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07/19/2026

$1.6B in DeFi Liquidity Sits Idle, Missing $150M in Annual Fees

What happened: Dune research commissioned by 1inch found that $1.

$1.6B in DeFi Liquidity Sits Idle, Missing $150M in Annual Fees

What happened: Dune research commissioned by 1inch found that $1.6 billion of $1.84 billion in tracked concentrated DeFi liquidity—about 85%—was underutilized in the first half of 2026. Approximately $542 million sat completely out of range each week, earning zero fees, with an estimated $150 million in annual fees missed at a 35% blended in-range APR. The study rebuilt every position in the top ~200 pools across Uniswap v3/v4, PancakeSwap v3, and Aerodrome Slipstream, analyzing 26 weekly snapshots across seven chains.

Why it matters: The findings highlight persistent inefficiencies in DeFi liquidity provision, with most idle capital held by individual wallets rather than managed vaults. This underutilization reduces market depth and fee generation, raising questions about the effectiveness of current LP strategies and the need for better capital allocation tools. The results also reflect commercial incentives for aggregators like 1inch to spotlight fragmented liquidity as a problem their products address.

Source: CoinDesk