When compared to the previous quarter, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralised finance (DeFi) approximately doubled during the first quarter of 2024, indicating that DeFi has witnessed tremendous growth from the previous quarter, reports Blockchain.news. It is possible to ascribe, at least in part, this spike to Ethereum’s liquid restaking activities, which have been the driving force behind the expansion of DeFi TVL prices. Protocols such as Lido and EigenLayer have been essential in this growth, since they have contributed to the widespread adoption of liquid staking and restaking.
Recent study indicates that DeFi TVL experienced a significant increase from a low of $36 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023 to a high of approximately $97 billion in the first quarter of 2024. This is an increase of 81% and marks a high point for DeFi TVL that has been reached in the last two years. There was a modest rise in the TVL data that Messari gave, and he said that the amount of DeFi collateral climbed by 65.6% from the previous quarter to reach $101 billion. A number of factors, including the rise in the values of underlying assets and the implementation of liquid restaking, have contributed to the expansion of TVL.
