Aptos partners with Trump-linked WLFI to launch USD1 stablecoin
Layer-1 blockchain Aptos has announced a partnership with Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial to deploy the USD1 stablecoin on its network.
Aptos CEO Avery Ching revealed at TOKEN 2049 in Singapore that the collaboration has been in the works for some time, with WLFI viewing Aptos as one of the best technology partners available, reports Cointelegraph.
USD1 will officially launch on Aptos on October 6, supported by liquidity pools, incentives, and integrations across leading DeFi protocols such as Echelon, Hyperion, Thala, and Tapp. Major wallets and exchanges, including Petra, Backpack, OKX, OneKey, Bitget Wallet, Nightly, and Gate Wallet, will support the rollout. Ching emphasized Aptos’s low transaction fees—less than a hundredth of a cent—and sub-second settlement speeds as key advantages for stablecoin adoption.
Aptos targets Tron’s stablecoin dominance
The partnership is designed to challenge Ethereum and Tron, the two dominant blockchains for stablecoin issuance. Tether launched on Aptos earlier this year, and Ching noted its “tremendous growth” since deployment, though Aptos still lags behind its rivals. As of now, Aptos hosts around $1.3 billion in USDT, compared to $78.6 billion on Tron and $94.8 billion on Ethereum.
USD1 currently has a market cap of $2.68 billion, with most of its circulation on BNB Chain, according to DefiLlama. Aptos’s overall share of the stablecoin market is just 0.35%, but the network already supports USDT, USDC, Ethena’s USDE, and PayPal’s PYUSD, transacting over $60 billion monthly. Ethereum maintains a commanding 59% share of stablecoin supply, which rises to nearly 70% when layer-2 and EVM-compatible networks are included.
New Aptos products signal ecosystem expansion
Alongside the WLFI collaboration, Aptos announced new products aimed at scaling its ecosystem. One of the major initiatives is “Decibel,” a high-performance decentralized exchange optimized for stablecoin liquidity, perpetual contracts, and spot trading, with a testnet launch expected in October and mainnet by year-end. Aptos is also working on “Shelby,” a decentralized storage system developed in partnership with Jump Crypto, designed for real-time social media apps and training data, slated for launch in 2026.
Ching, formerly head of Meta’s Diem project, has steered Aptos with strong backing from FTX Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Apollo, Franklin Templeton, and Circle Ventures. The combination of stablecoin adoption, DeFi expansion, and upcoming infrastructure tools positions Aptos to gain momentum in a sector dominated by Ethereum and Tron.
Recently we wrote that on June 11, 2025, USD1, a new stablecoin, was minted on the TRON blockchain by World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a company owned by the Trump family.
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