# Aptos Partners With DecibelTrade to Target APAC Markets Worth More Than $40 Trillion By John Kim Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/48696 Published: 2026-11-04T18:11:56.000Z Updated: 2026-11-04T18:11:56.000Z Section: Business > Examples of major Asian equity markets include China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong; the effort aims to use Chainlink’s APAC Equities Streams, live on Aptos since November 2025. Aptos is partnering with DecibelTrade to pursue trading access to Asia-Pacific equity markets. Asia-Pacific equity markets are worth more than $40 trillion. The effort targets China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The collaboration aims to use Chainlink’s APAC Equities Streams, which have been live on Aptos since November 2025. Aptos is a layer-1 blockchain designed for decentralized applications. Aptos Foundation and Aptos Labs have committed [more than $50 million to trading and artificial intelligence initiatives](), covering products, research, protocol work and a fund for partners. ## Links in this article - [more than $50 million to trading and artificial intelligence initiatives](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/29056)