Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week.
The rise of total value locked (TVL) in DeFi protocols above $100 million was aided by the Ethereum liquid restaking in the first quarter of 2024. Protocols such as Lido and EigenLayer are behind the DeFi TVL resurgence.
Solana developers released a patch for the prolonged network congestion on the blockchain on April 15. They promised more patches in the near future to ensure the network returns to normalcy.
Ethereum liquid restaking drove DeFi TVL to $100 billion in first quarter
Decentralized finance TVL almost doubled in the first three months of this year compared to the previous quarter, partially driven by Ethereum liquid restaking initiatives, according to recent research.
DeFi TVL surged from a Q4 2023 low of $36 billion to peak at almost $97 billion in the first quarter of 2024, according to DefiLlama. Since the beginning of the year, it has increased by 81%, reaching a two-year high of $98 billion last week.
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Avalanche home loan tokenization protocol raises $10 million in Series A funding
Homium, a home equity line of credit (HELOC) tokenization protocol built on Avalanche, has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round led by Sorenson Impact Group and Blizzard.
“Through shared appreciation home equity loans, Homium introduces a way for homeowners to borrow against their home equity without increasing their monthly debt burden,” wrote Avalanche in an April 15 announcement.
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Solana’s mainnet beta update v1.17.31 aims to resolve congestion issues
Solana developers have released a mainnet beta update, v1.17.31, to deal with the ongoing network congestion on the Solana blockchain. The update was released on April 12, and now, after three days of testing, it is being recommended for general use by mainnet beta validators.
This patch contains enhancements that will help with some of the…
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