{"id":447490,"date":"2020-10-23T20:00:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T20:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=447490"},"modified":"2024-06-11T12:47:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T12:47:23","slug":"while-defi-tokens-dropped-total-value-locked-kept-climbing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/defi\/while-defi-tokens-dropped-total-value-locked-kept-climbing\/","title":{"rendered":"While DeFi Tokens Dropped, Total Value Locked Kept Climbing"},"content":{"rendered":"
Since the summer peak of the DeFi explosion, top Ethereum-based tokens<\/a> from the space have dumped considerably due to becoming overvalued too quickly, and Bitcoin suddenly stealing up any flowing capital share.<\/p>\n But while this happened, the total USD value locked in DeFi applications continued to climb right along as if nothing ever happened. Is this a sign that the decentralized finance space is fundamentally sound, or is this a recipe for disaster waiting to happen?<\/p>\n As well as Bitcoin has performed, getting its footing and potentially gearing up for a big bullish breakout, 2020 has been the year of Ethereum and DeFi<\/a>.<\/p>\n These Ethereum-based ERC20 tokens have stolen the show when it comes to the crypto industry lately. Prices rocketed while the total value locked in DeFi applications<\/a> ballooned. But in the summer months, the sizzle started to slow, and valuations came down.<\/p>\n Related Reading | DeFi Overtakes Ethereum In The Media, Data Shows<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Yearn.Finance, Aave, Uniswap<\/a>, and several others nosedived 60% or more from their summer highs, but something interesting has happened along the way.<\/p>\n While asset valuations came down, more money has been pumped into DeFi applications, according to the continued growth in Total Value Locked.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n TVL keeping pace even while valuations come back to reality is a sign that fundamentals are strong in the category, and it could suggest that the correction is healthy and could lead to far higher prices in the future.<\/p>\n Or it also could suggest that the DeFi trend<\/a> itself hasn’t yet reversed, even though asset uptrends have.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Trader Warns Of \u201cCapitulation Volume\u201d And \u201cHeavy Downside\u201d Across DeFi<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Top crypto analysts warn that despite the major drawdown in DeFi tokens, there has yet to be capitulation volume<\/a> in pairs related to Yearn.Finance, Uniswap, and more.<\/p>\nTop DeFi Tokens Come Tumbling Down, Total Value Locked Defies Gravity<\/h2>\n
DeFi tokens fell hard, but TVL continued to climb. What does this say about fundamentals? | Source: YFIUSDT on TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n
Timber: TVL Could Come Down Too If Decentralized Finance Coins Can’t Recovery Quickly<\/h2>\n