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Terra Fiasco Stirs Value Locked in Defi — Lido, Anchor Plummet to Lower Positions

Decentralized finance (defi) protocols are having a hard time weathering the storm, as the total value locked in defi today is down 39. 26% since April 3, from $230. 18 billion to the current $139. 81 billion. The sudden value drop stemming from Terra’s native assets, LUNA and UST, has pushed Lido down to the third-largest TVL position in defi, losing 19. 42% in 24 hours. Anchor Protocol has slipped down to the 12th largest TVL position, losing 66. 34% in the 24-hour timeframe.

Value Locked in Defi Sheds 10% During the Last 24 Hours — Terra Defi Apps Rock the Boat

  • According to defillama.com stats, the value locked in decentralized finance protocols has dropped 10. 58% in value during the past 24 hours, and 39. 26% over the past 38 days since April 3, 2022. The TVL sizes of all ten top defi protocols have fallen between 1. 61% and 19. 42% in the last day.
  • The defi protocol Lido dropped from the second-largest position to the third-largest on Wednesday after losing close to 20% in value. Lido supports a variety of blockchains. One of these is Terra network, which pays rewards in UST and allows LUNA bonding.
Terra Fiasco Stirs Value Locked in Defi — Lido, Anchor Plummet to Lower Positions
Total value locked in defi on May 11, 2022.
  • While the defi lending protocol Anchor was once the third-largest defi project just three days back, it is now holding the 12th position as it lost 66. 34% during the last 24 hours. Seven-day stats show Anchor’s TVL lost 85. 92% in value.
  • One of the only defi protocols that has seen its TVL rise over the last week is Tron’s Sunswap as it’s up 10. 69% during the past seven days. Dydx saw its TVL increase by 0. 80% this week and Arrakis Finance jumped 4. 48% higher this week.
  • Curve Finance, a stablecoin-centric automated marketplace maker and decentralized exchange (dex), still held the lead on Wednesday with 9. 94% of the entire $139. 81 billion. However, Curve is down 11. 51% during the last 24 hours, 27% down for the week, adn 31. 85% during the last month.
  • The TVL in cross-chain bridges has also dropped 20.3% this month and there’s currently a TVL of around $16. 49 billion spread across cross-chain bridge protocols. Today, Avalanche and Polygon are the most powerful cross-chain bridge TVLs.
  • Terra used to be the second largest defi space in Ethereum’s TVL. However, it is now the sixth. $3. 71 billion remains in Terra-based defi protocols, while the leader Ethereum has $86.51billion.

What do you think about the decentralized finance market action during the last few days and how Terra’s ecosystem is affecting the value locked? Please comment below to let us know your thoughts on this topic.

Jamie Redman

Jamie Redman, a journalist and financial tech expert living in Florida, is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. Redman is passionate about Bitcoin, open-source codes, and decentralized applications. Since September 2015, Redman has written more than 5,000 articles for Bitcoin.com News about the disruptive protocols emerging today.

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