3 metrics DeFi traders can watch in order to spot the next crypto bull market By Cointelegraph



The decentralized finance (DeFi) market has been one of the most exciting and volatile sectors in the crypto outside of (BTC). In 2020, the DeFi sector experienced a bull market that saw the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance protocols surge from $1 billion to over $100 billion. However, the DeFi market has also been prone to significant corrections. In 2021, the DeFi market experienced a correction that saw the TVL fall from $100 billion to $40 billion.

Despite the volatility of the DeFi market, there are ways for traders to catch onto when the niche crypto sector begins to show sustained bullish momentum. Three of the most important metrics to watch are TVL, a platform’s fee revenue and the number of non-zero wallets holding tokens.

Crypto market TVL. Source: DefiLlama
Layer-1 blockchain fees. Source: TokenTerminal
DeFi Blue-Chip tokens. Source: Glassnode