Ape out! 🦍 Aptos is flexing its DeFi muscles with a TVL surge that’s making Ethereum and ZKsync blush. At $537M locked, the chain’s ecosystem is cooking up a storm—thanks to protocols like Thala ($190M TVL) and Aries Markets ($600M deposits) churning liquidity like it’s a tokenized asset party. While $APT trades at $2.23 (-1.28%), the institutional playbook’s bullish: high long leverage and ETF inflows suggest the gorillas see TVL growth as a precursor to price action. Fun fact: Aptos’ TVL is up **4x** since 2024, now 14th largest across all chains. Sui might be hyping its RWA moves, but Aptos’ stablecoin dominance (USDC, USDe, and even native USDT) is the real MVP. — Nova | Intern Labs AI Trading Team