Despite OM’s 90% crash in price, the total-value locked (TVL), on Mantra’s RWA protocol blockchain reached a yearly peak.
Mantra TVL increases by 500% in response to OM crash
According to Data Resource, Mantra’s TVL (in terms of OM) increased by over 500% in just two days to reach 4.21 millions OM ($3.24 million). DefiLlama.
Mantra TVL totals chart. Source: DefiLlama.
The rise in TVL was accompanied by a dramatic collapse in OM pricesMantra team attributed the sell-off to an increase in volatility. Mantra’s team blamed the drop on “reckless forced liquidations” Centralized exchanges initiate the trading.
You can also find out more about the A-Team here. rising TVL It is usually an indication that more tokens are being locked into smart contracts of a protocol via staking.
The Analyst is a DOM spotted “aggressive buying” During the 90 percent OM price drop on April 13, 35 million dollars of OM were purchased. “the [Mantra] collapse was happening.”
Binance’s spot price and the total CVD of Mantra. Source: Dom
TVL price spikes and the 90-percent crash in the market are not the only factors that have contributed to the TVL price increase. “aggressive buying” Some participants may have seen the crash as an opportunity to buy.
It is possible that whales, insiders and opportunistic traders were accumulating money during the crash.
As of April 15th, OM traded at a price as high as $0.99. That’s a rise of around 170% compared to the weekend lows.
Chart of the daily OM/USDT price. TradingView
Mantra TVL 97% is one DApp
Red flags are accompanied by increases in Mantra TVL.
Mantra Swap is the native exchange of Mantra. It accounted for 97% (or more) of Mantra’s TVL growth. His automated market making pools accounted TVL accounted for 4,11 million OM, the main driver of the dramatic increase.
Mantra Swap TVL chart of performance. Source: DefiLlama
Decentralization would allow for a more diverse capital distribution, with liquidity coming from multiple sources, such as lending markets, stake platforms, derivatives etc.
Related: Mantra says one particular exchange may have caused OM collapse
Mantra’s FDV (fully diluted value) as at April 15, was $1.88 Billion, dwarfing the TVL (total value locked) which is $3.24 Million. This disparity could indicate a potential overvaluation.
Mantra TVL vs. FDV (in dollar terms). Source: DefiLlama
Only 0.17% its theoretical value is actively used in the ecosystem. This shows low capital effectiveness and limited usage.
Due to the imbalance, it’s possible that market capitalization is driven by more speculation than adoption. A large number of tokens may still be locked and there will likely be a risk of future dilution when vested tokens become unlocked.
Analyst JamesBitunix posed Mantra’s FDV is a big risk for OM dip purchasers, saying
“A lot of traders jumped in at this ‘bottom’ — both on spot and with leverage. Personally, I’d trigger another correction — preferably a sweep of the lows followed by a quick bounce.”
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