U.Today - Aptos (APT), the popular Layer 1 protocol that is often regarded as a Solana killer, has deviated from the general bearish trend on the market today. At the time of writing, Aptos has inked 2.3% growth in the past 24 hours, its price to $5.51 per coin. By virtue of its current performance, APT has pared off some of the losses it had accrued in the past seven days, with its price down by 4% in that time span.
APT 1D Chart. Source: APT, as a digital currency on many retail traders' watchlists, places a great deal of emphasis on utility, which at this time has boosted the interest of APT traders to go on a massive accumulation spree. At the time of writing, Aptos is recording a trading volume of $66,011,502, which has seen it jump by more than 20% overnight.
This trading volume is arguably the biggest the protocol has recorded thus far this week, underscoring the fact that buyers are unrelenting in their frantic efforts to return the coin to winning ways.
The Aptos Network has been on a steady trajectory in its ecosystem as concerns a number of growth and performance markers. Per an earlier from U.Today back in August, key on-chain data pointed to the fact that a Solana-like bullish run might be imminent in the near to midterm.
Capitalizing on partnerships
Some of these partnerships, which span from tech giant Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to payments behemoth Mastercard (NYSE:MA), were to help polish the attractiveness of the Aptos ecosystem, while also building a basis to drive a more mainstream appreciation of blockchain technology.