What Aptos is
Aptos (APT) is a proof-of-stake Layer-1 blockchain, currently ranked 83rd by market capitalization among the assets we track. Aptos is a Layer-1 smart-contract platform secured by proof-of-stake: validators lock APT as collateral, and the protocol slashes anyone who misbehaves. The token is simultaneously gas, collateral, and a claim on staking yield.
Aptos (APT) is a Layer 1 blockchain designed for high scalability and safety, utilizing a novel programming language and parallel execution to enhance transaction speed and efficiency. It aims to deliver a user-friendly environment for developers and end-users alike.
How consensus and the token economy connect
Validators propose and attest to blocks; honest behavior earns rewards, dishonest behavior burns the stake. That feedback loop is what lets Aptos finalize transactions without miners.
Where Aptos sits in the market
Trading around $0.5705, Aptos carries a market capitalization of $400.43M. Around $27.34M changes hands across exchanges in a typical 24-hour window. That is a turnover of about 6.83% of the float — a healthy level of activity for an asset this size.
Only ~57% of the 2.1B-APT maximum supply is circulating today, so emissions remain a live factor in price discovery. APT remains -97% beneath its all-time high of $19.95, the kind of gap that historically takes a full cycle or a fresh catalyst to close.
What the price history shows
The tape currently reads 24-hour -2.98%, 7-day -8.96%, 30-day -5.12%, 1-year -80.86%. Within its stored 365-day daily history, APT mounted a low-to-high run of roughly 42% at its strongest stretch.
Volatility profile
Recent action puts Aptos in the Moderate-volatility band — it shows the kind of price movement common in mid-cap crypto assets — meaningful but not unusual. Over the last 30 days the move totals -5.12%, a useful input for stop placement and position sizing.
How to evaluate Aptos
For an asset of this type, three lenses matter most:
- Real usage — active addresses, fees paid, and total value locked — does on-chain demand justify the valuation?
- Staking economics — the share of APT staked, the yield, and unlock/queue dynamics that govern liquid supply.
- Ecosystem depth — how many applications and how much liquidity have chosen Aptos over competing Layer-1s.
This page pulls live market data, on-chain stats where available, exchange-by-exchange volume, and our forecast model into one view so you can work through those questions in a single place. None of it is investment advice — it is a structured starting point for your own research.
