Okay, let's talk about Sei. Everyone's buzzing about its $600M TVL, claiming it's the next big thing in Web3 gaming. A 2,000% increase since March? Sounds incredible, right? Before you FOMO into SEI, let’s pump the brakes and ask the hard questions. Is this the beginning of real organic growth?...
Decentralized finance (DeFi) just had a major comeback, and the total value locked (TVL) exceeding $116 billion is evidence to that. A significant portion of this growth can be attributed to a resurgence of interest and activity in lending platforms across the developing DeFi ecosystem. Investors and users alike are...
The world of decentralized finance (DeFi) is abuzz once again, and this go-around, lending platforms are front and center. Just last week, the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi protocols had its biggest one day increase, rising 10% to over $116 billion. This resurgence begs the question: Is DeFi lending...
With the DeFi landscape developing at breakneck speed, one blockchain that has been gaining significant traction is Sui. Fast forward to May 2025, and Sui had already pulled ahead of other veterans in the space with a TVL over $2 billion. This gargantuan accomplishment primed Sui to overtake become the...
Three billion dollars. Flip over to layer-1 blockchains built for speed and efficiency, and you might think that’s the headline grabbing TVL currently sitting on Sei. YeI Finance, Takara and a bevy of other DeFi protocols are making Sei their home. Before we pop the bubbly (double pun intended), let’s...
Charles Hoskinson is betting on the Cardano network to grow massively over the next five years. He thinks it has the potential to be bigger than Ethereum’s TVL combined with Solana’s. According to Hoskinson, this expansion will be fueled by homegrown development of Bitcoin (BTC) and XRP Ledger (XRPL) technologies...
The Bitcoin DeFi space presents a fascinating paradox: while Bitcoin mining activity is on the rise, the Total Value Locked (TVL) in Bitcoin DeFi protocols is experiencing a decline. This divergence leads one to ask health and sustainability questions about the Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem and where it’s headed. This piece...
Rootstock, a Bitcoin layer-2 network to allow for Ethereum-like functionality, had a rough first quarter of 2025. Today, the platform is enjoying an incredible jump in merged mining on-platform with an all-time high of 81% merged mined. Yet its Bitcoin-denominated Total Value Locked (TVL) dropped by 7.2%. Its US dollar-denominated...
Base, a new leading Layer-2 (L2) solution on Ethereum, just had the fastest-growing launch in history. This success has cemented its place as the behemoth on the scene of the decentralized finance (DeFi) universe. As of this writing, the network’s Total Value Locked (TVL) has absolutely skyrocketed over $6.3 billion....
Ethereum. The promise of a decentralized future, strangled by gas fees that would make even OPEC turn red with envy. For years, we've waited for the cavalry. Might Base, with its jaw-dropping $6.3 billion in TVL, be the one finally riding to the rescue? Is this the real deal, or...
