Aptos Soars to $6B Record Market Cap Despite Broad Crypto Declines

• Aptos (APT) soared 16% to reach a record high market cap above $6 billion, leading the CoinDesk 20 index • 18 out of 20 assets in the CoinDesk 20 index declined this week • Polkadot (DOT) fell 15% and Cardano (ADA) dropped 13%, the biggest decliners • The CoinDesk 20 index had a 5.4% weighted decline, with Bitcoin falling 5.1% • Fantom (FTM) rose 40% ahead of a network upgrade aimed at faster transactions