# DeFi TVL falls 7% to $83.70 billion as Bitcoin and Hyperliquid L1 advance

By Riza Dagoc

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Published: 2026-10-30T11:42:34.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-30T11:42:34.000Z
Section: Investing

> DeFi TVL fell 7% over the week to $83.70 billion. Bitcoin and Hyperliquid L1 gained, while every tracked category recorded a decline.

Total value locked in decentralized finance fell 7% over the week to $83.70 billion, leaving it 26.7% below its year-to-date baseline. Bitcoin and Hyperliquid L1 posted gains, while none of the tracked categories recorded weekly growth.

The decentralized finance (DeFi) market held $83.70 billion in total value locked (TVL).

The data snapshot put TVL at $83.70 billion as of 11:42 UTC on October 30, 2026.

That compares with $89.97 billion a week earlier and a year-to-date baseline of $114.27 billion, declines of 7% and 26.7%, respectively.

Ethereum led the chains with $43.00 billion in TVL, accounting for about 51% of the total. Bitcoin followed with $6.02 billion, ahead of Base at $5.79 billion, Tron at $5.58 billion and Solana at $5.43 billion.

Weekly chain performance was broadly negative. Bitcoin gained 37.93% and Hyperliquid L1 rose 11.94%. Ethereum fell 13.22%, Monad declined 11.77% and Arc lost 9.25%.

Protocol counts Ethereum had 1,895 protocols, followed by Arbitrum with 1,045, Base with 915, Polygon with 728 and Solana with 466. Daily active addresses Figures were unavailable for Ethereum, Bitcoin, Base, Tron and Solana.

Among the tracked categories, CEX led with $254.97 billion in TVL. Bridge followed at $60.21 billion, liquid staking at $51.48 billion, lending at $48.78 billion and staking pools at $13.43 billion.

All tracked categories recorded weekly declines. CEX fell 17.27%, while staking pools lost 6.65%. No category posted an increase.

Lido ranked first among the listed DeFi protocols, with $21.65 billion in TVL.

Aave V3 followed with $14.51 billion, ahead of SSV Network at $11.66 billion, Morpho Blue at $10.46 billion and Binance staked ETH at $8.57 billion.

JustLend sTRX gained 0.80% over the week. Aave V3 fell 14.22%, Sky Lending declined 9.56% and SSV Network lost 7.48%.