The latest recording of the cryptomarkt has appeared the demand for decentralized apps. The renewed interest in Defi is the stimulation of some of the hot lending protocols.
Defi is the following narrative warming, such as meme tokens and pump. Fun lost mindshare. Top Defi protocols see an inflow of reimbursements in the past week, which indicates greater use. The Defi room also received a boost from the recent end of the American Securities and Exchange Commission case against UniiswapOpening the door for further decentralized innovation.
Defi protocols after profit
While some of the credit protocols are locked from the value of the value locked, other apps had more active inflow. Top earners briefly include the ONDO Finance and Franklin Templeton, which showed the demand for RWA tokenization.

Defi Saver and Ethena saw peak income, even after completing the stress test of market turbulence. | Source: tokenminal
Defi Saver, however, was the leader in 7-day income, which was a reflection of the key role in preventing liquidations. After Ethereum (ETH) was pushed under $ 2,400, Defi -Loingen ran the risk of liquidation without automated position protection. The role of Defi Saver was crucial in preventing contamination and a liquidation cascade after market collection.
According to the token terminal, Defi Saver was a leader in both terms of income and retention income.
Ethena (ENA) had the second best profit growth last week. The protocol survived the Bybit -Hack without infection despite the decrease in the Ethereum (ETH) price in the past week. The Defi protocol was also not influenced by the loss of ETH from the exchange, because the collateral was kept at the copper custodian.
Ethena earns his reimbursements from Ethereum Trade financing, but can be challenged during his Usde PEG during market turbulence. The latest market movements have elapsed without causing a used de-peg or the need to stop the Usde-Susde trade. The success of Ethena was also an exhibition for Defi -surviving market admissions with limited infection effects.
The Defi sector has still locked more than $ 102 billion in the total value, usually depending on the value of ETH and BTC as collateral. The intake of Stablecoins also stimulated the demand for passive income. The lack of a liquid Altcoin market brought part of the old assets to work because they fulfilled the role of collateral for Stablecoin loans.
Defi increases mindshare in February
Defi has been growing his Mindshare since the beginning of February. Defi turned the Mindshare on Memes on 7 February and has since grown against the AI story. For the last time Defi Meme tokens played in June 2024, a rare appearance during the last bull’s cycle according to Kaitos facts.
Despite the market admissions, Defi appears to be one of the resilient developments in crypto space. After the short-term rally from Memes and AI agents, Defi shows that it is still the infrastructure behind liquidity allocation, the availability of stablecoin and DEX swaps.
The trend continues.
Markt Down, Defi Mindshare Up. pic.twitter.com/bf0vc2zyt5
– Kaito ai 🌊 (@kaitoai) February 25, 2025
According to Kaito, Defi changed the second greatest story in February, still exceeded by General Ai Talk. AI presence on social media, however, reflected the presence of agents on social media. Defi, on the other hand, showed some protocols that managed to bring liquidity.
In the past week, all narrative tokens delayed and placed losses for the period. However, Defi 1.0 and Defi 2.0 protocols have succeeded in limiting those losses 10%.
Defi -Tokens as a sector are still appreciated $ 102 billionVerde locked the value in Meme -Tokens. Although the market exerts pressure on all assets, some Defi-Tokens still had short-term rallies. Maker (MKR) was one of the best profit and expanded by more than 42% last week and rose to $ 1,688.52. MKR also gets a boost because they are mentioned under RWA -Tokenization assets.
Thorchain (Rune) was also one of the Top Defi gainers in the past week, with more than 31%. Rune traded at $ 1.56, even though it was one of the chains used to wash the funds of the Bybit -Hack white.