Aptos, one of the most popular L1 blockchains outside the Ethereum Virtual Machine ecosystem, has achieved two major adoption targets in the first week of 2025. It is celebrating the arrival of DeFi veteran Aave v3 to its testnet, while its largest IDO platform now supports Original USDT.

Aave has arrived on the Aptos testnet, the first non-EVM blockchain

Aave V3, a premium DeFi protocol, is expanding to include Aptos as its first blockchain outside the EVM ecosystem. The protocol is arriving on the Aptos testnet with a possible release on the mainnet, the team's statement said.

Aave founder Stani Kulichov stressed the paramount importance of this release for global adoption of the protocol and solving siled liquidity issues:

With this update, Aave takes an important step towards expanding the protocol's reach beyond EVM ecosystems with Aptos.

Instead of EVM's familiar Solidity language, Aptos leverages Move and its associated virtual machine to execute smart contracts. It supports a completely different approach towards blockchain modules and transaction parallelization.

Alternative virtual machines are frequently named among the top cryptocurrency trends for 2025. Sui (SUI) and Aptos (APT), the successors to Facebook's Diem blockchain, are key products in this sector.

Before expanding into Aptos, Aave launched 13 EVM ecosystems. It handles $33 billion in net deposits and processes hundreds of millions of dollars per month.

Aptos-based USDT is now available for large network operating platforms

Along with the deployment of Aave V3, the IDO launch platform's Aptos (APT) ecosystem marks the arrival of native USD Tether (USDT), the largest stablecoin.

MoveGPT, Aptos' leading launchpad for early-stage cryptocurrency fundraising, now supports transactions with Aptos-based USDT.

Of the $137 billion USDT issued, the equivalent of approximately $450 million was minted on Aptos. This means that the blockchain is responsible for 0.3% of the liquid supply of USDT.