Cointime

Cointime

Download App
iOS & Android

Smart Contract Token Market Soars to $332 Billion; Defi Value Reaches High Not Seen Since FTX Collapse

Validated Individual Expert

The smart contract token economy rose 5.6% against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, reaching $332 billion. Additionally, the value locked in decentralized finance (defi) increased to nearly $50 billion, a record high not seen since the collapse of FTX.

Smart Contract Economy and Defi TVL Bounces Back

On Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, the top smart contract platform coin economy increased to $332.86 billion, a rise of 5.6% in the last 24 hours. Currently, roughly $20.44 billion in global trading volume is paired with smart contract tokens. Of the top ten smart contract crypto assets by market capitalization, polygon (MATIC) led in 24-hour gains, rising 12% in the last day. Aptos (APT) followed with the second-largest increase, jumping 10.4% higher on Thursday.

Polkadot (DOT), chainlink (LINK), and solana (SOL) all experienced notable gains in the last day, jumping 6% to 7.1% higher. Smart contract coins outside the top ten that saw significant increases include near protocol (NEAR), which rose 11.4%, and fantom (FTM), which jumped 17.5% on Thursday. Parsiq (PRQ) was the largest gainer with a 27.7% increase, while counterparty (XCP) was the biggest smart contract token loser, shedding 9.9% on Thursday.

The value locked in decentralized finance (defi) has also risen and is near the $50 billion range, at approximately $49.48 billion. Lido Protocol leads the defi pack, as its total value locked (TVL) today represents 17.32% of the $49 billion on Thursday.

Lido’s TVL increased by 5.79%, and the second-largest defi protocol, Makerdao, jumped 2.97% in 24 hours. Rocket Pool experienced one of the biggest defi protocol increases in the last day with a 7.38% rise. According to defillama.com statistics, the top 20 defi protocol TVLs have all seen double-digit increases in the last 30 days.

Ethereum remains the top chain in decentralized finance today, as its defi protocols dominate the total value locked (TVL) by 59.4%. Ethereum is followed by Tron, Binance Smart Chain (BSC), Arbitrum, and Polygon, respectively, in terms of TVL size on Feb. 2, 2023.

Changes over the past month show that the top ten blockchains in terms of defi TVL have also seen double-digit increases in TVL. The largest increase in the last month was Optimism’s TVL, which increased by 47.41% over the 30-day span. The last time the TVL in defi was this high was in Nov. 2022, just before the crypto exchange FTX collapsed.

smart contract
Comments

All Comments

Recommended for you

  • Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov: Meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio Scheduled for Tomorrow

    On July 22, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov stated that the meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rubio has been scheduled for tomorrow.

  • Supermicro Surges Over 14% Pre-Market as Q4 Gross Margin Doubles Guidance, New Orders Exceed $60 Billion

    On July 22, AI server manufacturer Supermicro (SMCI.US) surged over 14% in pre-market trading to $29.17. On the news, the company released preliminary results for the fourth fiscal quarter ended June 30. The company's GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins are expected to be between 15% and 17%, nearly double the previously guided range of 8.2% to 8.4%. Management attributed this better-than-expected performance to favorable customer structure and product mix. Meanwhile, the company's total new orders for the quarter exceeded $60 billion, a record high.

  • US Optical Communication Stocks Fall in Pre-market, Marvell Down Over 2%

    On July 22, US optical communication concept stocks fell collectively in pre-market trading, with Astera Labs, Coherent, Credo Technology, Ciena, AXT Inc, and MaxLinear falling more than 3%, and Fabrinet, Lumentum, Corning, Applied Optoelectronics, Tower Semiconductor, Marvell Technology, POET Technologies, and GlobalFoundries falling more than 2%.

  • US AI chip stocks fall pre-market, Intel down 3%

    On July 22, US stock market AI chip stocks generally fell before the market open, with Intel down 3%, TSMC, AMD, and Qualcomm down over 2%, Broadcom down nearly 2%, and NXP and Nvidia down over 2%.

  • Russia Develops 150nm Lithography Machine, Performance Comparable to Pentium 4 from 20 Years Ago

    On July 22, according to Fast Technology, Russia's Green City Nanotechnology Center (ZNTC) has successfully developed a prototype of an electron beam lithography machine (ELL) with a design standard of 150nm. The project is a key research and development task under the framework of Russia's national plan for scientific and technological development, codenamed Progress ELL 150. This device is mainly used for manufacturing photomasks, and can also directly draw circuit patterns on substrates without using masks. The 150nm process roughly corresponds to the performance level of Intel's Pentium 4 from 20 years ago. In 2025, ZNTC demonstrated a similar device with 350nm resolution, and has now advanced to 90nm and 130nm technology nodes. Industry experts point out that such equipment is only suitable for small batch production of specialized chips in fields such as aerospace and defense.

  • Beijing State-owned Capital: Nearly 10 Billion Yuan Allocated to Stock Market from Own Funds

    On July 22, Beijing State-owned Capital Operation and Management Co., Ltd. announced that, as of now, it has allocated nearly 10 billion yuan from its own funds to invest in the stock market. Going forward, the company will continue to support listed company stocks using its own funds and through its subsidiaries, including securities firms and public funds, while also backing the development of the Beijing Stock Exchange. Rooted in its functional role as a state-owned capital operator, the firm is committed to safeguarding the strategic value of core assets of listed companies and contributing to the stable and healthy growth of the capital market through concrete actions, as a state-owned enterprise based in Beijing. (Beijing State-owned Capital)

  • U.S. Stock Futures Fall, Major Indices Decline

    U.S. stock futures are lower, with Nasdaq 100 futures down 1%, S&P 500 futures down 0.4%, and Dow futures down 0.3%.

  • Japan's Two-Year Government Bond Yield Rises to 1.47%, First Time Since 1995

    Japan's two-year government bond yield rose to 1.47%, the first time since 1995.

  • WTI and Brent Crude Surge Over 4%

    On July 22, international oil prices surged rapidly. WTI crude oil futures rose over 4% to $87.77 per barrel; Brent crude oil futures rose over 4% to $94.71 per barrel.

  • Bank of Japan Reportedly Willing to Raise Rates Faster Than Once Every Six Months

    On July 22, the Bank of Japan is reportedly willing to raise interest rates at a pace faster than once every six months.

Daily Must-Read

Popular Activities

RaveDAO at Terra Solis by Tomorrowland: A Female-Led Techno Night Where Web3 Culture Converges

RaveDAO at Terra Solis by Tomorrowland: A Female-Led Techno Night Where Web3 Culture Converges

April 30 - April 30
Dubai

Popular Tags

Cointime
News
Contents
RSS
Company