Aptos (APT) is making some exciting moves. The layer-1 blockchain has announced plans to integrate Stripe’s payment services along with the USDC stablecoin. This integration aims to provide a smooth fiat on-ramp for users of the Aptos network.
Jeremy Allaire, the CEO of Circle, shared his enthusiasm about this development. He said, “USDC + CCTP + Aptos = high-performance, very powerful programmable money infrastructure. Excited for the upcoming launch!”
Last month, Stripe returned to the crypto scene. They introduced support for USDC settlements. It’s worth noting that Stripe had previously enabled Bitcoin (BTC) payments until 2018. At that time, they decided to stop, citing BTC’s limited usefulness as a payment method.
As for Aptos’ native token, APT is currently trading at $11.98. It ranks 27th in market capitalization. In the last 24 hours, it has seen a slight dip of nearly 1%. However, over the past week, APT has risen about 6.5% and over 15.8% in the past month. Despite these gains, it remains almost 40% below its all-time high of $19.92, which was reached in January 2023.