How Aptos Plans to Replace Visa with $500M in RWAs
The Rollup13 Okt 2025

How Aptos Plans to Replace Visa with $500M in RWAs

The flight back to America is in full force, and Aptos is at the center of it.

In this episode, we sit down with Avery Ching, CEO of Aptos, to discuss how they're building the infrastructure to compete with Visa and why $500M in real-world assets are already proving it's possible.


We discuss:

- Why World Liberty Fi Chose Aptos for USD One

- The Libra/Diem Legacy: What's Changed Since Meta

- Stablecoin Proliferation & Loyalty Programs

- Building the Global Trading Engine

- RWA Growth: $500M+ Already on Aptos

- Shelby: Decentralized Cloud Meets DeFi

- Chainlink CCIP Integration


Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:32 Why America's Crypto Comeback Centers on Aptos

02:02 The Libra Days: What Meta Got Wrong (And Right)

03:27 Why World Liberty Fi Chose Aptos Over Everyone Else

05:52 The USD One Integration Nobody Saw Coming

07:15 Tallus Ad, Relay Ad, Hibachi Ad

07:56 What's Actually Driving Aptos' TVL Growth

08:47 From Libra's Ashes: What Changed in 5 Years

10:49 Social Media Meets Stablecoins (The Loyalty Play)

12:15 Retail Partnerships Are the Secret RWA Growth Engine

14:22 Stablecoin Yield & RWA Expansion: $500M and Counting

16:51 The On-Chain Finance Vision (Beyond Just Payments)

18:23 Building a Global Trading Engine That Actually Scales

22:01 Decentralized Cloud with Shelby: DeFi's Infrastructure Problem Solved

24:15 Why Chainlink's CCIP Integration Changes Everything for Aptos

25:19 Closing Thoughts


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