Weekly DeFi Roundup — September 4, 2026
DeFi weekly review: $88.4B total TVL. Ethereum leads at $49.9B. Top chain rankings, trends, and what to watch.
Total DeFi TVL is $88.4B, 3.23% of the $2.74T crypto market cap, per DefiLlama and CoinGecko data as of September 4, 2026. Ethereum leads with $49.9B — 56.4% of tracked DeFi TVL — while Solana holds second place at $5.9B, or 6.7%, per DefiLlama. Solana's $5.9B and Base's $5.7B sit within $200M of each other, per DefiLlama data as of September 4, 2026; BSC holds $5.6B and Tron $5.4B. The four chains cluster closely behind Ethereum, though the supplied weekly data has no prior TVL figures, so any shift in share can't be quantified without inventing numbers.
| Chain | TVL | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ethereum | $49.9B | 56.5% |
| Solana | $5.9B | 6.7% |
| Base | $5.7B | 6.4% |
| BSC | $5.6B | 6.4% |
| Tron | $5.4B | 6.1% |
| Bitcoin | $4.4B | 5.0% |
| Hyperliquid L1 | $1.5B | 1.7% |
| Arbitrum | $1.4B | 1.6% |
| Monad | $955.2M | 1.1% |
| Robinhood Chain | $837.4M | 0.9% |
DeFi Trends & Insights
Total DeFi TVL is $88.4 billion across all chains, per DefiLlama data as of September 2026, with Ethereum holding $49.9 billion of that total. Two structural shifts stand out. Liquid staking spans 272 protocols and $35.5 billion in locked value, with Lido and Binance staked ETH holding 71% of that share, per DefiLlama. Lending is still the largest category at $64.3 billion TVL as of early 2026 — 53.5% of all DeFi TVL — with Aave V3 leading at $19.4 billion, per DefiLlama. Real World Assets moved opposite the broader market: total DeFi TVL fell nearly 40% from its January 2026 peak of $115 billion to a June low of $69.4 billion, while RWA deposits rose from $2.33 billion to $7.44 billion, a 219% increase over the same period.
What to Watch
- Ethereum leads DeFi with $49.9B TVL, according to DefiLlama data as of September 4, 2026.
- Solana reaches $5.9B TVL, while Base holds $5.7B, per DefiLlama on September 4, 2026.
- BSC at $5.6B TVL trails Base, while Tron reaches $5.4B, according to DefiLlama data.
- Hyperliquid L1 holds $1.5B TVL, exceeding Arbitrum's $1.4B, per DefiLlama as of September 4, 2026.
- DeFi TVL totals $88.4B, with Bitcoin at $4.4B and Monad at $955.2M, per DefiLlama.
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