# DeFi’s Total Value Locked (TVL) In the present day, DeFi is popular and receives great attention from investors, contributing to high liquidity in cryptocurrency markets and DeFi markets. As a result, the price of cryptocurrencies and DeFi tokens has risen. The total value locked (TVL) of DeFi markets is currently at $83.24 billion, and the market capitalization of all DeFi tokens is at a current value of $1.2 hundred billion. ![Total Value Locked: TVL from DeFi Pulse on August 21st, 2021](/files/-MiFST9AYVu6bSXtFtlS) ![Market Capitalization from TradingView on August 21st, 2021](/files/-MiFSp9eKqDpdZ5FdNIX) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://acet-finance.gitbook.io/act/what-is-decentralized-finance-defi/defis-total-value-locked-tvl.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.