DeFi Update – Oct 15, 2026
🔥Market risk-off: DeFi mcap -11% to ~$76.6B | TVL ~$91B.
Uniswap launches VolatilePair dynamic fees on ETH/USDC mainnet.
Aave pushes native BTC collateral.
Arthur Hayes eyes profitable DeFi protocols.
Aero merger still on track for Oct 21.
#DeFi#Unis
Bitcoin just dropped below $82,000 and Ethereum fell under $2,550, liquidating $82 million longs in just 60 minutes.
This happened after President Trump said he may restart attacks on Iran.
Growthepie latest daily printNetwork health (on-chain)HoodScan / explorer snapshotLatest block height: ~71.1 million
Lifetime transactions: ~812 million
Addresses: ~24.56 million
Gas: ~0.043–0.047 Gwei
24h TPS: ~90
That is a quieter throughput print than the early-September.