DeFi sectors
DeFi protocols grouped by what they do, following DefiLlama's categories. TVL is the sum over every protocol we track in the sector; the 7-day change is weighted by size, so a large protocol moves its sector more than a small one.
| Sector | TVL | 7d | Protocols | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lending | $65.45B | +1.2% | 100 | Aave |
| Bridges | $59.04B | +0.6% | 112 | LayerZero |
| Liquid staking | $57.97B | +2.4% | 102 | Lido |
| DEXs | $21.17B | +0.4% | 175 | Hyperliquid |
| Real-world assets | $20.70B | +2.0% | 68 | BlackRock BUIDL |
| Staking pools | $16.20B | +2.1% | 12 | SSV Network |
| Restaking | $10.77B | +1.6% | 6 | EigenCloud |
| Basis trading | $9.73B | +0.1% | 22 | Ethena |
| Risk curators | $9.09B | -2.8% | 34 | Sentora Curator |
| CDPs | $8.00B | +0.6% | 29 | Sky |
| On-chain capital allocators | $6.19B | +1.5% | 22 | Veda |
| Yield | $3.77B | +0.8% | 65 | Pendle |
| Derivatives | $2.03B | +0.1% | 51 | Lighter |
| Liquid restaking | $1.39B | -0.1% | 10 | Kelp |
| Yield aggregators | $1.13B | -2.1% | 29 | CIAN |
| Privacy | $997.4M | +4.0% | 5 | Tornado Cash |
| Yield farms | $834.7M | +2.1% | 16 | Buzz Farming |
| Leveraged farming | $438.2M | +1.2% | 7 | Yield Basis |
| Index protocols | $404.5M | -0.4% | 7 | SoSoValue Indexes |
| Prediction markets | $391.4M | +0.9% | 11 | Polymarket |
| Payments | $346.4M | +1.0% | 6 | Lightning Network |
| Token lockers | $311.6M | -0.9% | 7 | UNCX Network |
| Launchpads | $271.6M | +20.5% | 12 | PinkSale |
| Dual-token stablecoins | $254.8M | +1.2% | 5 | fx Protocol |
| Liquidity managers | $224.5M | +4.5% | 14 | Arrakis |
| Options | $35.73M | +1.0% | 6 | Synapse Cross Chain Bridge |
Token baskets
| Basket | Market cap | 24h | Volume 24h | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real-world asset tokens | $77.42B | +1.1% | $1.07B | FIGR_HELOC |
| Meme coins | $33.35B | +1.7% | $1.62B | DOGE |
| AI coins | $25.48B | +2.5% | $1.55B | NEAR |
| DePIN tokens | $11.22B | +2.5% | $666.8M | TAO |
| Gaming tokens | $4.12B | +2.8% | $790.8M | FLOKI |
TVL, fees and categories from DefiLlama, collected by the BitcoinValues data desk. Updated 4 Oct 2026, 18:23 UTC. Methodology