defillama/defillama-skills/defi-market-overview

DeFi Market Overview

Produce a high-level snapshot of the entire DeFi ecosystem by pulling data across categories, chains, protocols, events, stablecoins, and institutional flows.

Workflow

Step 1 - Global market totals

Get the aggregate DeFi TVL, total DEX volume, and derivatives volume.

defillama:get_market_totals
  metrics: ["tvl_base", "tvl_base_7d_pct_change", "volume_dexs_1d", "volume_derivatives_1d"]

This is a single-row global snapshot. NO fees/revenue here — those come from category/chain views.

Step 2 - Category metrics

Get the top DeFi categories ranked by TVL and fees.

defillama:get_category_metrics

This shows which sectors (DEXes, lending, liquid staking, etc.) are leading the market.

Step 3 - Top chains

Fetch the leading chains by TVL.

defillama:get_chain_metrics
  limit: 10

Step 4 - Top protocols

Fetch the leading protocols by TVL.

defillama:get_protocol_metrics
  limit: 10

Step 5 - Recent security incidents

Check for recent hacks or exploits.

defillama:get_events
  event_type: "hacks"

Step 6 - Recent fundraises

Check for recent funding rounds and investments.

defillama:get_events
  event_type: "raises"

Step 7 - Stablecoin supply

Get total stablecoin market and top stablecoins.

defillama:get_stablecoin_supply

Stablecoin supply growth is a proxy for capital entering the crypto ecosystem.

Step 8 - ETF flows

Check recent institutional activity through ETFs.

defillama:get_etf_flows

Output Format

Present the report with these sections in order:

1. Market Snapshot - Two to three sentence summary of the current

DeFi market state: total TVL direction, dominant narrative, and sentiment signal.

1. Category Breakdown - Top 5-7 categories by TVL with fees and

percentage changes. Note which categories are gaining or losing share.

1. Top Chains - Top 10 chains by TVL with percentage changes.

Highlight chains with the strongest momentum.

1. Top Protocols - Top 10 protocols by TVL with category, chain,

and recent trend.

1. Recent Events - Split into Security Incidents and Fundraises.

Summarize the most notable items from each.

1. Capital Flows - Stablecoin supply trend and ETF flow direction.

These together indicate whether capital is entering or leaving crypto.

Tips

• If total stablecoin supply is growing + ETF flows are positive +

TVL is rising, this is a strong bull signal.

• Categories gaining TVL share indicate where market attention is

rotating.

• Multiple hacks in a short period may dampen overall market sentiment.
• Large fundraises signal where VCs see future growth.
• Compare chain TVL rankings to previous periods to spot chains that

are rising or falling in the rankings.

• Use start_date / end_date params for custom time windows (e.g.,

weekly or monthly recaps) instead of fixed periods.