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One of the biggest mistakes in valuing DeFi lending protocols is using TVL as the primary metric. TVL measures net collateral. It does not measure lending activity. Compare Aave vs SoFi at the end of 2025: Aave ~$52B supplied ~$22B active loans (the loan book) ~$700M+ borrowing interest flows ~$150M retained by the DAO SoFi ~$37.5B deposits ~$38B loan book ~$1.8B lending revenue (interest earned) ~$481M net income In TradFi: deposits are liabilities / cost of capital loans are the earning assets lenders are analyzed on loan books, interest income, spreads, and asset growth But in DeFi, the market mostly looks at TVL and DAO-retained fees. That’s like valuing a bank only on net interest spread while ignoring the size of the loan book and gross interest flows. Under traditional financial accounting frameworks, Aave looks far closer to a +$700M lending business than a $150M revenue protocol to be comparable (without counting equity). TVL is not the revenue basis for lending protocols. Loan books and interest flows are.





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