Aptos teases NFT collaboration with Rarible amid on-chain activity spike

Layer-1 blockchain ecosystem Aptos is gearing up for a new collaboration with Rarible, the NFT marketplace on the network that is seeing an increase in daily transactions.

Aptos (APT), a layer-1 blockchain network based on a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism, is set to collaborate with Rarible, a marketplace for non-fungible tokens, to achieve what the blockchain describes as a “game changer” for both platforms.

A global community manager for the Aptos Foundation who goes by the pseudonym “Angel” hinted in a forum post on August 22 that Rarible could soon add support to the network, potentially bringing “new NFT use cases leveraging Aptos’ technology.”

“Whether it’s a full marketplace launch or some other form of collaboration, this implied alliance between Rarible and Aptos is definitely one to watch!”

Angle is the global community manager for the Aptos Foundation

Rarible, which supports networks like Ethereum, Base, and Celo, has yet to integrate Aptos, according to its FAQ page. However, the marketplace has hinted at a possible collaboration with Aptos on its social media, though details remain unclear.

News of the potential partnership coincides with an unprecedented surge in activity on the Aptos network. According to data from Aptoscan, daily transactions on the blockchain reached almost 144 million on August 14. While the reason behind this increase remains unclear, it does point to a significant increase in on-chain activity.

The surge in activity comes just days before Tether announced that its US dollar-pegged stablecoin (USDT) will soon be available on the Aptos network. While no exact launch date was announced, Tether cited Aptos’ “strong developer community” and “extremely low gas fees” as the primary reasons for the move.

Tether emphasized that Aptos’ low transaction costs make it “economically viable for a broader range of use cases, from microtransactions to large-scale enterprise operations.”