DeFi is cooling off fast. TVL just dropped 6.3% in the past month to $539.9B While Tether grew +5.6% to dominate with $184B, major protocols like Aave (-19.8%), Lido (-16.5%), and Eigenlayer (-16.2%) saw heavy drawdowns. Capital’s consolidating into stable yield

DeFi is cooling off fast.

TVL just dropped 6.3% in the past month to $539.9B

While Tether grew +5.6% to dominate with $184B, major protocols like Aave (-19.8%), Lido (-16.5%), and Eigenlayer (-16.2%) saw heavy drawdowns.

Capital’s consolidating into stable yield

— Cryptopolitan (@CPOfficialtx) Oct 18, 2025