As of February 17, 2026, Aptos ($APT $BNB $ETH ) is navigating a challenging price discovery phase, currently trading at some of its lowest levels since its 2022 launch as it balances major ecosystem upgrades against heavy token supply unlocks.

🏗️ Aptos ($APT) | Market Update

Aptos is currently one of the primary "Performance Meta" plays, competing directly with Solana and Sui for the title of the fastest Layer 1.

📊 The Numbers

* Current Price: $0.92 – $0.94 (Relatively flat today, down ~85% from last year's highs).

* Market Cap: ~$725 Million.

* 24h Volume: ~$68 Million.

* Sentiment: Extreme Fear (Index: 9/100). The broader altcoin market is currently under pressure, and is feeling the weight of recent supply increases.

* Support/Resistance: Immediate support is holding at $0.89 (All-time low territory). Bulls need to break and hold $1.05 to flip the short-term bearish trend.

🔥 Why People are Watching APT

* Decibel Mainnet Launch: The most anticipated event is the launch of Decibel, a native perpetual futures DEX, set for the end of February 2026. It will introduce USDCBL, a protocol-native stablecoin backed by Stripe's Bridge, designed to internalize yield for the Aptos ecosystem.

* The "Unlock" Headwind: recently underwent a massive $222 million token unlock (roughly 7% of supply) on February 11. This created significant sell pressure that the market is still attempting to absorb.

* Institutional RWA Growth: Despite the price drop, the network's fundamentals are strengthening. Aptos now hosts over $2.1 billion in tokenized Treasury funds and stablecoins, signaling that institutions are choosing its "Move" programming language for security.

* Technical Prowess: The network recently tested 260,000 TPS with sub-200ms finality. While the "tech is winning," the token price is currently lagging behind the network's actual utility.

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