Despite a market meltdown causing Bitcoin to drop below $80K and Ethereum to hit a two-year low of $1,432, the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector showed remarkable resilience. Total value locked (TVL) in DeFi reached a low of $95 billion, the lowest since November. However, key usage metrics in DeFi outperformed Ethereum’s price decline. Aave, the largest DeFi protocol, saw its TVL rise to a record high of 11.02 million ETH, equivalent to $17.32 billion, up from 3 million ETH at the start of the year. Sky, formerly MakerDAO, increased its TVL from 1.85 million ETH to 4.63 million ETH. Lending protocol Spark also saw a 1 million ETH increase in deposits this month. Decentralized exchange volumes remained strong, reaching $11.8 billion on Monday and $9.8 billion by mid-Tuesday, compared to last week’s peak of under $7 billion per day. This surge in DeFi activity highlights traders’ shift towards delta-neutral strategies and stablecoins to manage risk during volatile market conditions.
Source: www.coindesk.com

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Karl Marx OnChain
@KM_crypto1
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2h
Market is volatible with many 30-40% down, meanwhile
@CurveFinance
is up 20%.
Easily understand why
Stablecoin demand soar and Curve is deepest stablecoin liquidity in DeFi → low slippage, efficient swaps.
$CRV leads DeFi token performance with +19.70% growth, fueled by
The DeFi Investor
@TheDeFinvestor
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2h
DeFi is holding strong:
• We haven’t seen any stablecoin depegs during the market crash
• Money markets accrued 0 bad debt
• Crypto raises are up 200% since Jan.
Every dip makes this industry stronger.
Edgy – The DeFi Edge
@thedefiedge
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Feb 5
Whenever a crash happens, look at which tokens are recovering the fastest.
It indicates strength and potential buying opportunity.
I’m focused on the A.I. agent and DeFAI sector now as I believe it’s still the most interesting sector this cycle.
Let’s take a look at some of
Karon
@pangestu_karon
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4h
DeFi Revenues Drop Sharply in March
DeFi protocols across Ethereum, Solana, and BNB Chain saw revenue declines of over 50% in March, driven by a broader slowdown in onchain activity and trading volumes.
> http://Pump.fun and Raydium dropped 55% MoM, while Ethereum
Matt | DeFi Divvy
@defidivvy
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Apr 5
Crypto bros running to buy after Cramer calls for stock market crash
Mark Jeffrey
@markjeffrey
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Apr 7
During the FTX and Luna crises, one bright spot was that DeFi worked like a charm.
It liquidated in an orderly manner, and everything remained solvent.
And AGAIN DeFi proves its worth:
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