DeFi TVL Slips to $80 Billion as Bitcoin, Solana Lead Weekly Declines

DeFi TVL eased to $80.13 billion (-2.3% WoW), driven by declines on Bitcoin- and Solana-linked protocols and signaling cautious market positioning despite strong on-chain activity. Ethereum remains the dominant liquidity hub with $42.40 billion (≈52.6% of TVL), while Bitcoin’s chain TVL fell the most week over week (-5.73%). Sector concentration persists in lending ($39.66B), bridges ($39.65B) and liquid staking ($37.65B), and top protocols (Lido, Aave, Binance Staked ETH) continue to hold large shares. Higher daily active addresses on chains like Tron and BSC contrast with falling TVL, implying users are transacting without committing long-duration liquidity. The snapshot points to a risk-off tilt and capital rotation rather than broad expansion — pockets such as CDPs and DEXes showed resilience — underscoring that usage metrics don’t necessarily translate into deeper locked liquidity during episodic market weakness.