Ethereum’s TVL Breaches $50 Billion as DeFi Activity Ramps Up
The Ethereum network has recorded several gains in the last four months as decentralized activity continues to rise amid institutional inflows.
Data from DefiLlama shows an increasing number of transactions around decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols causing a spike in values locked on most platforms.
The Total Value Locked (TVL) on Ethereum is at $51.3 billion with protocols recording more inflows. Lido, Maker, and EigenLayer remain the top three with $32 billion, $9.1 billion, and $9 billion respectively in TVL.
At press time, Ethereum dominates 60.03% of the market share while Tron and Binance Smart Chajn come in next with 11.6% and 5.5%.
While Ethereum grew 6% in the last seven days, Bitcoin posted a massive 30% jump in the same period. This points to the wider market as a major reason for an increasing DeFi landscape.
DeFi activities spiked from Q4 2023 with massive inflows taking the market out of the bear cycle. The 2022 bear market was caused largely due to macroeconomic factors and industry implosions led to plunging asset prices and low DeFi volumes. Market leaders Bitcoin and Ethereum lost 55% of their volumes with the entire ecosystem struggling below water.
Activities picked up following BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF application coupled with a renewed institutional demand in the market taking the price of BTC above $40,000 in December.
The anticipation for a spot BTC ETF approval by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) led to inflows into institutional products growing assets under management (AUM) above $67 billion.
As institutional funds grow, investors look to earn interest through more products on several networks. Ethereum being the largest smart contract blockchain has become a
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