There are new developments for Aptos (APT), which has been on the market recently and has been popular since its launch. A new DEX has been announced on the Aptos network. Also for a connected ecosystem, $3 million has been invested. Here are the details…
The first decentralized exchange (DEX) based on Aptos: Aries
Aries Markets, an Aptos-based DEX, recently announced it’s live on the mainnet. The decentralized exchange has taken an iterative approach to “soft” launches with only a few features at the moment. The features that DEX currently offers include lending-taking, trading and global account management services. Aries Markets added that the trading feature will launch soon, though not immediately.
At launch, Aries will support four crypto assets such as Aptos (APT), Solana (SOL), zUSDC (layer-zero), and USDC (on the Wormhole Bridge). The team behind DEX plans to add more cryptocurrencies. It also hopes to have a stable depth of liquidity. Following the announcement, Aries Markets became the first borrowing and lending protocol launched on Aptos. The team used the following statements:
The expected day has come, Aries Markets Mainnet is here! As the first borrowing and lending protocol on Aptos, we are excited to announce that Aries Markets is moving towards our next milestone.
3 million dollar investment
On the other hand, an investment of 3 million dollars came to Martian, the crypto wallet affiliated with Aptos (APT). Martian, a web3 wallet, has announced a round of sales led by Race Capital. FTX Ventures announced that it has closed a $3 million pre-seed funding round with participation from Superscrypt, Jump Capital and Aptos. Martian wants to speed up the process of recruiting proceeds. It also plans to use it to develop new wallet features to attract crypto users.
With numerous new applications on various Blockchains, Martian offers ease of use with its simple web3 wallet. In just a few steps, Martian users will get a chance to interact with decentralized apps on Aptos. They will also be able to start buying tokens or trading NFTs.
APT continues to be popular
Meanwhile, Aptos is currently one of the most popular cryptocurrency projects. As we have reported as Kriptokoin.com, Aptos is a Proof-of-Stake L1 network developed by the people involved in the Meta team’s Diem project. Attracting top investors like Andreessen Horowitz, the project is worth $1 billion. The native cryptocurrency of Aptos (APT) is currently listed on major exchanges such as Binance, KuCoin, Coinbase. At the time of writing, APT is trading at $8.10.
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