A recent report suggests that almost $200 billion is locked in DeFi platforms. The exact amount is around $176 B which is a really big number. This is called the TVL or the Total Value Locked, which can be considered like the fixed deposits of DeFi platforms. All major blockchains like Ethereum, Binance, Solana, Terra, Polygon are included in the list and are the big players. Do note that the majority of this amount, nearly $130 billion is on the Ethereum blockchain.
The increase in the TVL
As DeFi platforms and tokens become more popular, we have seen a steady increase in the Total locked value (TVL). I remember a few months back, I did an article when this amount was nearly $60 billion, and now it is at $176 billion (nearly 3 times). In terms of the amount locked in the applications, Uniswap is dominating the game with 3%. Then we have other DeFi applications like Aave and Curve with $16 billion and $14 billion in TVL, respectively. Do note that both of them are in the Ethereum blockchain.
Coming to the blockchain part from ETH, we have Binance smart chain with $19.05 billion in TVL. Then we have Terra with $7.84 B, a polygon with $5.34 B, Solana with $4.3 B, Avalanche with $2.36 B and Klaytm with $1.29B. Coming to decentralized exchanges, we have Curve with a TVL of $13.92B while Pancakeswap and Uniswap have a TVL of $5.94B and $5.3 B, respectively. Dune analytics on Ethereum blockchain is another major DeFi exchange with a TVL of $19 billion.
Why are we seeing a rise in DeFi?
We all are aware of the benefits of DeFi exchanges which makes them really attractive as compared to centralized exchanges. At the same time, the rise in popularity of staking, lending, earning fixed interest through DeFi platforms has also become popular. This is because these features allow for passive earning and allow people to sell some tokens and use that money. The increase in the popularity of decentralized exchanges due to the problems associated with centralized ones has also appreciated in number.
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