DeFi TVL lowest since October, Terra leads losses

The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols has dropped from US$217.82 billion to US$179.5 billion in the past 30 days, reaching its lowest point since October 2021, according to DefiLlama data.

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Fast facts

• Terra’s Anchor Protocol played a significant role by dropping more than 20% of its TVL over the last week. 

• Terra’s native cryptocurrency LUNA lost up to 25% of its value over the weekend. 

• Terra’s TVL declined by 20.54% over the past seven days, as its stablecoin UST briefly lost its peg during the weekend’s market selloff.

• Ethereum still dominates DeFi TVL with a 54.82% share but has dipped to US$98.39 billion, its lowest mark since August, DefiLlama data shows. 

• Binance’s BNB chain and Tron are both up nearly 10% over the past seven days. 

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