Cardano (ADA) witnessed a change in Total Value Locked (TVL) in the DeFi ecosystem. TVL saw an increase of almost 10%, surpassing $160 million. Cardano’s growth in DeFi contributed to a positive impact on protocols and tokens by increasing liquidity.
Current status of Cardano
According to the latest data from DefiLlama on October 6, there was a 9.26% increase in the Cardano network’s weekly TVL. The total locked value was $161 million. If we analyze the statistics, it indicates an increase of 1.86% in the last 24 hours and an increase of 0.67% on a monthly basis.

With these increases, it appears that Cardano is further cementing its position in the growing DeFi ecosystem. Interestingly, the $161 million TVL value equates to 1.75% of ADA’s $9.17 billion market cap at the time of writing.
Cardano and DeFi protocols
It is important to note that the total value locked on a chain is measured by the total token amount generated by transactions across all DeFi protocols on the blockchain. This metric takes into account activities such as staking, liquidity providers, borrowing, borrowing and similar applications.
The first protocol to explore is decentralized exchange Minus change (MIN), which holds the top position with a TVL value of $42.41 million. Additionally, Indigo (INDY) could take this spot from Minswap at any time, possibly due to INDY’s recent appreciation. Liqwid Finance (LQ) with a similar function to AAVE and Djed Stablecoin have TVL values of $19.23 million and $11.14 million, respectively.

Finally, Optimal finances, another major credit protocol, has gained a prominent position among other Cardano protocols. With a daily increase of 6.80%, 19.08% in the last seven days and 21.65% in a month, it has become a favorite among investors. All these increases could have long-lasting positive effects on the Cardano price.

