Defi’s Multi -Chain -story This week is one of both consolidation and diversification. According to the data from Defillamas on 12 July, the ten block chains that lock the most capital saw a combined total value locked (TVL) of more than $ 114 billion, with Ethereum only good for almost two -thirds of that total.
While the TVLe from Ethereum rose nearly 11% on the back of unlocked stake rewards of the Shanghai -Upgrade, Capital also flowed into high -speed networks and rollups, with the evolving, multi -chain reality of Defi. From the growing yield instruments of Bitcoin to the rise of new layers -2 contenders, this week’s figures reveal both the sustainable influence of older chains and the increasing appeal of the next -generation platforms.
Ethereum and the layer -1 heavyweights
This week Ethereum again claimed its supremacy in decentralized financing, with a total value locked by almost 11% to around $ 72.1 billion. Much of that inflow stems from renewed activity on loan platforms and automated market makers after the Shanghai upgrade, which unlocked ETH and unleashed new liquidity of the network in the most important protocols of the network.
Not far behind, Bitcoin’s Defi -Ecosystem, largely powered by packed BTC instruments and BTC -Pegged Polish, saw his TVGed rise about 11% to $ 6.9 billion, which shows that Bitcoin is no longer just a store, but an increasingly active efficiency relief activa.
In the meantime, BNB Smart Chain (BSC) has added around 4.5% (TVL has been lifted to $ 6.2 billion) as attractive revenues on BSC -Ininative AMMs and fresh bridge deposits from other networks continued to draw capital. Tron also achieved a weekly profit of 11.4%, now $ 5.3 billion with a rock -bottom fees and expansion of USDT -backed liquidity pools.
Layer -2 -Rollups and emerging contenders
Beyond the Big Three, a large number of Layer -2 solutions and alternative chains have taken out their niches. Solana registered an increase from 7.4% to around $ 9.1 billion, driven by Dex activity with high transit and a wave of new credit protocols on its fast, low -feature. The basic role of Coinbase impressed a weekly profit of 11.6%, and pushed its TVL almost $ 3.9 billion, while both traders and developers come to his Ethereum -Backed environment.
Other remarkable artists include arbitrum (only 0.9% slip to $ 2.5 billion), avalanche (+7.9% to $ 1.6 billion), polygoon (+1.4% to $ 1.1 billion), and on Maving, who led the peloton with a jump of the top of the top of the top of the top of the top ten and collective, the finishing of the top of the top of the top of the collective and collective of the collective and collective, the final of the collective of the Collective, -Chain.
The capital remains ebb and flows between layer -1 colossen, rollups and alternative networks, so keeping an eye on these ten chains remains essential for anyone who follows where the most exciting Defi innovation and the deepest poles of liquidity take place.