Finance Redefined: DeFi’s downturn deepens, but protocols with revenue could ...

Finance Redefined: DeFi’s downturn deepens, but protocols with revenue could ...

The majority of the top 100 DeFi tokens traded in green, with many registering double-digit gains over the past week. Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of key decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you some of the major developments over the last week.This past week, the DeFi ecosystem saw several new developments related to the DeFi lending crisis as Celsius filed for bankruptcy. At a time when bears are more dominant in the current market, DeFi protocols with a revenue system can thrive.Lido Finance has announced plans to offer its Ether (ETH)....


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DeFi’s top three lending protocols have reached record levels of collateral lockup above $20B. There has been no slowdown in the amount of collateral pouring into the leading decentralized finance protocols this year.DeFi’s leading three lending protocols have amassed approximately $20 billion according to Dune Analytics. A Messari research report into valuing these platforms suggests they’re on track to generate in excess of half a billion in interest annually. Maker, Compound Finance, and Aave have all seen record levels of lending deposits as crypto yield farmers seek exponentially....