade liquidity.

Thanks to this multi-dimensional structure, Goblin's returns are highly competitive: in stablecoin trading pairs (such as USDT–USDC), the average annualized return can reach over 20%; while in volatile trading pairs (such as APT–USDC), through dynamic compounding and algorithmic range rebalancing, the annualized return can be increased to up to 50%.

All the actual profits generated by the strategies will flow back to the GoAPT token through the contract, causing the value of the staked assets to continue to rise, forming a new paradigm of "staking equals profit, holding equals compound interest".

Working principle: A self-reinforcing compound interest flywheel

Therefore, the Goblin system is based on a self-reinforcing payout cycle model: the vault generates strategy payouts → payouts flow to GoAPT stakers → higher GoAPT payouts attract more staked TVL → a larger TVL in turn strengthens the strategy vault → the vault generates even more payouts → the cycle continues.

This flywheel mechanism creates a compound interest engine that benefits the entire ecosystem: users receive continuously growing returns; the protocol receives stable cash flow and deeper liquidity; and the Aptos ecosystem forms a sustainable closed loop of returns within this cycle.

Over time, GoAPT is expected to become the standard liquidity asset in the Aptos ecosystem, connecting staking, liquidity, and strategy returns to form a unified yield layer.

In summary, GoAPT is not merely a simple staking credential, but a liquidity protocol layer with LST as its entry point. It connects not only the staking relationship between validators and users, but also the capital circulation between vault strategies, liquidity markets, and stablecoin systems. In other words:

GoAPT is the "deposit" for revenue.
GoVault is the "engine of revenue generation".
The Goblin Protocol is a "route" for revenue.

III. GoAPT Operation Guide

Users can directly stake APT and mint GoAPT on the Goblin platform and immediately start accumulating double rewards. Using GoAPT is very simple:

1) Go to the Goblin Finance website and connect your Aptos wallet.

2) Select the "GoAPT" entry at the top of the homepage. The top of the page will display key data: Total APT Staked, TVL, Current APY, and indicate the current points multiplier.

The information area on the left displays the current APT price, the GoAPT exchange rate (GoAPT Price in APT), and the APY trend chart for the past seven days in real time, helping users track changes in earnings.

The right-hand function area is divided into three main sections: Stake, Withdraw, and Claim.

3) Users can choose to stake on the right, staking the corresponding amount of APT (minimum 10 APT). The earnings are automatically settled daily and reflected in the GoAPT exchange rate. The whole process does not require frequent operation or monitoring.

4) Withdraw and Claim

Withdraw:

Unstake: Users can submit a redemption request. The system will calculate the amount due based on the current GoAPT/APT exchange rate and wait approximately 14 days to complete the unlocking process.

Claim: After a regular redemption is completed, users can claim their APT with one click on the Claim tab. The interface will clearly display the status of each request (Pending / Ready / Claimed).

The entire process is transparent and traceable, with every step completed on-chain. For users, staking yields returns, holding generates compound interest, and they can also receive future airdrop rewards from Goblin—this is precisely the "seamless return experience" that Goblin hopes to bring to Aptos users.

Special launch event: Earn-to-Boost incentives are now available.

To celebrate the launch of GoAPT, Goblin will be launching a phased incentive event . During the event, all GoAPT stakers will receive bonus points multipliers:

Regular users can enjoy 8x points bonus
Active users can enjoy up to 12 times the points bonus!

Points can be used for incentive allocation in future airdrops and for ecosystem governance. Please pay attention to the official website and community updates for details.

IV. Future Outlook

The launch of GoAPT marks a new phase in Aptos's revenue layer development. Goblin Finance will continue to expand GoVault's strategy matrix and deepen Aptos's revenue infrastructure, introducing more automated on-chain revenue models and deeply integrating with native lending and stablecoin protocols to build a transparent, real-time, and traceable revenue dashboard system, making all revenue flows publicly verifiable.

Goblin's vision is clear: to make Aptos the most profitable ecosystem in the Web3 world.

Goblin Finance - Building the native revenue layer for Aptos

数据：Aptos链上交易量突破2000万笔

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