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TVL, revenue, user activity, DEX/lending metrics, and competitive benchmarks.

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TVL (Total Value Locked)

Total value of assets held in a DeFi protocol’s smart contracts. 
Formula   Σ(Held Asset × Price)
Unit      USD
Example   $4.5B
Related · Market Cap, DEX Volume Used in · PRA · DEP · DFA · LST

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Protocol Revenue (30D)

Fees earned by a protocol over the last 30 days. 
Formula   Σ(Fees) over 30D
Unit      USD
Example   $12.5M
Related · TVL, Application Revenue Used in · PRA · DFA

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Capital Efficiency

Ratio of trading volume generated per unit of liquidity deployed (DEX pools). 
Formula   Volume 24H / TVL
Unit      Ratio
Example   2.5x
Related · TVL, DEX Volume Used in · LTD · MLA

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Market Share (Protocol)

A protocol’s share of its sector’s total TVL or volume. 
Formula   Protocol TVL / Sector TVL × 100
Unit      %
Example   35.2% of DEX TVL
Related · TVL, Protocol Competition Used in · PCP · DCP

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Protocol Type

Functional category of a protocol (DEX, Lending, Staking, Bridge, Launchpad, etc.). 
Unit      Category
Example   DEX
Related · Protocol Sector Used in · PRA · PRSC

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Protocol Sector

Broader industry classification a protocol belongs to. 
Unit      Category
Example   DeFi — Lending
Related · Protocol Type Used in · PRA

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Protocol Family

Lineage of a protocol — parent project, forks, and derivative versions. 
Unit      Relationship
Example   SushiSwap (fork of Uniswap V2)
Related · Protocol Competition, Protocol Type Used in · PRA

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Protocol Supported Networks

List of blockchain networks a protocol is deployed on. 
Unit      Network[]
Example   Ethereum, Arbitrum, Polygon, BSC
Related · Protocol Type, Multi-Chain Used in · DEP · PRA

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Protocol Total Markets / Pairs

Number of active trading pairs or lending markets on a protocol. 
Formula   Count(active pairs or markets)
Unit      #
Example   1,250 trading pairs
Related · Trading Volume, TVL Used in · DEP · LST

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Average Swap Size

Mean value per swap transaction on decentralized exchanges. 
Formula   Swap Volume / Swap Count
Unit      USD
Example   $2,400
Related · Swap Volume, Trade Size Distribution Used in · DUA

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Swap Volume

Aggregate value of token swap transactions on DEXs within a period. 
Formula   Σ(swap trade values)
Unit      USD
Example   $180M (24H)
Related · DEX Volume, Avg Swap Size Used in · DUA

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Active Users (24H)

Unique wallets that interacted with a protocol in the last 24 hours. 
Formula   Count(unique tx senders, 24H)
Unit      #
Example   15,200
Related · New Users, Returning Users Used in · PRA · UAC

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New Users

Wallets interacting with a protocol for the first time in a period. 
Formula   Count(first-time senders)
Unit      #
Example   2,100 (24H)
Related · Active Users, Churned Users Used in · UAC

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Returning Users

Wallets that have interacted before and transacted again in the period. 
Formula   Active Users − New Users
Unit      #
Example   13,100 (24H)
Related · Active Users, Churned Users Used in · UAC

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User Overlap

Count of wallets that are active on two or more protocols simultaneously. 
Formula   Intersection of user sets
Unit      #
Example   5,400 shared users
Related · Active Users, Protocol Comparison Used in · UPE

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User Frequency Segment

Classification of users by interaction frequency (daily, weekly, monthly, one-time). 
Formula   Count per frequency bucket
Unit      % / #
Example   Daily: 12%, Weekly: 28%, Monthly: 60%
Related · Active Users, Returning Users Used in · UPE

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User Value Distribution

Segmentation of protocol users by portfolio value tier. 
Formula   Count per value bucket, aggregated and over time
Unit      % / #
Example   under $1K: 65%, $1K–$100K: 30%, >$100K: 5%
Related · Smart Wallet Count, Active Users Used in · UPO

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Whale Wallet Count

Number of wallets exceeding a high-value threshold. 
Formula   Count(wallets with balance > threshold)
Unit      #
Example   142 wallets (>$1M)
Related · Whale Activity, Holder Distribution Used in · DXT · CWT

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Whale Net Flow

Net token movement into/out of whale wallets over a period. 
Formula   Whale Inflow − Whale Outflow
Unit      Tokens / USD
Example   +$12M net inflow
Related · Whale Trades, CEX Flows Used in · CWT

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Smart Wallet Count

Number of wallets classified as smart money based on historical PnL and behavior. 
Formula   Count(wallets meeting smart money criteria)
Unit      #
Example   85 smart wallets
Related · Institutional Wallet Count, Smart Money Used in · UPO

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Institutional Wallet Count

Number of wallets identified as belonging to institutional entities (funds, VCs, exchanges). 
Formula   Count(labeled institutional wallets)
Unit      #
Example   42 institutional wallets
Related · Smart Wallet Count, Whale Wallet Count Used in · UPO

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Bot vs Human Ratio

Proportion of trades or volume attributed to automated bots versus human traders. 
Formula   Bot Volume / Total Volume
Unit      Ratio / %
Example   Bots: 38%, Humans: 62%
Related · Smart Money, Trade Count Used in · DUA

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Protocol Competition

Benchmarking metrics (TVL, volume, users, revenue) across peer protocols. 
Formula   Side-by-side comparison (max 5)
Unit      Multiple
Example   Uniswap vs SushiSwap
Related · TVL, Market Share Used in · PCP

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Protocol Developer Activity

Code development metrics for a protocol including commits, contributors, and repositories. 
Formula   Commits per period, active contributors
Unit      # / period
Example   125 commits, 18 contributors (30D)
Related · Protocol Family, Protocol Type Used in · PRA

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DEX Market Share by Users

Percentage of total DEX users attributable to each DEX protocol. 
Formula   DEX Users / Total DEX Users × 100
Unit      %
Example   Uniswap: 42%, Raydium: 25%
Related · Active Users, Market Share Used in · DUA