🤝 DeFi & NFT in 2025: the era of consolidation and maturity 🌐
🔻 DeFi
TVL decreased by ~28% in Q1 2025, from $217 billion to $155 billion due to capital outflow — but innovations are accounted for: cross-chain, modular protocols, restaking.
Meta-values: institutional players are getting involved — TVL expected to exceed $200 billion by 2030.
🎯 NFT
Trading volume fell: −65% for Q1 to $1.2 billion, with a 24% decline since the beginning of the year.
Consolidation: Ethereum leads (growth?), Bitcoin NFTs and hybrid tokens are gaining popularity.
NFTs are evolving from JPEGs to utility: tokenization of real assets, in-game items, tickets, identity.
RWA platforms are already reducing risks and rekindling interest: the RWA TVL sector reached $8.2 billion.
📈 2025 Results
DeFi is experiencing a decline in TVL but is evolving into a more mature ecosystem.
NFTs are losing trading volume, but they survive and transform — users are still active, but attention has shifted to projects with useful functionality.
Sources:
DeFi TVL and trends: CoinGecko Q1, DappRadar, Defi-Planet
NFT: volumes, consolidation, use in RWA and gaming
