{"id":14647,"date":"2024-03-06T19:02:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T19:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.io\/blog\/?p=14647"},"modified":"2024-03-06T17:10:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T17:10:52","slug":"eigenlayer-surpasses-aave-with-10-4-billion-dollars-in-total-locked-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/eigenlayer-surpasses-aave-with-10-4-billion-dollars-in-total-locked-value\/","title":{"rendered":"EigenLayer Surpasses Aave With $10.4 Billion in TVL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>EigenLayer<\/strong>, after Lido, has now become the second-largest <a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/defi-tvl-surges-above-100-billion-for-the-first-time-in-two-years\/\">DeFi <\/a>protocol, replacing Aave.<\/p>\n<p>The Ethereum staking protocol, <strong>EigenLayer<\/strong>, after temporarily removing a limit on the amount users can stake, surpassed the compromise protocol Aave in terms of the total value locked (TVL) and now owns a crypto asset worth 10.4 billion dollars linked to the protocol.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14665 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EigenLayer-1.webp\" alt=\"EigenLayer\" width=\"768\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EigenLayer-1.webp 768w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EigenLayer-1-300x105.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>EigenLayer<\/strong> reached a figure of 11 billion dollars, its all-time high TVL on March 5, and according to DefiLlama <a href=\"https:\/\/defillama.com\/protocol\/eigenlayer\">data<\/a>, outperforming Aave&#8217;s 21-month high of 10.7 billion dollars in TVL and became the second-largest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol in terms of TVL after staking giant Lido.<\/p>\n<p>Both TVLs later decreased slightly, <strong>EigenLayer<\/strong> became 10.4 billion dollars and Aave was 10.35 billion dollars.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14664 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EigenLayer.webp\" alt=\"EigenLayer\" width=\"658\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EigenLayer.webp 658w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/EigenLayer-300x170.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to Token Terminal data, Aave&#8217;s daily active user count is over 5,700, while Lido&#8217;s is less than 430.<\/p>\n<p>Aave faced difficulties in the last two weeks; long-time risk manager Gauntlet, left on February 21 over allegations of struggling to resolve the &#8220;consistent guidelines and unwritten objectives&#8221; of major stakeholders. Gauntlet&#8217;s departure occurred two months after signing a one-year, 1.6 million dollar contract with Aave. Shortly after, on February 28, Gauntlet partnered with rival DeFi lending protocol Morpho.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">EigenLayer Liquid stake protocols<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Liquid stake protocols, providing a 1: 1 token for the funds users stake, are considered the largest category in DeFi; it has almost 55 billion dollars of locked value in approximately 160 protocols. This category is usually led by <strong>Lido<\/strong>, which is the largest protocol with a locked value of 35 billion dollars.<\/p>\n<p>With only two protocols, Restaking is ranked as the sixth-largest category, falling behind 125 projects that use collateralized credit to create stablecoins.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>You can freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. Additionally, don\u2019t forget to follow us on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/coinengineernews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Telegram<\/strong>\u00a0 ,<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CoinEngineer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinengineers\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0channels for the latest news and updates.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EigenLayer, after Lido, has now become the second-largest DeFi protocol, replacing Aave. 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