defi on @Aptos is quietly scaling, they already got around $750m in TVL Although it’s still young, several projects are driving adoption forward. 1) @AriesMarkets is a decentralized exchange built on Move that aims to aggregate and simplify the user experience across all of DeFi. It offers users a unified margin account for lending, borrowing, leveraged trading, and token swaps. Traders can experiment with strategies using sub-accounts and isolate risk. 2) @AmnisFinance leads liquid staking on Aptos. It unlocks capital efficiency for APT holders by allowing them to stake and receive derivative tokens that remain liquid. Its yield tokenization system splits returns into principal and yield components, giving users more control and flexibility in how they manage staking rewards. 3) @earnium_io is a DEX built on the Aptos blockchain, designed to become the go-to trading hub for the next billion-dollar daily trading volume on Aptos. It's built as a builder-first exchange, as it shares up to 99% of trading fees with its ecosystem participants. LPs, referrers, and traders all earn directly from activity, while the protocol itself only takes a small cut. 4) @hyperion_xyz is combining swap aggregation, market-making, and vault strategies into one seamless onchain experience. LPs on Hyperion can allocate capital into custom price ranges, maximizing fee capture while avoiding idle liquidity. 5) @JouleFinance serves as a liquidity hub on Aptos and Movement, providing features such as the LRT bridge, money market, and liquidity anchors. Their smart contract integrations help DeFi dApps access deep, shared liquidity pools, lowering the barrier for developers to deploy and scale on Aptos.