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- Total Value Locked (TVL): The total value of assets deposited in a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, measured in cryptocurrency or USD terms.
- Aave: A decentralized lending protocol allowing users to borrow and lend cryptocurrencies without intermediaries, using smart contracts (self-executing blockchain code).
- DeFiLlama: A data aggregation platform tracking decentralized finance metrics, including TVL and protocol usage statistics.