From the previous controversy over 'local dogs' to the recent CEO change, there has been a complete overhaul of the management.
Once immensely popular, Aptos, the king-level public chain of the L1 track and one of the twin stars of the Move system, has been a source of mixed feelings. On one hand, there is continuous FUD, and the official call of local dogs crashing has disappointed everyone to the extreme. On the other hand, everyone is looking forward to the occurrence of a second airdrop and still hopes that the coin price can continue to rise.

Let's review the timeline of major actions by APT in the past two months:

Action 1: Native USDT support for Aptos, soon to support USDC.

In November, APT officially supported native USDT. In fact, this is a clear positive development, as supporting USDT means increased liquidity and more capital inflow for any public chain. Additionally, in January, it announced that it would soon support USDC.

Action 2: Aptos ecosystem memecoin launch platform - Emoji went live, controversial.

On November 20, the Aptos ecosystem's memecoin platform - Emoji went live, where the Dog Face token surged nearly a thousand times in a day. The official Twitter and core team members like the CTO personally promoted it. However, within less than a week, it began to plummet, and the market cap was halved, causing continuous FUD across the network.

Action 3: Aptos changes CEO, major management overhaul.

In December, it was officially announced that the CEO of Aptos would change from Mo to Avery, and there were some internal management adjustments, bringing in a new head of ecology from Solana. This can be seen as a significant overhaul. It is evident that Aptos still wants to make more changes to revive ecological prosperity. The action of changing the CEO is a major strategic adjustment for any company, especially for a company like APT, which is close to a $10 billion market cap. The determination for change is quite visible.

Action 4: Aave's V3 version goes live on the Aptos testnet as the first non-EVM deployed public chain.

Traditional DeFi leader Aave chose Aptos as the first non-EVM public chain deployment, which also recognizes Aptos's mature codebase and development technology.

Action 5: Aptos network integrates Chainlink data oracle.

On January 10, the Aptos Foundation announced that the Aptos network has integrated the Chainlink data oracle. By bringing in Chainlink's data oracle, developers can now access off-chain data and computing services using Chainlink's trusted solutions. Chainlink Data Feeds provide tamper-proof data, which is crucial for building highly secure and feature-rich applications within the Aptos ecosystem.

All of the above are major actions officially announced. It is not difficult to see that APT's fundamentals are indeed improving. However, the impact of the Emoji incident on the entire public chain brand is still significant, exposing fatal shortcomings such as APT's official lack of community attention and insufficient marketing preparation.

However, it can be seen that the officials are also determined to make changes. As the saying goes, 'A new official takes office with three fires.' Due to the short time, there have not yet been major actions from the new CEO. Here is some other information for assistance, such as the two leading DeFi protocols in the APT ecosystem, Amnis and Aries, which had previously been rumored to launch TGE airdrops in Q4 of 2024, but it is evident that this has been postponed, possibly to align with the upcoming official actions. The logic is simple: the Aptos ecosystem needs leading protocols to create a wealth effect to attract users, and it can even be said that this is to restore the image that was previously lost.

In fact, I believe many friends are still paying attention to the APT ecosystem, and the reason is simple: the product experience of Aptos in the public chain track is top-notch, with low withdrawal fees, fast transaction speeds, and the expectation of a second airdrop.

So, returning to the initial question, if you had asked me before whether I believed in a second airdrop for APT, my answer might have been ambiguous. However, since the CEO change began, I feel that the probability of this happening has significantly increased.

Therefore, as long as you still have confidence in Aptos, you can interact because the gas fees are very low, and the odds are still high. At least all my accounts are still maintaining irregular activity.

And the must-do interaction for APT is with the leading staking protocol @AmnisFinance, for the following reasons:

1. Amnis's TVL has reached $262 million, ranking second in the APT ecosystem, with over 370,000 staking users. Interacting with the leading staking protocol can yield APR benefits and is also the best proof of real users.

2. Starting from November 7, the airdrop incentive activity 'Retroactive' was launched, with a points system, and TGE will launch in Q1 of 2025.

Amnis income



The way to earn profits through Amnis is simple: stake APT to get amAPT → stake amAPT to get stAPT → use stAPT to earn compound interest, where:

amAPT is a stablecoin loosely pegged to APT, with 1 amAPT typically representing 1 APT. Users can mint an equivalent amount of amAPT by depositing APT into Amnis Finance.

stAPT is a vault used to accumulate Amnis APT validator staking rewards. Users can deposit amAPT into the stAPT vault to exchange it for stAPT, thereby earning staking rewards. As the validator nodes produce staking rewards, the vault increases amAPT, allowing stAPT holders to exchange for more amAPT.

Holding stAPT can earn approximately 8.5% annual passive income, and both amAPT and stAPT can provide liquidity to earn transaction fees, or choose to deposit into lending platforms for profit. amAPT can be used to participate in Amnis's activities to enjoy extra earnings and referral cashback.

Participation method:

Visit the Amnis official website, you can use my invitation link https://url3.me/vkirew
After linking your wallet, you can choose the amount of APT you want to stake, click 'Mint Only' to exchange APT for amAPT, or click 'Mint & Stake' to convert amAPT into stAPT.



Note: If you need to withdraw funds, simply unstake stAPT to exchange it back for amAPT. amAPT requires a 14-day wait through official channels to withdraw, or you can choose DEX platforms like Liquid Swap or Pancake Swap to directly exchange amAPT for APT, which may incur a slight loss.

After obtaining stAPT, you can choose to deposit it into DeFi platforms for lending and earning, releasing liquidity. For example, using Meso, visit https://app.meso.finance/markets and select stAPT to view asset yield situations and choose to stake. The current APR is at 11%.



Amnis started the airdrop incentive activity 'Retroactive' on November 7 to expand TVL and community influence. The amount of APT staked by users will jointly drive the unlocking of airdrop incentives, with a maximum prize pool of 1% of the governance token $AMI, which will be distributed to each participant based on rankings and points at the end of the activity.

Enter https://stake.amnis.finance/retroactive, and as long as you stake APT on Amnis, you can participate in the activity to accumulate points. Providing liquidity and lending on recommended DEX platforms can also earn points. Points will be calculated hourly based on the amount staked.




· Buy an NFT at https://wapal.io/collection/amnis-retroactive-booster-card, and staking on the activity page can earn a 10% points bonus, currently at $0.3 each.

· Participate in the lottery at https://stake.amnis.finance/lucky-wheel. Every 5 APT staked earns one lottery ticket, with a chance to win Retroactive activity points or amAPT rewards.