1/ With ecosystem metrics at all time highs and continued improvements on its technical architecture, Aptos is laying the foundation for a global trading engine. Here are some takeaways from our latest report, unlocked by @Aptos 🧵

5/ In addition to stablecoins, Aptos has benefitted from strong growth in its BTCFi sector, with the supply of wrapped or bridged BTC assets reaching over $450M. @EchoProtocol_ leads this sector, with nearly $300M in circulating aBTC.

6/ Paired with ecosystem growth, Aptos continues to iterate and improve on its technical architecture through Raptr, Shardines, Zaptos, and Move 2. Each optimize distinct components of the consensus and execution workflows to deliver an optimal implementation for a global trading engine, unlocking 100% utilization of network resources.

7/ On June 24th, the Aptos Foundation unveiled @Shelbyserves, a decentralized hot-storage protocol for data-intensive applications and monetization. With configurable access controls, monetization logic, and sub-second latency, Shelby will service a multitude of use cases involving content creation, streaming, AI inference, data marketplaces, and more.