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DeFi Protocol Pendle’s TVL Drops 40% In A Week, What’s Behind the Exodus?

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Over the last week, Pendle, a popular DeFi protocol that led the EigenLayer boom, witnessed a 40% drop in the total-value-locked (TVL). At one point, Pendle had managed to gather more than $6 billion in user deposits but has now lost nearly one-third of that. Since last Wednesday, users have withdrawn $3 billion from Pendle deposits, a large part of it belonging to liquid re-staking tokens. As of Monday, the value of the user deposits in DeFi protocol Pendle was $3.7 billion.

What’s Behind This Recent Exodus on Pendle?

Speaking to DL News, Kairos Research founder Ian Unsworth noted that the recent outflows were partly due to some products reaching their maturity. “It just so happened that this perfectly lined up for the top five LRTs all at the same time,” he added.

However, part of these outflows could also be attributed to the airdrops phenomenon which often drives the boom-and-bust cycles for different protocols. Last Thursday, Pendle faced the big June 27 maturity with the conclusion of the Pendle markets for tokens such as Ether.Fi’s eETH, Puffer’s pufETH, Renzo’s ezETH, Kelp’s rsETH, and Swell’s rswETH.

Although investors had the option to roll back these tokens into the new Pendle markets, the returns weren’t as attractive as before. This is partly because many had invested in DeFi protocol EigenLayer and its associated projects, like Pendle, to position themselves for anticipated airdrops—free tokens distributed to early and loyal users. However, many of these airdrops have already occurred

In May, the early users of EigenLayer claimed a slice of the native $1.6 billion worth of EIGEN tokens. On the other hand liquid restaking protocols like Ether.Fi and Renzo, which offered access to the EigenLayer, airdropped their tokens in March and April, respectively.

All three projects will be distributing their tokens in successive seasons and users will still have the opportunity to claim a slice of the future airdrops.

Also Read: EigenLayer’s EigenDA Unveils Whitelist Security Against Sybil Attacks

Users Are Derisking

Unsworth stated that the next airdrop would be slightly smaller and thus some participants might have considered derisking. “Also the Renzo points program ends in late July — so I think a lot of people are probably just taking a moment to consider whether or not they want to lock up their tokens again,” he added.

The outflows from Pendle have affected other protocols like Zircuit. As a result, the value of Zircuit has fallen by 15% over the past week. On the other hand, Pendle’s native token PENDLE is down by 17% over the past week and is currently trading under $5.0.

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Bhushan Akolkar

Bhushan is a seasoned crypto writer with over eight years of experience spanning more than 10,000 contributions across multiple platforms like CoinGape, CoinSpeaker, Bitcoinist, Crypto News Flash, and others. Being a Fintech enthusiast, he loves reporting across Crypto, Blockchain, DeFi, Global Macros with a keen understanding in financial markets. 

He is committed to continuous learning and stays motivated by sharing the knowledge he acquires. In his free time, Bhushan enjoys reading thriller fiction novels and occasionally explores his culinary skills. Bhushan has a bachelors degree in electronics engineering, however, his interest in finance and economics drives him to crypto and blockchain.

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