- The USD1 stablecoin is going live on Aptos Network by October 6th.
- The stablecoin’s debut is coupled with its mass rollout in DeFi protocols under Aptos, such as Echelon, Hyperion, and more.
Aptos (APT) announced on Wednesday that it forged a partnership with the Trump family-backed World Liberty Financial (WLFI). The collaboration paves the way for the US dollar-based stablecoin’s launch on the Layer-1 (L1) Aptos Network by October 6, 2025.
USD1 Launch on Aptos
Avery Ching, CEO of Aptos, confirmed in a conversation with Cointelegraph at the Token 2049 conference in Singapore that they have been in talks with WLFI about the USD1 integration “for a while.” Additionally, the executive claimed that the Trump-linked Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platform has considered them among the “best tech partners they could work with.”
The USD1’s debut on Aptos marks the stablecoin’s first-ever adoption in a Move-based blockchain. The token uses Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), enabling its secure transfers across other major blockchains like Ethereum (ETH), BNB Chain (BNB), and Tron (TRX).
The integration comes with a broad ecosystem support, expanding the stablecoin’s rollout on DeFi protocols operating under the Aptos Network, including Echelon, Hyperion, Thala, Panora, and Tapp. Moreover, wallets and crypto exchanges, such as Petra, Backpack, OKX, Bitget Wallet, OneKey, Nightly, and Gate Wallet, will be open to cater to the demand for the custody, conversion, and management of the stablecoin assets from day one.
The launch also immediately establishes liquidity pools and on-chain incentives for USD1 users on Aptos. These aim to streamline and boost the accessibility of the stablecoin for staking, trading, payments, and other DeFi use cases.
Furthermore, Ching highlighted that WLFI chose to partner with Aptos because of its “incredibly cheap” fees, with transactions costing “less than a hundredth of a cent.” Likewise, it processes transactions in under half a second.
Besides USD1, the L1 chain of Aptos supports Tether’s USDT, offering lower gas fees than other networks supporting the world’s largest stablecoin.
USD1 Stablecoin Performance
USD1 is a stablecoin from WLFI. It is a project affiliated with President Donald Trump’s family, with Eric Trump as its co-founder. The asset currently has a market cap of $2.68 billion, a fraction of the $308.74 billion overall valuation of the stablecoin market.
WLFI backs the stablecoin with US treasuries, cash, and other cash equivalents to maintain its 1:1 peg with the US dollar. BitGo Trust Company serves as the USD1’s reserve assets custodian.
