Aptos Labs is the fastest growing - and most visible - contender. Its starring role in the Osaka World Expo 2025 and recent news on market developments underscore this exciting progress. The blockchain platform is powering the Expo’s digital wallet, enabling a seamless, secure and convenient experience amid millions of visitors. Through this endeavor they’ve made engaging with the digital world less daunting, and we’ve been met with incredible on-chain activity and marketplace reactions.
Aptos' presence extends beyond the Expo, with public advertisements throughout Osaka and the backing of blockchain projects through an accelerator program. All of these strategic moves are geared towards presenting the impressive scalability and accessibility of blockchain technology to a worldwide audience. With the Expo, open through October 2025, Aptos will have a long opportunity to prove how well it can perform.
Expo Engagement and User Adoption
Aptos is allowing Expo attendees to gather one-of-a-kind NFT “soulbound” passport stamps as digital keepsakes from different pavilions. The digital wallet, built with user experience in mind, needs no prior understanding of blockchain technology making onboarding for new users a breeze. Dark forest under Aptos just one week after Expo opened on April 13th, Aptos wallet burst in activity. It set new records with 558,000+ on-chain transactions and 133,000+ new accounts created, highlighting the platform’s ability to deliver at scale and drive user engagement.
The platform’s mission in Japan extends well beyond the Expo grounds. Those ten visionary projects are currently taking part in an accelerator program that’s creating blockchain-based tools that help support the Expo’s goals. This launch further highlights Aptos’ mission to power the next generation of needed innovation and real-world use cases of blockchain technology. The company isn’t stopping there, they’re using the Expo as a launchpad for their technologies all over Osaka, furthering their reach and impact.
Market Impact and Future Outlook
The accomplishment at the Osaka World Expo has prominently increased Aptos’ market exposure. Just last week Bitwise filed for an Aptos ETF. This announcement set off a huge 12% increase in the value of APT, the native token of the Aptos blockchain. Aptos’ recent market performance is indicative of the increasing investor optimism about Aptos’ technology and its potential for mass adoption.
Aptos demonstrates capabilities through its success in Osaka, proving its ability to handle high transaction volumes and facilitate easy access to blockchain services. The combination of real-world applications at the Expo and positive market signals positions Aptos as a key player in the evolving blockchain landscape. The company has made some dramatic moves in Osaka to grow its ecosystem. These strategic initiatives exemplify its deep commitment to continue leading global blockchain adoption.
