Aptos is making serious moves with Aptos Ascend. Backed by Microsoft, Brevan Howard, and SK Telecom, this platform is built to bring real institutions into DeFi.

It runs on @Aptos's high-speed chain, powered by Azure AI for real-time compliance, KYC, and risk tools. Banks can now deploy tokenized assets and full settlement systems on-chain. With 160K TPS and sub-second finality, this setup handles real financial volume. Early pilots are already aiming at $10B in tokenized assets. This is what bridging TradFi and Web3 actually looks like.