Data / DeFi Total Value Locked

DeFi Total Value Locked

DeFiLlama tracks the Total Value Locked (TVL) of every DeFi protocol across all blockchains. TVL is the sum of all assets deposited in a protocol's smart contracts. The dataset covers lending, DEXes, yield farming, liquid staking, and bridges — updated in real time via a public API requiring no authentication.

Source

DeFiLlama — Open DeFi analytics

Frequency

Real-time (daily snapshots available)

Coverage

May 2018 → present, all chains

Columns

Stories

Dataset quality · 4 good · 3 fair · 0 poor

Explore the dataset

Schema walkthrough, column quality analysis, null rates and consistency scores.

Quality →

2021 – 2026 · Global

The AI Exploit Wave

$577M in two weeks. One bridge exploit. One AI social engineering attack. DeFi security is not keeping up.

Story →

2020 – 2024 · Global

The $175B Collapse

DeFi grew from $700M to $175B — then lost 80% in 18 months. The story of yield, trust, and what survived.

Story →

2026 · Global

When Code Met Law

Arbitrum froze $71M in stolen ETH — and rewrote DeFi governance forever.

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Schema

temporal

date

date

Snapshot date (UTC)

protocol

protocol

string

Protocol name as listed on DeFiLlama (e.g. Aave, Uniswap, Lido)

tvl

tvl_usd

float ($)

Total Value Locked in USD at the snapshot date

chain

chain

string

Blockchain network (Ethereum, BSC, Arbitrum, Solana…)