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Axelar

Data as of 3 October 2026 · Official site

Axelar is a protocol DefiLlama files under Bridge, deployed on 44 chains. On 3 October 2026 it held $157.5M in total value locked, up 14.0% over 30 days, placing it 171st of 225 protocols in this set. DefiLlama recorded $5K in fees over the previous 30 days. TVL is deposits at current prices, not revenue and not users. The note below says what it leaves out.

Total value locked, over time

Total value locked, USD: $111.8M at the start of the series, $157.5M at the end. $0 $100.0M $200.0M $300.0M $400.0M $500.0M Oct 22Oct 23Oct 24Oct 25Oct 26
Total value locked, USD. Weekly points for the last two years, monthly before. Source: DefiLlama, retrieved 3 October 2026.

Among protocols

Total value locked by protocol, 225 tracked: top 24, and Axelar at 171. Source: DefiLlama, 3 October 2026.
#ProtocolTotal value locked
1 Lido $26.4B
2 Aave V3 $18.1B
3 SSV Network $14.0B
4 LayerZero V2 $11.7B
5 Morpho Blue $11.3B
6 Binance staked ETH $10.0B
7 WBTC $9.9B
8 Coinbase Bridge $8.4B
9 Hyperliquid Bridge $7.1B
10 EigenCloud $7.0B
11 Sky Lending $5.9B
12 Binance Bitcoin $5.8B
13 SparkLend $5.5B
14 ether.fi Stake $5.2B
15 Ethena USDe $4.9B
16 JustLend V1 $3.9B
17 Arbitrum Bridge $3.7B
18 Babylon Protocol $3.4B
19 USDT0 $3.4B
20 JustLend sTRX $3.3B
21 Base Bridge $3.2B
22 Maple $3.0B
23 Polygon Bridge $2.9B
24 JustCryptos $2.8B
171 Axelar $157.5M

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TVL by chain, largest 20

TVL by chain, largest 20, Axelar, 3 October 2026. Source: DefiLlama.
ChainUSD
Ethereum $136.7M
Binance $15.9M
Ripple $2.3M
Optimism $1.2M
Base $459K
Arbitrum $355K
Fantom $216K
Polygon $101K
Cosmos $61K
Avalanche $35K
Osmosis $27K
Regen $21K
Filecoin $19K
Persistence $4K
Celestia $2K
Stride $1K
Agoric $184
Sei $141
Celo $15
Mantle $1

Fees recorded by DefiLlama

Fees recorded by DefiLlama, Axelar, 3 October 2026. Source: DefiLlama.
WindowUSD
24 hours $177
30 days $5K
1 year $64K

About Axelar

Category: Bridge. Deployed on 44 chains. Listed by DefiLlama on 2022-10-29.

Axelar delivers secure cross-chain communication for Web3. Our infrastructure enables dApp users to interact with any asset or application, on any chain, with one click. (DefiLlama's listing text.)

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Source: DefiLlama, retrieved 3 October 2026, under its open methodology. Figures are a dated snapshot, not a live feed.