Blockworks Research: Building the Global Trading Engine

Awesome in depth report on Aptos from Blockworks Research.

Some of the key highlights include:

  • Raptr, Shardines, and Zaptos unlock near-optimal latency, throughput, and 100% network resource utilization.

  • Raptr enables 260K TPS w/ <800ms latency; Baby Raptr already cut validator finality latency by 20%.

  • Shardines reaches up to 1.1M TPS via deterministic parallel execution — Aptos now rivals top infra at scale.

  • Zaptos enables sub-second finality, ideal for trading, payments, gaming & DeFi.

  • Move 2 brings dev new development features: complex multi-calls transactions, low-latency data ops, and more.

  • Shelby, a decentralized storage layer w/ fiber network infra which targets AI, content, and cross-chain data markets.

-June metrics hit ATHs:

$5.4B monthly DEX volume
$835K app revenue
$1.3B stablecoins
$450M BTC bridged
$530M in RWAs

  • @hyperion_xyz DEX dominates w/ $3.3B volume (60% share)

  • @ThalaLabs swap v2 brings MEV flashswaps, xLPTs, and multi-token stable pools

  • @AriesMarkets leads DeFi lending: $360M in deposits, ~8% APY on stablecoin lend

  • $200M+ deployed in grants/investments by Aptos Foundation

Make sure to check out the thread below from @blockworksres along with the full report for all the Aptos insights !

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