X Layer has posted the strongest TVL growth of any blockchain over the past 30 days, surging 266% following the deployment of Aave V3 on the network. The integration appears to be the primary catalyst, channeling fresh liquidity into the chain and validating the thesis that a blue-chip DeFi protocol launch can rapidly re-rate a network's capital base.
Mezo and ENI took second and third place with gains of 171% and 166% respectively, while Near Protocol climbed 53.5% and TON added 28%. Monad and Hyperliquid also posted meaningful growth at 27.85% and 17.76%, and Solana continued its steady accumulation with an 8.13% rise over the period.
The breadth of the leaderboard is notable: growth is not concentrated in a single ecosystem or narrative. Layer-2s, Bitcoin-adjacent chains, high-throughput L1s, and established DeFi hubs are all seeing capital inflows, pointing to a broad-based…