The seven-day moving average (7DMA) of the number of active addresses on Aptos has dropped to a yearly low of approximately 644,000.

Over the past few days, the FET taker buy/sell volume has been almost exactly equal.

Here is how some of your favorite assets concluded the week.

When market noise drowns out logic, platforms built on function—not hype—tend to stand out. Mantle is gaining attention with its recent Bankless partnership, while Aptos expands its global reach through strategic regional offices. Both reflect efforts to build long-term value through ecosystem moves.

AIP-119 proposes a 44% reduction in APT staking yields.

Top artificial intelligence tokens were among the best performers this weekend, as investors bought the dip following a key report from CoinGecko. AI Companions (AIC) tokens jumped by over 40% to $0.

The cryptocurrency market was relatively mixed during the Easter weekend, with volume remaining low. Bitcoin was stuck between $84,000 and $85,000, while Ethereum was hovering near its lowest point in months. This article provides a forecast for some of the top-performing coins like JasmyCoin (JASMY), Fartcoin, Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET), and Gala Games (GALA).

Aptos is shaking things up with a bold new proposal that slashes staking rewards nearly in half. Supporters say it'll drive real network growth.

The Aptos community is currently evaluating a new governance proposal, AIP-119, that could halve staking rewards over the next three months. It seeks to reduce the current annual staking yield from around 7% to 3.79%.

Aptos is making waves as a community member recently submitted a proposal on April 18 to slash the staking rewards nearly by almost 50%. The plan submitted by the member, MoonSheisty suggests lowering the rewards from 7% to 3.79% over the next three months.

Aptos community member MoonSheisty submitted a proposal to slash staking rewards for the network's native token, Aptos (APT), by almost half.

An Aptos community member submitted a proposal on April 18 to slash staking rewards for the network's native token, Aptos (APT), by nearly 50%The proposal, submitted by a community member called MoonSheisty, aims at reducing reward yields from 7% to 3.79% in a three-month period, aligning Aptos staking rewards with other layer-1 blockchains and encouraging capital efficiency. The proposal has sparked curiosity on X, but early comments on GitHub show some initial resistance.

An Aptos community member submitted a proposal on April 18 to slash staking rewards for the network's native token, Aptos (APT), by nearly 50%The proposal, submitted by a community member called MoonSheisty, aims at reducing reward yields from 7% to 3.79% in a three-month period, aligning Aptos staking rewards with other layer-1 blockchains and encouraging capital efficiency. The proposal has sparked curiosity on X, but early comments on GitHub show some initial resistance.

The proposal echoes Solana's recent SIMD-228, which sought to curb inflation on the network, but was voted down by validators in March.

Aptos' proposal targets a 1% monthly staking yield decrease.

TL;DR Renewed investor interest in AI-related tokens has triggered strong price increases for assets like TAO (+14.19%), (+9.67%) and FIL (+6.47%). This surge is linked to Nvidia's recent visit to China and Bitcoin's current market stability.

Demand for AI-themed tokens soars, as it captures 35% of global interest throughout Q1 2025.

The crypto market registered a substantial drop on Wednesday before recovering towards the end of the day after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell flagged concerns about inflation and slowing growth due to tariffs. However, markets recovered as crypto remained strong in the face of adversity even though traditional stock markets took a beating.

AAVE's ecosystem upgrade could mark the beginning of a new wave of liquidity inflows.

After falling from its Macro Range, Aptos (APT) has faced rejection from key levels. Amid its 15% monthly decline, some analysts suggest that APT's party won't continue until the $5 resistance is reclaimed.

BitDegree, the leading platform for Web3 learning, features the dYdX Affiliate Program in its latest Mission, Commissions for Life With dYdX's Affiliate Program.

Even while stock markets are mired in uncertainty, AI tokens continue to mount a rebound. Behind the scenes, the crypto AI sector is exploding after fresh announcements from OpenAI and NVIDIA.

Top gainer, rising demand, breakout setup — is $0.34 FET's launchpad for a high-conviction R/R play?

Cryptocurrencies struggled in the past sessions as macroeconomic developments, including Trump's trade war, dented the appetite for risk assets. However, Sonic defied the bearish trends with consistent total value locked (TVL) growth. Sonic's TVL skyrocketed past $1 billion in April (data extracted from DeFiLlama), reflecting massive growth in 2025 (so far).

A blockchain with Meta DNA, Aptos faces a challenge of differentiation in an increasingly skeptical market. Head of ecosystem Pampati talks with CoinDesk ahead of his appearance at Consensus 2025 in Toronto May 14-16.

