Crypto Market Contraction Hit All Sectors in H1 2026, Binance Research Finds

TLDR: DeFi TVL fell $43.4 billion, or 38%, while six major L1s lost $246.5 billion in market cap. Ethereum ETF holdings dropped to 5.2M ETH as treasury firms raised holdings to 7.7M ETH. Layer 2 user operations fell 77% from January to June, far outpacing Ethereum’s 9% decline. BNB Chain stayed the only deflationary major [...]

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