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Pendle's DeFi Dominance Approaches $1 Billion in Total Value Locked

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With a surge in the last six months, Pendle emerges as a DeFi powerhouse.

 

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Pendle, the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform renowned for offering yields through tradable digital tokens, is on the brink of a significant milestone, nearing $1 billion in total value locked (TVL), as reported by DeFiLlama data.

 

Functioning as a pivotal price discovery tool, Pendle distinguishes DeFi investments into principal tokens (PTs) and yield tokens (YTs). This unique approach enables the trading of future yields and principal on the open market, empowering investors to speculate on and secure future yield rates.

 

The recent surge in Pendle's popularity is attributed to the growing interest in Liquid Restaking Tokens (LRTFi). Pendle developer RightSide highlighted, "The influx of interest in [Liquid Restaking Tokens] has been the main driver behind Pendle’s recent growth," during a Telegram interview.

 

Liquid restaking token finance (LRTFi) is an emerging field within DeFi, facilitating the liquidity of staked assets through liquid restaking tokens (LRTs). This innovation allows users to earn rewards while their original assets remain locked up for securing network services.

 

As one of the pioneers in LRTFi, Pendle provides a distinctive proposition for users to speculate on EigenLayer yields and points, the developer continued.

 

In a strategic expansion move, Pendle has recently integrated with the BNB chain and introduced products that enable users to leverage real-world assets (RWA), further solidifying its position in the DeFi landscape.


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