I have been in the ecosystem for a long time. The first entries about Aptos were made when many projects were just being created and we were making testnets in full swing. Aptos is still developing strongly. Many projects no longer exist, but new, much better ones have been created. I would like this compendium to be a collection of the most important places that are worth having at hand.
“Understanding Aptos: A Comprehensive Overview”
In December, a very interesting article summarizing the Aptos ecosystem was published on Messari. Provides detailed information for the blockchain. Discusses various aspects of Aptos, including usability, ecosystem design, social, and developer tools.
Official websites and channels
The official forum where discussions take place.You are reading this right here 
In addition to active participation and discussions, we can collect badges for various activities.
An interesting place is also a virtual assistant based on artificial intelligence to which we can ask questions not only in the field of cryptocurrencies. It is open source like most AI ChatBots
If you have a passion for programming and would like to learn more about the MOVE language, you can visit the Aptos Learn platform
Statistics for the entire chain show that TVL is constantly growing. We can follow all statistics on DefiLlama
WALLETS
There are quite a lot of wallets for Aptos, but I think there are three that should be distinguished:
Petra — official wallet built by Aptos Labs. The only one at the moment that can be used on the popular Galxe task platform.
Pontem — wallet built by Pontem network, who have a whole range of products and have raised a lot of funding.
Martian Wallet — one of the first wallets that is still functioning well and developing.
BRIDGES
There are also 3 that are certainly worth recommending:
APTOS NAME SERVICE
Names and identities for the Aptos ecosystem
TOKEN CHART TRACKING
There are many places where you can follow the charts of your favorite tokens, but in my opinion, 2 are worth recommending, where you can also find more niche ones:
You can find the most complete overview of dApps from Aptos at LINK. Below you will find a condensed dose of projects that I think are worth keeping on your radar, but also NFT projects and others.
Information aggregators
A place where you can receive a daily dose of knowledge and an overview of what is happening in the Aptos ecosystem.
AMNIS FINANCE
Liquid staking is definitely worth using.
MERKLE TRADE
Gamified perpetual DEX with quite a lot of leverage. It’s very pleasant to use. You can invite friends and receive daily rewards for activities.
KANA LABS
Cross-chain swap aggregator. Constantly under development. Integrated with both LayerZero and Wormhole.
THALA LABS
A powerful tool. We have stablecoin $MOD, swaps, liquid staking, liquidity pools. Launchpad that will be developed. Bridge based on LayerZero and Wormhole.
ECONIA
Provides commercial infrastructure for Aptos.
LIQUIDSWAP
Product from the PontemNetwork. Swaps, Liquidity Pools, Farms, Bridge.
HIPPO SWAP
Swaps aggregator on the Aptos network
SWAP GPT
A protocol that describes itself as an interactive DeFi aggregator and liquidity manager powered by artificial intelligence. Clear orderbook.
BAPTSWAP
A dApp used for swapping has been heavily developed recently, but they are trying to stand out with new mechanics that they are still implementing.
ARIES MARKET
Loan portal. Additionally, we have swap, orderbook, bridge and an interesting dashboard where we can track our portfolio.
ABEL FINANCE
Cross-chain lending protocol
CETUS
One of the first DEXs created on Aptos.
VIBRANTX
Quite a fresh proposition. It is intended to be a yield aggregator and portfolio manager.
There are many places where you can follow collections and make purchases. It is worth taking a look at the best and still supported ones:
TOPAZ
MERCATO
WAPAL
BLUEMOVE
Interesting tools that can be used when tracking the NFT market and gaining an advantage:
INDEXER
SNYPE
NFT projects are one of the basic categories in the Aptos ecosystem and are worth keeping an eye on. The amount that is created is very large, but there are some that can be called “foundations”. List you need to know:
It is also worth mentioning Pontem Space Pirates and Pontem Dark Ages - a collection from Pontem Network.
CRED
A project that rewards points for various activities on the chain. By using swaps, having specific NFTs or coins, we are rewarded. It is not yet known what these points will be used for.
MEMECOINY
Memecoins are also available on Aptos. The last drop of the $GUI token caused huge traffic on the network and in the NFTs themselves
ANOTHER PROJECTS
There are still many projects on the Aptos network. It’s impossible to list them all, but pay special attention to:
APTOS ARENA
APTOS ART MUSEUM
That’s all I managed to put together to have it always at hand. I hope you find it useful. May Aptos be with us!
