2020 was the year of the DeFi explosion. Having had modest beginnings in 2018 and 2019, decentralized finance really took off this year, with the likes of Maker, Compound and Aave combining to push the total value locked (TVL) into the DeFi space to over USD 16bn.
This peak represents a growth of more than 2,000% compared to the size of the DeFi sector on January 1,
This peak represents a growth of more than 2,000% compared to the size of the DeFi sector on January 1,