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# 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](https://831161463-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MhRhllWATCL8t8hTJLM%2F-MiFROo4T6T7s_SWQa1M%2F-MiFST9AYVu6bSXtFtlS%2FTVL%20DeFi%20Pulse.jpg?alt=media\&token=b83edcb0-5611-4235-9231-70b7054baf5d)

![Market Capitalization from TradingView on August 21st, 2021](https://831161463-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MhRhllWATCL8t8hTJLM%2F-MiFROo4T6T7s_SWQa1M%2F-MiFSp9eKqDpdZ5FdNIX%2FTotal%20DeFi%20Market%20Cap.jpg?alt=media\&token=48b44206-2073-4d85-aa73-8fb55475f4f2)