The ten highest-grossing crypto protocols generated $1.2 billion in income through the 30 days ending Aug. 28, representing a 9.3% enhance from the earlier month’s whole of $1.1 billion per DefiLlama knowledge.
Ethena led the proportion good points with a 243% income surge, leaping from $9.46 million to $32.48 million, as its artificial greenback USDe captured market share from conventional stablecoins.
The protocol’s income enlargement of $23 million represented the second-largest absolute enhance amongst tracked purposes.
Pump.enjoyable posted the second-highest proportion progress at 79%, with income climbing from $22.55 million to $40.39 million.
The Solana-based memecoin launchpad benefited from continued hypothesis in newly created tokens, producing a further $17.84 million in month-to-month charges.
Stablecoin dominance continues
Tether maintained market management regardless of modest 2.9% progress, with income rising from $614.79 million to $632.91 million.
The stablecoin issuer’s $18.12 million enhance represented the biggest absolute achieve amongst protocols, reinforcing its place because the sector’s major income generator.
Circle ranked second with income rising 4.5% from $197.59 million to $206.4 million, including $8.81 million in month-to-month charges. Mixed, the 2 stablecoin issuers accounted for 70% of whole crypto protocol income through the monitoring interval.
Hyperliquid recorded substantial progress with income increasing 25.9% from $82.86 million to $104.3 million. The decentralized perpetual alternate captured a further $21.43 million as buying and selling volumes elevated throughout its platform.
Combined efficiency throughout sectors
Sky Protocol achieved 77.5% income progress, rising from $10.1 million to $17.93 million. Jupiter reported 23.5% progress, with income rising from $21.95 million to $27.1 million, pushed by exercise within the Solana ecosystem.
Tron recorded average good points of 11.6%, with income climbing from $56.21 million to $62.73 million. Phantom pockets generated $22.82 million, up 9.5% from $20.84 million within the earlier interval.
Axiom supplied the only real damaging efficiency amongst prime protocols, with income declining 13.9% from $62.11 million to $53.46 million. The cross-chain infrastructure supplier misplaced $8.65 million in month-to-month charges, the one one within the group with a damaging consequence.
Income progress happens alongside the broader crypto market restoration, with protocols benefiting from elevated consumer exercise and better charge technology throughout decentralized finance purposes and buying and selling platforms.
