DeFi TVL falls 1.2% to $90.05 billion as Arbitrum gains 4.23%

Decentralized finance total value locked fell 1.2% from a week earlier to $90.05 billion, while Arbitrum recorded the strongest gain among the major chains tracked. As of Oct. 16, 2026, total DeFi TVL stood at $90.05 billion. That was down 1.18% from $91.13 billion a week earlier and 21.25% below the year-to-date level of $114.36 billion. Ethereum retained the largest share of chain TVL with $50.36 billion, or 55.92% of the total, followed by Base at $6.15 billion, Solana at $6.02 billion, Tron at $5.55 billion and BSC at $5.35 billion. Weekly performance was mixed. Arbitrum rose 4.23%, Robinhood Chain gained 2.14% and Avalanche advanced 1.29%. Solana declined 3.02%, BSC fell 2.92% and Polygon dropped 2.7%. Protocol count Ethereum 1,877, Arbitrum 1,038, Base 900, Polygon 726 and Avalanche 564.

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