In a compelling evening that brought together Web3 leaders, technologists, and innovators, Decentral House welcomed over 100 participants for a deep dive into the convergence of AI and blockchain, two of the most transformative technologies shaping the future.

Fetch.ai has announced the partnership with the luxury automotive industry pioneer Mansory, to integrate ASI-1 Mini into the vehicles. It is the world's first Web3-native language model (LLM) specifically built for agent-based AI. Fetch.ai, software company for decentralized and autonomous AI agents, has announced the new strategic partnership with Mansory, a pioneer in the luxury automotive sector.

Several major developments across various ecosystems are expected this week, suggesting imminent volatility for tokens within the respective niches. From Aave buybacks to Trump's reciprocal tariffs, some very interesting updates are in the pipeline.

TL;DR Over $304 million worth of tokens will be unlocked this week, with Aptos (APT) leading the way with nearly $50 million in unlocked assets, accounting for 2.47% of its total supply. Solana (SOL) will also unlock tokens valued at $50 million, though with minimal impact on its total supply—just 0.09%.

The dYdX community has officially launched the Surge Rewards Program, a nine-month trading competition designed to reward active participation from both new and returning users. Beginning April 1, 2025, the program will allocate up to $20 million in DYDX tokens to traders over the course of nine monthly “seasons,” establishing one of the largest and longest-running incentive programs in DeFi trading to date.

Over $304 million worth of tokens are scheduled for release between April 7-14, 2025 with Aptos at the forefront as per data from Tokenomist.

Cryptocurrency prices were mixed last week after President Donald Trump announced his reciprocal tariffs and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned about stagflation.

Aptos' stablecoin market cap surpassed $1 billion in March, which is a 10x increase year-over-year and 3x growth since December.

Amid the market retrace, Aptos (APT) has seen an 8% decline in the past 24 hours, falling below a key support zone for the second time this week. Despite the correction, some analysts consider that the cryptocurrency could be poised for a breakout soon.

The Aptos Foundation has invested in Universal Health Token to accelerate the use of blockchain and Artificial Intelligence in decentralized healthcare solutions. According to a press release shared with crypto.

The Aptos Foundation has made a strategic investment in Universal Health Token (UHT), the innovative team behind the Proof-of-Health protocol. The goal is to support and advance blockchain and AI in global healthcare solutions. The Aptos Foundation has made a strategic investment in Universal Health Token (UHT), to support and advance blockchain and AI in global healthcare solutions.

Robert Kiyosaki, a renowned entrepreneur known for his classing book “Rich Dad Poor Dad”, has addressed the crypto community, talking about Bitcoin and two other major assets. He believes one of them is to skyrocket 2x this year.

Artificial intelligence (AI)-linked cryptocurrencies climbed sharply on Tuesday after OpenAI secured a $40 billion capital injection from Japan's Softbank, Microsoft, and other investors. With this latest round, OpenAI's valuation now stands at $300 billion.

DeFi lending is recovering in March after a series of market capitulations and liquidations. More value is flowing into smaller chains, with the biggest growth for Berachain and Sonic.

Amnis Finance has become the first protocol to participate in Aptos' Liquid Funding Model (LFM) initiative. The development represents a crucial move in cementing Amnis Finance's status and enriching advancements in the Aptos decentralized finance (DeFi) space.

The crypto market continued to increase over the past 24 hours, rising almost 1% to $2.86 trillion as it inches towards the $3 trillion mark. Bitcoin (BTC) saw a marginal rebound as it went from $86,380 to $88,447 before declining to its current level.

Aptos, a top layer-1 network, is showing resilience even as its token hovers near its lowest level since 2023. The Aptos (APT) token was trading at $5.90 on Tuesday, slightly above the year-to-date low of $4.60.

dYdX has announced its first-ever buyback program, committing 25% of protocol fees to buy DYDX on the open market. Based on last year's revenue numbers, that could amount to over 11M in DYDX purchased per year.

TL;DR dYdX has launched a token buyback program to strengthen network security and improve the utility of its native token. 25% of the protocol's monthly net fees will be allocated to token buybacks, with the tokens being staked to enhance the network's resilience.

dYdX, the decentralized perpetual contracts trading platform community, has officially launched the first-ever $DYDX Buyback Program, a major move for the protocol. The post dYdX Community Launches DYDX Buyback Program appeared first on Cryptonews.

DeFi protocol dYdX has announced the launch of a token buyback program. The protocol plans to spend 25% of its net protocol fees on buying back the DYDX token from the open market.

dYdX will begin monthly token buybacks with 25% of its annual net protocol fees via its Treasury SubDAO.

With 85% of DYDX tokens already unlocked, dYdX is rolling out a buyback program to pump value back into the ecosystem.