Anatol Antonovici

Moldova

Freelance On-Chain Reporter at NFTgators

Journalist and Writer focused on Cryptocurrency/Blockchain/DeFi/Web3/Forex/Stock Markets

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$PEDRO Coin Opens Presale with Ethereum Support and Community Incentives

4 days ago | cryptonews.com | Inês Tavares |Anatol Antonovici |Ilija Rankovic |Leon Waters

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Chris Chung, Co-Founder of Titan, on Solana DeFi, DEX Aggregators and Stablecoins | Ep. 430

1 week ago | cryptonews.com | Inês Tavares |Anatol Antonovici |Ilija Rankovic |Leon Waters

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Rings TVL Hits Record $111M After Fivefold Increase in Feb

1 month ago | nftgators.com | Anatol Antonovici

Rings, a Collateralized Debt Position (CDP) project for the Sonic ecosystem, is one of the best-performing dapps in decentralized finance (DeFi), even as the sector is struggling amid the general bearish sentiment. DefiLlama data shows that the total value locked (TVL) of Rings is at a record $111 million after a fivefold increase over the past month. Rings offers a meta-stablecoin for USD and ETH assets, providing deep liquidity for Sonic.
4 Dapps Thriving on Story Protocol's New IP Chain

1 month ago | nftgators.com | Anatol Antonovici

Story Protocol, an intellectual property-focused blockchain launched earlier this month, is making waves in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) with its newly released dapps. Last week, the total value locked (TVL) on the network peaked at $17 million. Although the metric has declined due to outflows from a lending protocol, most dapps continue to grow despite the bearish pressure in DeFi and the broader crypto market caused by the massive crypto selloff.
Sony-Backed L2 Soneium Crosses $45M TVL

1 month ago | nftgators.com | Anatol Antonovici

Soneium, an Ethereum layer 2 chain, is quickly gaining traction in DeFi following its January launch. DefiLlama data shows that the total value locked (TVL) on Soneium’s two dozen decentralized applications (dapps) crossed $45 million on Monday. The layer 2 chain is a product of Sony Block Solutions Labs, a joint venture between Sony Group and Web3 infrastructure provider Startale.
Sailor DEX Hits $10M TVL Milestone In First Month

2 months ago | nftgators.com | Anatol Antonovici

Sailor, a decentralized exchange on Sei, has reached the $10 million total value locked (TVL) milestone one month after its launch, making it the fastest-growing dapp on the network. Sailor is a Uniswap v3 fork on Sei. It is currently the third-largest DEX on Sei after Dragon Swap and Jellyverse. The platform operates as a classic automated market maker (AMM), hosting multiple pools consisting of token pairs.
3 Fast-Growing Sonic Dapps: Euler, Stability & Shadow

2 months ago | nftgators.com | Anatol Antonovici

Sonic continues to make waves in DeFi after its rebranding from Fantom. At the beginning of 2025, the new chain had $27 million in total value locked (TVL) a few days after its official launch. On February 19, the network crossed the $500 million mark and the next day it hit $600 million. Here are three of the fastest-growing DeFi apps on Sonic right now:Euler is a multi-chain lending protocol whose latest v2 integrated with Sonic at the beginning of February.
zkLend TVL Tumbles 90% to $1M Following $9.5M Exploit

2 months ago | nftgators.com | Anatol Antonovici

zkLend, a leading lending protocol on Starknet, suffered a 90% in total value locked (TVL) on February 12, as per DefiLlama. The TVL plummeted from nearly $12 million on Tuesday to the current level of $1.1 million. It is the worst performer among dapps with at least $10,000 in TVL. The sudden decline in TVL is the result of the recent exploit, as hackers drained about $9.5 million worth of crypto.
B14g’s BTC Restaking App Soars 500% to $12M TVL

2 months ago | nftgators.com | Anatol Antonovici

B14g, a Bitcoin staking platform, saw its total value locked (TVL) soar over 500% in the past month, crossing the record $12 million mark on January 31, as per DefiLlama. The platform, which launched in December 2024, has become the best-performing restaking app in DeFi. B14g’s flagship product is the Merge Marketplace, a platform that connects stakers holding different types of assets.
ZKsync Era’s TVL Triples to $400M After Launching Incentive Program - NFTgators

2 months ago | nftgators.com | Anatol Antonovici

ZKsync Era, a layer 2 scaling solution for the Ethereum ecosystem, saw its total value locked (TVL) more than triple in the past month alone, hitting a record $402.8 million on January 24, as per DefiLlama. The total stablecoin value deposited on Era-based dapps has reached a record $163 million, up from $63 million at the beginning of the year. The TVL growth is attributed to the Ignite program, which launched earlier this month.