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BTC $58,397.00 -2.96% ETH $1,572.74 -2.95% USDT $0.9985 0.00% BNB $545.54 -2.61% USDC $0.9997 +0.00% XRP $1.04 -2.08% SOL $73.21 -2.67% TRX $0.3147 -2.07% FIGR_HELOC $1.04 +0.96% HYPE $64.56 -1.87% DOGE $0.0720 -2.36% RAIN $0.0157 -1.48% USDS $0.9997 +0.02% LEO $9.25 -2.93% ZEC $398.01 -1.41% XLM $0.1855 +4.29% Fear & Greed 15 Extreme Fear
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What DeFi Total Value Locked Actually Measures (and What It Does Not)
DeFi What DeFi Total Value Locked Actually Measures (and What It Does Not) Total value locked became the headline metric for decentralised finance. It is also one of the most frequently misread numbers in crypto. Here is what TVL captures, where it misleads, and why protocol quality matters more than size. June 30, 2026 · Marcus Tan