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Best DeFi protocols in 2026 – Page 3

Exchanges, lending markets, staking, derivatives and yield — ranked by score and on-chain TVL.

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Reviewed: 4,470
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Best DeFi protocols, page 3 of 90
		Category	Chains
101	Sanctum ReserveReviewed	Staking	Solana	$56.1M	−6.4%	7.4
102	Origin EtherReviewed	Staking	Ethereum, Base +1	$52.8M	−0.4%	7.4
103	BrickkenReviewed	Real-World Assets	BNB Chain, Ethereum +3	$42.4M	−0.0%	7.4
104	SushiSwapReviewed	DEXes	Ethereum, Polygon +33	$35.5M	−0.8%	7.4
105	UNCX Network V3Reviewed	Token Locker	Ethereum, Base +8	$25.1M	−1.4%	7.4
106	Chamber VaultsReviewed	Indexes	Base, Optimism +5	$24.0M	−0.3%	7.4
107	Folks Finance LendingReviewed	Lending	Algorand	$22.6M	−0.3%	7.4
108	GearboxReviewed	Lending	Ethereum, Etherlink +9	$22.2M	+1.4%	7.4
109	SuperformReviewed	Yield Aggregator	Ethereum, Base +8	$13.0M	−0.5%	7.4
110	Origin ARMReviewed	Yield Aggregator	Ethereum, Sonic	$12.1M	+0.0%	7.4
111	Hubra Staked SOLReviewed	Staking	Solana	$11.8M	−17.0%	7.4
112	FlokiFi LockerReviewed	Token Locker	BNB Chain, Ethereum +13	$11.3M	−1.2%	7.4
113	HipoReviewed	Staking	TON	$10.3M	−16.6%	7.4
114	NBXReviewed	Centralized Exchanges	Ethereum, Bitcoin +1	$7.50M	+479%	7.4
115	BitflowReviewed	DEXes	Stacks	$2.81M	+7.2%	7.4
116	CEX.IOReviewed	Centralized Exchanges	Ethereum, Tron +11	$1.06M	−21.2%	7.4
117	ClarityReviewed	DAO Service Providers	Cardano	$344K	−4.8%	7.4
118	NativeReviewed	Insurance	—	—	—	7.4
119	CompoundReviewed	Lending	Ethereum	—	—	7.4
120	BybitReviewed	Centralized Exchanges	—	—	—	7.4
121	EthenaReviewed	Basis Trading	Ethereum	—	—	7.4
122	PendleReviewed	Interest Rate Derivatives	Ethereum	—	—	7.4
123	EtherfiReviewed	Liquid Restaking	Ethereum	—	—	7.4
124	VNXReviewed	Real-World Assets	Ethereum, Polygon +4	—	—	7.4
125	Paxos GoldReviewed	Real-World Assets	Ethereum	—	—	7.4
126	Ondo Global MarketsReviewed	Real-World Assets	Solana, Robinhood Chain	—	—	7.4
127	Venus ProtocolReviewed	Lending	BNB Chain, Ethereum +2	—	—	7.4
128	Lista Liquid StakingReviewed	Staking Pool	BNB Chain	$708M	−1.9%	7.3
129	Ethena USDtbReviewed	Stablecoin Issuer	Ethereum	$416M	−14.0%	7.3
130	HyperLend PooledReviewed	Lending	Hyperliquid L1	$310M	−10.9%	7.3
131	SuilendReviewed	Lending	Sui	$139M	−3.1%	7.3
132	Figure Markets ExchangeReviewed	OTC Marketplaces	Other	$127M	+6.4%	7.3
133	Aave V2Reviewed	Lending	Ethereum, Polygon +1	$98.8M	−2.5%	7.3
134	Sky MoneyReviewed	Risk Curators	Ethereum	$95.3M	−3.4%	7.3
135	StackingDAOReviewed	Staking	Stacks	$75.4M	+0.5%	7.3
136	Treehouse ProtocolReviewed	Dor	Ethereum, Avalanche +1	$60.5M	−0.3%	7.3
137	Mantle RestakingReviewed	Liquid Restaking	Ethereum	$35.9M	−0.7%	7.3
138	Mystic Finance LendingReviewed	Lending	Flare, Citrea +3	$31.7M	+0.7%	7.3
139	Mellow RestakingReviewed	Liquid Restaking	Ethereum, BNB Chain +3	$21.9M	−1.4%	7.3
140	Minswap DEXReviewed	DEXes	Cardano	$13.1M	−5.7%	7.3
141	Index CoopReviewed	Indexes	Ethereum, Arbitrum +1	$12.7M	−2.0%	7.3
142	Solv RWAReviewed	Real-World Assets	BNB Chain, Mantle	$8.64M	−2.7%	7.3
143	TinymanReviewed	DEXes	Algorand	$5.04M	−0.8%	7.3
144	LegionReviewed	Presale	Ethereum	$4.01M	−1.2%	7.3
145	StarGateReviewed	Staking	Vechain	$3.73M	−9.6%	7.3
146	AerodromeReviewed	DEXes	Base	—	—	7.3
147	MetaplexReviewed	Other	Solana	—	—	7.3
148	Sideshift AiReviewed	Exchanges	Bitcoin, Ethereum +2	—	—	7.3
149	Circle USYCReviewed	Real-World Assets	—	—	—	7.3
150	Justlend DaoReviewed	Lending	Tron	—	—	7.3

Ranked by DappsAtlas score, then total value locked. Click a column to re-sort this page. TVL data via DefiLlama.

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