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Decentralized lending TVL surges to over $30 billion for the first since mid-2022

Decentralized lending TVL surges to over $30 billion for the first since mid-2022

The BlockThe Block2024/03/01 11:15
By:The Block

Quick Take The total value locked by decentralized lending protocols has exceeded $30 billion. This marks a recovery from a low point during the 2022 crypto crisis, when lending TVL significantly decreased.

Decentralized lending TVL surges to over $30 billion for the first since mid-2022 image 0

The total value locked in decentralized lending protocols has exceeded $30 billion, a milestone not reached since the cryptocurrency market downturn mid-2022.

According to data from DeFiLlama, the increase in lending TVL to more than $31 billion. This is attributable to multiple factors, including the broader cryptocurrency market’s recovery and heightened interest from institutional investors in DeFi offerings. This figure does not include centralized lenders such as Celsius and BlockFi.

The growth from a low of $10.5 billion in TVL in January 2023 to the present level signifies a substantial rebound, effectively tripling the value locked in lending protocols. Meanwhile, it has seen a 36% increase since the beginning of this year.

“The recent recovery of the crypto market has helped fuel the demand for leverage, leading to an increasing demand for lending protocols,” Eden Au, a research director at The Block, noted.

Decentralized lending protocols, which enable cryptocurrency borrowing and lending without traditional financial intermediaries, have played a significant role in the sector since the notable “DeFi Summer” of 2019.

Aave leads this lending category with a TVL of $9.9 billion, including $8.4 billion on the Ethereum network and the rest spread across various chains. Other significant protocols include JustLend with $6.8 billion, Spark with $3.7 billion, Compound with $2.8 billion, and Morpho approaching the $1 billion threshold.

The overall TVL in DeFi has surged 50% since the year’s start, moving from $60 billion to over $95 billion, based on The Block's data dashboard .

Challenges remain

Despite the growing trend, the DeFi sector, of which lending is a major part, still faces regulatory uncertainties and security challenges. Expanding market coverage often entails increasing systemic risks. “Lending protocols need to constantly fine-tune a wide range of parameters to strike a balance between improving capital efficiency and preventing defaults and bad debt,” Au added.

Au noted that such protocols also face regulatory uncertainties, as some institutional investors may be unwilling to engage with permissionless systems where their counterparties are unknown.


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