Aptos Secures $500M from BlackRock — RWA Total Surpasses $1.2B, Now Ranks Third Globally
TradingKey – Aptos receives $500 million in tokenized assets from BlackRock’s BUIDL fund, boosting APT price by over 6%.
On October 22, BlackRock’s Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) deployed $500 million worth of tokenized assets on the Layer-2 Aptos network, pushing Aptos’s total RWA (Real-World Asset) volume past $1.2 billion. Following the announcement, APT token surged over 6%, reaching $3.37.
Top 10 Public Chains by RWA Volume – Source: X (@Aptos).
Aptos is an Ethereum Layer-2 network known for its high performance, security, and low fees, and continues to attract institutional capital for on-chain asset deployment. As of press time, Aptos ranks third globally in RWA volume, trailing only Ethereum (ETH) and ZkSync Era.
Additionally, Aptos hosts 86 DeFi protocols, with a Total Value Locked (TVL) of $680 million, placing it 14th among all public chains — ahead of Cronos, Sei, Vaulta, and Cardano.
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