DeFi TVL rises 0.98% to $90.16 billion as Hyperliquid L1 and Arc gain

Total value locked in decentralized finance rose 0.98% over the week to $90.16 billion, remaining about 21% below its start-of-year level. Hyperliquid L1 and Arc posted double-digit gains, while Morpho Blue also advanced.

The decentralized finance (DeFi) market held $90.16 billion in total value locked (TVL).

The data snapshot recorded total TVL of $90.16 billion as of October 23, 2026, at 11:26 UTC.

That compared with $89.29 billion a week earlier and $114.36 billion at the start of the year.

Ethereum remained the largest chain by TVL at $49.54 billion, accounting for about 55% of the total. Base followed with $6.12 billion, ahead of Solana at $5.86 billion, BSC at $5.82 billion and Tron at $5.50 billion.

Weekly performance was mixed across chains. Hyperliquid L1 rose 123% and Arc gained 18%. Among the leading chains, Solana fell 2.49%, Ethereum declined 1.20% and Tron dropped 1.60%.

Protocol counts Ethereum had 1,887 protocols, followed by Arbitrum with 1,044, Base with 907, Polygon with 727 and Solana with 462. Daily active addresses Figures were unavailable for Ethereum, Base, Solana, BSC and Tron.

Among the tracked categories, CEX led by TVL with $311.91 billion. Bridge followed at $62.69 billion, ahead of Liquid Staking at $54.45 billion, Lending at $52.82 billion and Staking Pool at $14.37 billion.

Category performance was also mixed over the week. Canonical Bridge fell 4.04% and Staking Pool declined 2.13%. Lending recorded a reported increase of 9,616,816,501%, while Dexs gained 15%.

Lido ranked first among the listed DeFi protocols, with TVL of $23.19 billion.

Aave V3 followed with $16.92 billion, ahead of SSV Network at $12.58 billion, Morpho Blue at $11.19 billion and Binance staked ETH at $8.94 billion.

Morpho Blue increased 1.03% over the week. By contrast, ether.fi Stake fell 3.45%, SparkLend declined 2.62% and Aave V3 dropped 1.52%.