DeFi gets graded — and aces it! Ethereum TVL up 23.6%, NFT boom, corporate ETH surging. #DeFiGetsGraded
July’s crypto market was one for the history books — Bitcoin hit new all-time highs, but DeFi truly stole the spotlight. Total Value Locked (TVL) in DeFi jumped 23.6% month-over-month, led by Ethereum, while NFT volume surged nearly 50%, fueled by a whale purchase of 45 CryptoPunks . Binance Research captured how institutional Ethereum adoption exploded — corporate ETH holdings rose 127.7%, with 24 new firms jumping into the ecosystem . Meanwhile, stablecoins and tokenized assets gained serious traction amid renewed regulatory clarity . In short: DeFi isn’t just thriving — it’s being graded by global institutions, and it’s passing with flying colors. Stay tuned, because the next phase of DeFi has officially begun.
