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Decentralized Finance (DeFi)

Track Total Value Locked (TVL), liquidity pools, and yield farming opportunities across all chains.

Understanding DeFi Metrics

Decentralized Finance operates without central banks. Smart contracts hold the funds and dictate the rules. To evaluate how safe or popular a protocol is, investors use the following key indicators:

🔒 TVL (Total Value Locked)

The total amount of user funds deposited in a smart contract. A high TVL usually indicates trust, security, and strong market adoption.

💰 APY (Annual Yield)

Annual Percentage Yield represents the expected return on investment over a year, including compound interest from providing liquidity.

⛓️ Multi-Chain Reach

Protocols that operate across multiple blockchains (like Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Polygon) tend to have lower fees and wider user bases.

Protocol Category Chains TVL Avg. APY
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Lido
Liquid Staking
Ethereum
$ 34.2B 3.1%
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Uniswap V3
DEX
Multi-Chain (8)
$ 5.8B Variable
👻
Aave V3
Lending
Multi-Chain (12)
$ 11.4B 4.5% - 8.2%
Ⓜ️
MakerDAO
CDP / Stablecoin
Ethereum
$ 8.1B 5.0%
🌈
Curve Finance
DEX
Multi-Chain (14)
$ 2.9B 2.8% - 12%