TVL
Blockchain addresses and TVL are gameable, but fees are real funds that change hands
Ethereum’s Python-inspired smart contract language recently celebrated a birthday, despite funding challenges and waning adoption
Tracing centralized missteps to the industry’s push for transparency and stability
Plus, Kamino’s rise to the top of Solana DeFi’s total value locked leaderboard
Fifteen million daily failed transactions disappeared from Solana
Bitcoin could become “the supreme base settlement layer” as its DeFi capabilities grow, industry founder says
EigenLayer’s TVL almost doubled in the past 24 hours, according to information available on DeFiLlama
TVL has begun to fall out of favor, so which metric can be used to rank this year’s top DeFi projects?
Manta Pacific becomes first layer-2 to transition to Celestia for data availability, while offering Ethereum staking yields
The 3-of-5 multisig contract, promising an airdrop in 2024, would be a top five layer-2 by TVL if launched today
“Please stop looking at TVL as a useful metric if you’re at all a serious investor,” Jain insists
A yield aggregator that formerly boasted $70m in TVL is voting to close down operations
The AlgoFi team didn’t specify the challenges that prompted its closure, but said a combination of factors rendered it unfeasible to continue operating
Investors will soon be able to withdraw their staked ether from Ethereum validators, but meanwhile LSDs are surging
TVL is easily affected by market conditions, so the carnage left by FTX’s wake could be to blame
Celsius’ recent pause on withdrawals, swaps and transfers has left many asking: How does crypto lending really work?
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