Market Liquidity vs Total Value Locked (TVL)

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

Market Liquidity
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market_structure

Market liquidity is the ease and cost efficiency with which a cryptocurrency can be bought or sold in meaningful size without causing significant price movement against the trader.

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Total Value Locked (TVL)
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market_structure

Total Value Locked (TVL) is the total monetary value of all cryptocurrency assets deposited and actively held within a decentralized finance protocol at a given moment.

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