Aptos (APT) and Sonic (S) Have Seen Notable TVL Growth, While Solana (SOL), Ethereum (ETH), and Arbitrum (ARB) Have Experienced Decreases

According to DefiLlama data, today's Total Value Locked (TVL) figures show notable shifts across several blockchain networks.

Aptos (APT) and Sonic (S) are two of the fastest-growing blockchains in the crypto sphere. Both chains have seen impressive surges in their Total Value Locked (TVL) and other key metrics, signaling strong interest from the crypto community. Aptos, in particular, has hit a new milestone with its TVL exceeding $1 billion.

According to DefiLlama data, at the time of writing on March 31, Aptos’s TVL stands at $1.05 billion, presenting an 80.64% increase in the past 24 hours. This marks the 11th largest blockchain in terms of TVL.

Aptos: Monumental Growth in Sight

Aptos has been rapidly expanding its footprint in the crypto landscape. Its TVL has shot up from $500 million to over $1 billion in just a few days, showcasing a remarkable growth rate.

This growth can be attributed to several key factors:

* Exploding DeFi Boom: Aptos has seen a remarkable surge in its DeFi activity. Key protocols like Aries Markets for lending and leveraged trading, Amnis Finance for liquid staking, and Echelon Market for stablecoin-focused lending and farming have all hit all-time highs in TVL.

* MagLev Integration: The integration of MagLev, a cutting-edge technology for rapid token velocity, has unlocked new possibilities for liquidity management and efficient capital utilization within the Aptos ecosystem.

* Payout of AMNS Balances: Amnis Finance, a leading DeFi protocol on Aptos, has commenced paying out AMNS token balances to its stakers. This initiative is part of Amnis’s broader strategy to distribute its governance token broadly and foster wider community participation in the protocol’s future.

* Stellar Partnership: Aptos Labs has announced a partnership with Stellar to connect the two ecosystems, enabling seamless cross-chain transactions and collaboration. This integration aims to facilitate the movement of value and liquidity between Aptos and Stellar, opening up new avenues for innovation and cooperation in the broader Web3 space.

Among the emerging protocols on Aptos, PACT Protocol for global lending and Echo Protocol for BTC restaking on Aptos have contributed significant amounts of liquidity, expanding the network’s depth and diversity.

Furthermore, Aptos is expanding quickly into NFTs, GameFi, and Web3 applications. A major milestone came as OKX Exchange integrated Aptos NFTs (APT-20 standard), boosting visibility and liquidity for Aptos-native collections. NFT marketplaces like Topaz, Souffl3, and BlueMove are growing in activity, while early GameFi projects like Aptos Arena are leveraging the new GameStack toolkit (a collaboration between Aptos Labs and Google Cloud) to build immersive decentralized games.

On the infrastructure and community side, Aptos continues to build momentum. Nansen, a leading blockchain analytics firm, recently became a validator on Aptos and pledged to reinvest its staking rewards into ecosystem development—a major vote of confidence. In Southeast Asia, the Aptos Foundation has been highly active, launching community hubs and hosting hackathons in countries like the Philippines and Vietnam, with the goal of onboarding more local developers and startups.

Aptos is making great strides in expanding its global footprint and engaging with diverse communities around the world.

In Korea, one of Aptos’s strongest regional markets, Upbit’s decision to reopen registrations for new users has driven renewed buying pressure, helping APT recover above the $6 mark in recent days. This surge in Korean retail activity has further contributed to positive momentum for the Aptos ecosystem.

In the final days of March, Aptos has emerged as one of the fastest-growing blockchains. Its TVL crossed the $1 billion milestone.

Another rapidly heating up blockchain is Sonic (S), which saw a 3.1% uptick in 2024.

Sonic (S): Surging TVL and Stellar Plans

S has recently seen a surge in interest, with its TVL reaching approximately $935 million, presenting a 3.1% increase in just 24 hours. This ranks it as the 12th largest blockchain in terms of TVL.

While the short-term percentage gain may seem modest, consider this: Sonic’s TVL underwent a nearly 3,000% expansion since February alone. To put this in perspective, it took Bitcoin (BTC) about 12 years to achieve a similar level of growth.

At the core of Sonic’s comeback is a resurgent DeFi scene. Protocols like Equalizer, WigoSwap, and Felix Exchange are seeing renewed interest thanks to better developer tooling, improved infrastructure on Sonic, and new incentive models.

The native token S, which underwent a 1:1 migration from FTM earlier in 2024, also saw a 35% price surge over the last week of March, accompanied by strong liquidity and trading volume on Binance.