Value Locked in Defi Loses $5.7 Billion in 5 Days, Smart Contract Tokens Shed 7.8% in 24 Hours

The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has slid 8.53% over the last five days since August 14, 2022. At the time, the TVL was $67.87 billion but today, the value locked in defi is approximately $62.08 billion. Moreover, the top smart contract platform tokens by market valuation today are worth $372 billion, … Read more

Binance CEO Says Exchange Recovered $450 Million From the Curve Finance Attack

Following the recent Curve Finance attack, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao announced that the exchange had recovered $450 million from hackers. The decentralized finance (defi) platform Curve saw roughly $570 million siphoned from the application on August 9. Binance Boss Says Exchange Froze 83% of the Curve Finance Hack Funds, Domain Provider Says Exploit Was DNS … Read more

Value Locked in Defi Swells by $7 Billion, Tron’s TVL Spikes 34.85%, Ethereum Dominates by 62%

After tapping a 2022 low of $70 billion on June 19, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has increased by more than $7 billion. During the last seven days, the TVL in defi held within the Ethereum blockchain has increased by 4.47% as Ethereum’s TVL commands 62.92% dominance or $48.17 billion of … Read more

Lido Deploys Additional Curve Pool to Improve Liquidity Around Bonded ETH Peg

On Friday, the value locked in decentralized finance (defi) protocols dropped to a low of $110.35 billion after there was more than $200 billion total value locked (TVL) eight days ago on May 5. One specific defi protocol called Lido, a liquid staking platform and the second largest defi application in terms of TVL size … Read more

Terra Fiasco Stirs Value Locked in Defi — Lido, Anchor Plummet to Lower Positions

Decentralized finance (defi) protocols are having a hard time weathering the storm, as the total value locked in defi today is down 39.26% since April 3, from $230.18 billion to the current $139.81 billion. The sudden value drop stemming from Terra’s native assets, LUNA and UST, has pushed Lido down to the third-largest TVL position … Read more

Value Locked in Defi Drops Below $200 Billion, April’s Dex Trade Volume Drops 21% Lower Than March

While the crypto economy shed billions this week, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance protocols slipped under the $200 billion range to $196.6 billion. The TVL in defi lost roughly 3.16% during the last day, and the $592 billion in smart contract protocol tokens dropped in value by 3.5% over the last 24 … Read more

Value Locked in Defi Climbs Back Above $200 Billion, ETH Dominates Defi TVL by 54%

As the crypto economy nears the $2 trillion mark, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has risen above the $200 billion zone after slipping below that range for most of the year. While the TVL in defi dropped 0.51% during the last 24 hours, statistics show the TVL today is hovering around … Read more