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Blast Total Value Locked Surpasses $1 Billion Within 40 Days of Launch

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In Brief

  • Blast's total value locked (TVL) surpasses $1 billion within 40 days of launch, while the number of new depositors has been declining.
  • Co-founder Pacman celebrates milestone, emphasizing the importance of value creation for end-users in the on-chain economy.
  • Despite criticism, over 82,000 wallets deposited funds with Blast, which remain locked until the mainnet launch in February 2024.
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During press time, the total value locked (TVL) of the layer-2 project, Blast, stands at $1.14 billion. However, the number of new depositors is declining gradually.

The airdrop of Blast is one of the most anticipated airdrops for 2024. Many users are depositing funds to Blast to become eligible for the airdrop.

Pacman Celebrates Blast TVL Milestone

Pacman, the co-founder of Blast and non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Blur, wrote on X (Twitter):

“Incredibly excited to close out the year with this milestone.

Web3’s power is that wins for protocols are wins for the entire community. 

However, I think much more can be done to make sure that value creation goes to the end-users who are the lifeblood of the on-chain economy.

Excited for next year!”

The screenshot below shows that the Blast TVL is roughly $1.14 billion. Blast allocated $1 billion for staking on Lido. Whereas approximately $1 million is deposited with Maker to earn a yield on stablecoins. Lastly, over $3 million sits idle on the Blast wallet.

Read more: 11 Best DeFi Platforms To Earn With Lido’s Staked ETH (stETH)

Blast TVL and Portfolio Allocation. Source: DeBank
Blast TVL and Portfolio Allocation. Source: DeBank

Not to mention, the users’ funds stay locked on the Blast protocol until its mainnet launch in February 2024. Since its launch in November 2024, the project has received heavy criticism for its strategy of not allowing withdrawal until the mainnet goes live.

Dan Robinson, a researcher at one of the Blast’s investors – Paradigm, also criticized the project’s marketing and communications approach.

Nonetheless, over 82,000 wallets deposited their funds with Blast. However, the screenshot below shows that the new depositors’ graph has drastically declined. On December 20, the project had just 118 new depositors.

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Blast Number of Depositors. Source: Dune
Blast Number of Depositors. Source: Dune

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Harsh Notariya
Harsh Notariya is an Editorial Standards Lead at BeInCrypto, who also writes about various topics, including decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN), tokenization, crypto airdrops, decentralized finance (DeFi), meme coins, and altcoins. Before joining BeInCrypto, he was a community consultant at Totality Corp, specializing in the metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Additionally, Harsh was a blockchain content writer and researcher at Financial Funda, where he created...
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