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Why 'total value locked' can mislead

TVL counts assets deposited into a protocol, but the same capital can be double- or triple-counted when it's re-deposited across composable protocols (e.g., a token that's staked, then the staking receipt is deposited elsewhere as collateral). Comparing raw TVL across protocols without accounting for this loop overstates real economic activity.

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