DeFi Lending Market Insight – July 2025
How has the DeFi lending market evolved over the past 6 months? What key trends and shifts are we seeing now?
Here’s a quick thread with data, insights, and what it means moving forward 👇
1️⃣ Market Overview
According to DeFiLlama, DeFi TVL dropped from $120B → $80B in April, but has since rebounded to $116B.
This volatility signals renewed capital inflows, improved stablecoin liquidity, and a return of risk appetite — but also reveals the market’s sensitivity to macro pressure.

2️⃣ Fragmented Chains, Friction Everywhere
Ethereum remains DeFi’s dominant base, holding over 56%+ of total TVL. In contrast, Bitcoin accounts for just around ~5.5%, despite its massive liquidity.
DeFi is still chain-siloed — assets are trapped, and capital flow is inefficient.
LiquidiumFi is building towards a change.

3️⃣ Lending Leaders: AAVE Still Dominates, Morpho IsRising
The total TVL of lending protocols is ~$56B. And AAVE accounts for about 50%.
Top protocols by TVL:
•Aave: $26.21B
•Morpho: $4.35B
•JustLend: $3.74B
But all remain chain-contained — no native cross-chain lending.

4️⃣ LiquidiumFi: Unlock the potential of sleeping BTC
LiquidiumFi enables decentralized, native borrowing and lending across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana — without bridges, wrapped assets, or custodians.
Users can:
•Supply ETH, borrow BTC
•Supply BTC, borrow USDC
•All without ever leaving Layer-1
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