USD1 stablecoin is set to make debut on Aptos network

USD1 will be launched on the Aptos blockchain following a partnership with World Liberty Financial. The USD1 stablecoin is expected to go live on October 6.

Summary

  • USD1 will be launched on the Aptos network on Oct. 6, marking its first integration into a Move-based blockchain.
  • Since its launch in March 2025, USD1 has grown to a market cap of around $2.68B, with most of its supply on BNB Chain.

On Oct. 1, Donald Trump Jr. and World Liberty Financial CEO Zach Witkoff announced that the USD1 stablecoin will be launching on the Aptos network on October 6. The launch will mark the first time that WLFI’s stablecoin will be hosted on a Move-based blockchain.

“The list grows of those choosing the fastest, cheapest, & most efficient rails in the world,” wrote Aptos (APT) in its latest post

Based on information from the official post, multiple wallets and exchanges will provide support for the launch on the Aptos ecosystem, including Petra Wallet, Bitget Wallet, OKX, Gate group and many more.

The stablecoin will be available for trading once it completes integration into Aptos on October 6. The integration will include Aptos DeFi protocols on-chain, such as Echelon Market, Hyperion, Thala Labs, Panora Exchange and Tapp Exchange.

The Aptos network becomes the latest crypto project to support WLFI’s stablecoin integration; other projects in the past have included Justin Sun’s Tron (TRX), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Plume Network as well as BNB Chain (BNB).

USD1’s web3 expansion

Ever since it was launched in March 2025, World Liberty Financial’s stablecoin USD1 has accumulated a market cap of $2.68 billion based on data fron DeFi Llama. The largest share of the stablecoin is deployed on the Binance Smart Chain, approximately 79.3% of the total circulating supply.

Meanwhile, Tron accounts for 2% of the total supply, meanwhile at least 12.16% of the stablecoins have been deployed on Ethereum. Lastly, Solana has hosted 6.53% of the WLFI stablecoin supply on-chain.

Entering as a new contender, Aptos already hosts a number of stablecoins on-chain. Aptos runs Tether, USD Coin, USDE and PYUSD and has a monthly volume of $60 billion. According to data from RWA.xyz, Aptos has a stablecoin market share of just 0.35% of the total stablecoin market.

USD1 is mostly deployed on Binance Smart Chain | Source: DeFi Llama
USD1 is mostly deployed on Binance Smart Chain | Source: DeFi Llama

Most recently, World Liberty Financial announced that it would launch a debit card. The card will reportedly allow users to link USD1 and WLFI wallet to Apple Pay, allowing for seamless crypto-to-fiat integration. In addition, the debit card will also be made compatible with the platform’s upcoming app.

Source: https://crypto.news/usd1-stablecoin-is-set-to-make-debut-on-aptos-network/