Aptos price rises 20% as altcoins rally: further gains possible?

Aptos price increased more than 20% to pass $1 on Wednesday. The altcoin’s rally followed a sharp bounce for Bitcoin, which rose above $69,000. Risk assets gained before Nvidia earnings. Aptos (APT) is trading around $1.02 amid a broader altcoin uptick, with the token posting a notable 20% surge on February 25, 2026. This rise puts APT near a breakout above the psychological level. It aligns with positive signals from major altcoins. Intraday volume jumped 54% to over $105 million as bulls extended gains from the all-time lows of $0.79 reached on February 23, 2026. Aptos price surges as Bitcoin moves to $69,000. Looking at the broader market, momentum during US trading hours came with sharp gains for Bitcoin. The surge to above $69,400, with BTC up nearly 8% in the past 24 hours, happened as stocks rose before Nvidia’s earnings. Cryptocurrencies also rose as markets reacted to the US State of the Union address. As Bitcoin recorded its biggest intraday jump since Feb. 6, Ethereum rose 11% to above $2,064. Polkadot, Avalanche, Uniswap and Litecoin posted double-digit gains. Following the State of the Union, crypto markets have risen to their best daily collective jumps of the year. The altcoin charge breakout is being led by notable assets like DOT, UNI, AVAX, LINK, NEAR, and LTC. Traders remained cautious, though, with analysts at Coincex watching the next support levels closely.