The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector continues to attract increased attention from cryptocurrency investors. ForkLog has collected the most important events and news of recent weeks in a digest.
Key indicators of the DeFi segment
The volume of locked funds (TVL) in DeFi protocols increased to $47.8 billion. The leader was Lido with $19.7 billion, while the second and third places in the ranking were held by Maker ($8.3 billion) and JustLend ($6 billion), respectively.
Data: DeFi Llama.
TVL in Ethereum applications grew to $26.9 billion. Trading volume on decentralized exchanges (DEX) over the past 30 days was $72.8 billion.
Uniswap continues to dominate the non-custodial exchange market, accounting for 62.3% of total turnover. The second DEX in terms of trading volume is PancakeSwap (14.8%), the third is Curve (6.6%).
JPMorgan sees signs of DeFi revival
DeFi and NFT activity shows “tentative” signs of recovery as anticipation of Bitcoin ETF approval improves sentiment in crypto market. JPMorgan analysts came to this conclusion.
Growth in these areas came after a two-year decline, creating “some optimism that the worst is behind us in the medium term.”
“While we have no doubt that the recent revival in DeFi and NFT activity is a positive sign, we believe it is too early to get excited,” the experts said.
According to them, the main reason for the growth of the DeFi segment lies in the increased trading activity on decentralized exchanges. Lido Finance's liquid staking also had a significant impact.
dYdX lost $9 million as a result of a “targeted attack”
On November 17, approximately $9 million from decentralized derivatives exchange dYdX's insurance fund was used to cover liquidations of users' positions in the Yearn Finance (YFI) token market.
The team assured that the fund with a balance of $13.5 million is “still well funded,” user funds were not affected, and the incident is being investigated.
According to dYdX founder and CEO Antonio Giuliano, the losses resulted from a “targeted attack” on the exchange, which included “manipulation of the entire YFI market.”
Jito launched a governance token and announced an airdrop
The developers of the Solana-based liquid staking protocol, Jito Network, have launched a native governance token, JTO, with a circulating supply of 1 billion coins.
Jito is building an infrastructure that reduces the impact of MEV bots on the core ecosystem. According to the company's statement, the JitoMEV validator network manages 40% of the assets locked in Solana.
The launch of a native token will provide “community members with the ability to directly influence the decision-making and direction of the network,” including setting fees for the staking pool, controlling treasury revenues and DAOs.
Initially, 115 million JITO were put into circulation: about 34% of tokens are intended for community growth, 25% for ecosystem development, 24.5% for main participants and 16% for investors.
The project also announced that 10% of the coin's supply “will be given to members of the Jito community in recognition of their contribution to the creation of the network and ensuring the opportunity to participate in governance from day one,” effectively announcing the airdrop.
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