Aptos Explodes to #2 in USDT Activity – $30B Stablecoin Surge & Yellow Card Deal Fuel $7 APT Price Bets

Aptos just pulled off a stablecoin coup—processing over $30B in USDT volume to claim second place in native activity. The Layer 1 chain now trails only Ethereum in Tether’s on-chain traffic.

Enter Yellow Card: The African crypto-fiat gateway’s new partnership could turbocharge APT adoption across 20+ emerging markets. Traders are already pricing in a potential breakout to $7.

But let’s be real—since when do ‘strategic partnerships’ actually move markets? *cough* Remember all those exchange listings that were supposed to ‘unlock value’? Aptos bulls might want to watch actual on-chain metrics instead of press releases.

APT Down 5.2% Despite $30B Volume Surge – Elliott Wave And Yellow Card’s Aptos USDT Signals Reversal

At the time of writing, Aptos (APT) trades at $4.54, down 5.2% from its July 3 highs of $4.84, with trading volume also declining by 4.6%, as the market cap remains stagnant NEAR $3 billion.

The Elliott Wave analysis on the 30-minute chart indicates that APT has completed a classic 5-wave impulse and is now in a corrective ABC pattern.

However, the recent partnership with Yellow Card for cross-border payments serving millions of users across Africa has led many traders to anticipate a bullish reversal if APT maintains the $4.40–$4.45 support levels.

Notably, the Aptos partnership enables Yellow Card customers to transfer USDT and USDC instantly without gas fees.

@visa and @yellowcard_app have partnered to expand stablecoin-powered payments across Africa.#stablecoin #Visahttps://t.co/nB85xKKAXa

The integration targets mobile-first markets and ensures sub-second settlement for daily payments and cross-border transactions.

Africa leads global stablecoin adoption, driven by demand for affordable and fast alternatives to traditional finance.

With 54 million digital asset users in Sub-Saharan Africa alone, Aptos’ provision of stable, low-cost digital payment infrastructure could generate more retail volume than ever, positively impacting APT price action.

Additionally, Aptos blockchain’s processing capabilities, with real-time finality of over 11,000 TPS, have been crucial to its widespread adoption.

Tether’s USDT to Launch on LAYER 1 Aptos

Tether said USDT transfers will have gas fees below $0.01.

A closer look at the gas fees for transferring USDT on top networks shows that on Ethereum, the average cost in August is $0.62 per transfer, while on the Tron network, it is…

Token Terminal data shows that this backend strength has helped Aptos quietly reach over $ 1 billion in native stablecoins, with average gas fees under $0.0008, currently the lowest in the market.

This has driven transaction activity across the chain up 36% in the last 30 days, with Aptos processing over 172 million transactions during this period.

Bulls Eye $7 Target as Falling Wedge Pattern Forms at $4.50

The market now believes APT is poised to MOVE higher, given all these catalysts.

Sonilapt, an Aptos supporter on X, suggested that APT could reclaim $6.00+ in Q3, as the price currently hovers around a critical demand zone near $4.50, with price action forming a falling wedge, a typical bullish reversal pattern.

Popular crypto market maker CLS Global also shared its outlook on Aptos pricing.

The liquidity provider expects early reversal signals if APT finds support around the $3.74-$4.16 zone.

$APT/USDT Analysis

Early reversal signals after finding support at $3.74-$4.16 zone.

Key Points:
– Breaking descending trendline
– Testing resistance at former ATH zone
– Accumulation patterns forming

Targets: → $5.30 → $5.99 → $6.28 → $7.05

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Accumulation from there is anticipated to push Aptos toward $5.30, $5.99, and $6.28, with $7.05 as a target.

However, concerns exist that the upcoming Aptos token unlock on July 12 might invalidate the bullish structure.

With over $3.0 billion worth of tokens to be unlocked this July, Aptos alone accounts for 11.31 million APT tokens worth $52.74 million set for release.

$3.0 Billion Worth of Tokens To Be Unlocked in July

The following notable token unlocks will happen in July:$APT $52.74M$SAROS $47.63M$ZRO $47.58M$ARB $31.90M$ENA $25.18M$JTO $23.96M$AVAIL $22.75M$GPS $18.61M $OP $17.72M$STRK $14.92M pic.twitter.com/EruhAtMK7u

This equals 1.75% of Aptos tokens currently in circulation, which could bring CLS Global’s $3.74 target into play.

Technical Breakout: Can APT Smash $4.81 Resistance for $12 Rally?

Thedaily chart shows a prolonged downtrend that appears to be stabilizing near the $4.50–$4.80 region, which has historically acted as strong support.

Price action over the past 290 days has formed multiple falling wedge patterns, typically viewed as bullish reversal formations, suggesting the possibility of an imminent breakout.

APT is currently trading at $4.529, hovering just below the $4.813 horizontal resistance. If buyers can push the price above this level, the chart identifies key upside targets at $ 6.18, $7.40, and more aggressive long-term projections toward $10.38 and $12.00.

These targets align with potential Fibonacci extensions and previous resistance zones, providing a roadmap for a bullish recovery if momentum develops.

Given the compressed price structure and the completion of a lengthy consolidation phase, APT is positioned for a potential trend reversal; however, confirmation requires a clean break above the $4.81–$5.00 resistance.

Without that, continued accumulation around current levels could persist until volume and breakout strength return.