DeFi size snapshot
DeFi total value locked is roughly $55 billion today — home to major protocols like Uniswap, Aave, Lido and others. (x.com) The broader Ethereum ecosystem sits near a $262 billion market cap with about $82 billion of ETH staked and over 3 billion on‑chain transactions recorded. (x.com)
Data aggregators diverge on headline TVL: DeFiLlama’s live dashboard lists total DeFi value locked across chains at $95.554 billion (snapshot taken March 21, 2026). (defillama.com: ) DeFiLlama’s protocol rankings show Aave at $25.159 billion TVL, Lido at $19.709 billion, EigenCloud (restaking) at $9.373 billion, Binance’s staked‑ETH pool at $7.887 billion and Morpho at $6.719 billion. (defillama.com: ) Beacon chain and industry data put the total amount of ETH actually staked at roughly 36–37.6 million ETH, representing about 29–30% of circulating supply. (The Block: ) At prevailing prices, that staked volume translates to roughly $80–83 billion of locked value (based on ETH trading near $2,100–$2,300 per coin in mid‑March 2026). (CoinLore: ) Institutional products have accelerated staking flows: BlackRock launched the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB) on March 12, 2026, and reports and market scans show the new fund attracted more than $100 million of AUM in its first week. (Business Wire / BlackRock press release: ) Major corporate stakers also moved supply on‑chain—Bitmine’s SEC filing and disclosures show roughly 3.04 million ETH staked by the company as of mid‑March 2026. (SEC filing: ) Ethereum’s activity metrics are similarly elevated: recent daily transaction counts sit around 2.6 million transactions per day, and cumulative confirmed transactions on the Ethereum mainnet exceed the three‑billion mark in on‑chain explorers’ totals. (YCharts / Etherscan data: ) (Blockchair cumulative chart: )
