This is a great tl;dr from Observe about Shelby.
I had a ton of people come up to me at permissionless and ask me about Shelby.
If there's someone that Shelby will serve, it's you.
Enter: The Aptos Global Effect 🌐
Powering the official digital wallet for @expo2025_japan in Osaka, tap into on-site insights with @coin_post, where Aptos is supporting millions with seamless Web3 interactions.
+558K txns, +133K accounts, more 🔜
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📢 Around the Horn
🔹 The AptosLabs team unveiled Raptr: a new proposed BFT consensus protocol that, if adopted, would unlock 250,000 TPS with just 750ms latency on Aptos.
🔹 The Yaptos experience just got even better with rewards for the top 100 eligible users.
🏆 Move 2 All Stars
🔹 The Aptos Move 2 All Stars have been stacking wins, breaking records, and locking in Hall of Fame status.
🔹 ✅ Network milestones
🔹 ✅ Core logic upgrades with Move Madness
🔹 ✅ System upgrades en route 👀
🔹 ICYMI (In Case You Missed It), check out the highlight reel 🧵
🌐 Real World Aptos
🔹 Stablecoins on Aptos have doubled in supply since the start of the year, surpassing $1.5 billion.
🔹 Over $700 million of Tether’s USDt contributes to this, followed by Circle’s USDC and Ethena’s USDe.
🔹 Across all chains, Aptos ranks in the top 10 by stablecoin market share.
🔥 New in Aptos DeFi
🔹 @EchoProtocol_ teamed up with @KofiFinance to bring BTCfi vaults to MEV-powered staking
🔹 @EchelonMarket surpassed $400 million in total supply
🔹 @TappExchange’s testnet is now LIVE, bringing it one step closer to mainnet
🔹 @ThalaLabs introduced xLPT to enhance liquidity efficiency
🆕 Overheard in the Aptos Ecosystem
🔹 Aptos yappers can now earn with @predictonfliq as it gears up for mainnet launch
🔹 @aptosaurs is coming to Aptos
🔹 @mvrdao announced collabs with @AptosMonkeys & @guiinuonaptos
🔹 @penguinonaptos rolled out PingoPond, a quest-based platform
💪 Builder Tools
🔹 OKX upgraded its @okxexplorer for Aptos
🔹 @ShinamiCorp released a GraphQL playground, enabling Aptos devs to quickly write and test queries
🔹 @AlphaTeamAptos launched for Aptos builders & innovators
🔹 A new Aptos Build tutorial highlights no-code development methods
🆕 Overheard in the Aptos Ecosystem
- Aptos yappers can now earn with @predictonfliq as it gears up for mainnet launch
- @aptosaurs is coming to Aptos
- @mvrdao announced collabs with @AptosMonkeys & @guiinuonaptos
- @penguinonaptos rolled out PingoPond, a quest-based platform for content creators. Plus, get ready for a Penguin Chronicles NFT mint on May 14 on @wapal_official
- @panana_predict teased a second testnet campaign
- @AptosMonkeys teamed up with @DefiCattos to combine gaming with community vibes