Rapid growth in DeFi-focused Ethereum liquid staking derivatives platforms raises eyebrows By Cointelegraph

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Ether’s (ETH) DeFi activity has declined in the bear market and the sector faces further competition from Ethereum’s annual staking reward of 4%, according to Glassnode analysts. However, a DeFi narrative is building around liquid staking derivative (LSD) tokens that could revive Ethereum’s network activity.

The percentage of gas consumed by DeFi protocols has dropped from 34% in 2020 to 8% to 16% presently, with NFTs commanding the maximum share of 25% to 30%, according to a recent report from Glassnode.

gas usage by transaction type. Source: glassnode
ETH vs DeFi tokens price performance. Source: glassnode
LSDfi total value locked. Source: Dune