The Midas team has prepared a summary of the DeFi market, events, and important news that happened last week.
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DeFi Overview 
The decentralized finance market starts recovering last week as the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi projects increased from $194.64 billion to $215.67 billion.
Dune Analytics data shows that the number of decentralized finance (DeFi) users continues rapidly growing and hit a new all-time high of 4,616,827.
DeFi Market Cap: $125,007,110,679
DeFi Pulse Index: $176.86
The DeFi Pulse Index is a capitalization-weighted index that tracks the performance of decentralized financial assets across the market. Underlying tokens: UniSwap, Loopring, Aave, Maker, Yearn, Compound, Sushi, Synthetix, REN, Rari Capital, Balancer, Badger, KNC, Farm, Instadapp, Vesper and meta.
L2 Solution overview 
The Total Value Locked in Ethereum Layer2 systems: $6.23 billion
Videos 
Will Defi Change the World?
In this Bitcoin and Open Blockchain Q&A, Andreas gives his answer and explains how a cryptocurrency will change the world.
Ethereum Merge: One Step Closer (Kiln Testnet Success)
The Kiln testnet is the first public testnet for the Ethereum merge. The Ethereum merge takes the Execution layer from the existing Proof of Work layer and merges it with the Consensus Layer from the Beacon chain. This merge signals the culmination of six years of research and development in Ethereum and will result in a more secure network, predictable block times, and a 99.98%+ reduction in power use when it is released on mainnet later in 2022.
Earning 
Top stablecoin pools from Defiyield
Starlay with 156.85% Annual Yield
Animal Farm with 78.90% Annual Yield
DarkCrypto with 54.01% Annual Yield
Disclaimer: This post is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Please do not follow any opinion as a specific strategy.
