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Lightning Network

Data as of 3 October 2026 · Official site

Lightning Network is a protocol DefiLlama files under Payments, deployed on 1 chain. On 3 October 2026 it held $315.2M in total value locked, up 8.3% over 30 days, placing it 104th of 225 protocols in this set. 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: $64.9M at the start of the series, $315.2M at the end. $0 $250.0M $500.0M $750.0M $1.0B Mar 21Aug 22Dec 23May 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 Lightning Network at 104. 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
104 Lightning Network $315.2M

See all 225 protocols

TVL by chain

TVL by chain, Lightning Network, 3 October 2026. Source: DefiLlama.
ChainUSD
Bitcoin $315.2M

About Lightning Network

Category: Payments. Deployed on 1 chain.

Scalable, Instant Bitcoin/Blockchain Transactions (DefiLlama's listing text.)

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