Aptos (APT) jumps 8% as Bitcoin nears $93.5k and crypto market rebounds
Aptos prices rose to $1.99 on Tuesday, up 8% as bulls looked to consolidate. Greyscale announced Aptos as one of the properties under consideration. Potential ETF demand could help APT's value.
Aptos (APT) price is up more than 8% in the past 24 hours, as the broader cryptocurrency market bids, Bitcoin nears $93,500.
The Aptos token, native to the blockchain platform developed in the Motion programming language, is showing renewed interest as most other altcoins are recording modest resurgence.
Many of these tokens, including BNB, TRON, Athena and Hyperliquid, are part of the assets under consideration for grayscale investments.
The company plans to add several of these, possibly Aptos, to its suite of crypto investment products.
The price of Aptos is close to $2
Aptos' native token was trading around $1.95 at press time, up more than 8 percent in the past 24 hours.
The altcoin was looking to ride a new high, beating cryptocurrencies on Tuesday after the release of the US Consumer Price Index report.
As BTC reached $93,659 on major exchanges, the APT token rose to $1.99.
It is close to the $2 psychological mark, where bulls last hovered at the end of November 2025.
Gains for Aptos in recent trading sessions target buyers for a return to winning ways, and institutional interest could reinforce this view.
Grayscale adds Aptos to the list of assets to consider
Grayscale released its updated list of assets under consideration on Monday, and Aptos is among the top altcoins the asset manager could add to investment products in the first quarter of 2026.
Among Greyscale's list of future investment products are popular altcoins in smart contracts, DeFi and artificial intelligence.
Aptos' inclusion highlights its growing appeal as a scalableLayer 1 blockchain platform, and a new list of exchange-traded products (ETPs) could attract significant capital inflows.
What's next for Aptos?
Crypto markets have seen a bullish start to the year, with major coins failing to consolidate as bears tease pressure near key levels.
However, the Aptos token has shown a negative outlook since its peak of $5.46 in October.
However, network milestones such as quantum-resistant scaling and sharding, aimed at greater scalability, are price gouging for bulls who want to exploit any advantage.
Cross-chain bridges to ecosystems like Ethereum and Solana are also under construction, which means more interoperability and the expansion of DeFi.
If price gains are found between all bullish triggers, the next target above $2 will be $4 and above. On the downside, bears target $1.5 and $1.3.
Macroeconomic challenges aside, regulatory transparency, EFAs and real-world assets have positioned Aptos well for new heights.
