Swap pattern, swapper retention, and swap transaction size analyses brought these outlying features for the Aptos blockchain:
Primary Behavioral Insights
User Acquisition Vs Retention:
131K new swappers account for 83.77% compared to 16.23% returning users (25K)
156k unique swappers have generated 29.6m swaps worth $4.85B
The average $30k volume per swapper shows good activity even with the high user acquisition
Power User Concentration:
2,303 power users make just 1.47% of all users but use 95.69% of the total $4.51B in volume
Power users executed an average 12,585 swaps and were active 18.5 days in the month
Casual traders (90% of users) only execute 1-5 swaps and use 0.28% of the volume
Transaction Size Patterns
Detailed Look At Volume Highlights Institutional Activity:
Medium Transactions ($100 - $1K): 38% of swaps and 59% of volume
Large Transactions ($1K - $10K): 1.4% of swaps and 17% of volume
Whale Transactions ($10K+): 0.01% of swaps and 15% of volume
Micro Transactions ($1 - $100): 56% of swaps and 9% of volume
Transaction Behavior:
Mean transaction: $159 ($1-100 has 16.6M swaps worth $1-100). Less than $1 is Dust: 4.5% of all swaps and probably failed/test swaps.
