Protocol Information
Chicken Bonds introduces a novel bonding mechanism which allows protocols to bootstrap liquidity at minimal cost and provides better user protection than existing bonding alternatives. The bonding mechanism can be applied to yield-bearing tokens. This is the initial version for LUSD.
Audits:
Methodology
TVL: counts the amount of LUSD tokens in the 3 buckets of the LUSD ChickenBonds protocol.View code on GitHubCompetitors
LUSD ChickenBonds history
TVL is the default DefiLlama definition. Daily values are UTC snapshots from Oct 5, 2022 to Oct 28, 2026.
All-time high TVL: $75.34m on Jan 4, 2023. All-time low TVL: $1.48m on Aug 30, 2026.
Daily TVL, Sep 29, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026
| Date | TVL |
|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $1.49m |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $1.49m |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $1.49m |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $1.49m |
| Oct 10, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 11, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $1.49m |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 17, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 18, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $1.49m |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 24, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 25, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $1.49m |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $1.5m |
TVL at each month end, Nov 2024 to Oct 2026
| Date | TVL |
|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2024 | $4.36m |
| Dec 31, 2024 | $3.71m |
| Jan 31, 2025 | $3.41m |
| Feb 28, 2025 | $2.8m |
| Mar 31, 2025 | $2.54m |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $2.27m |
| May 31, 2025 | $2.09m |
| Jun 30, 2025 | $2.05m |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $2.04m |
| Aug 31, 2025 | $1.54m |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $1.54m |
| Oct 31, 2025 | $1.51m |
| Nov 30, 2025 | $1.5m |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $1.51m |
| Jan 31, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Feb 28, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $1.52m |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $1.49m |
| May 31, 2026 | $1.49m |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $1.5m |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $1.49m |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $1.51m |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $1.49m |
| Oct 28, 2026 (latest) | $1.5m |
TVL at each year end, Dec 31, 2022 to Dec 31, 2025
| Date | TVL |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2022 | $74.53m |
| Dec 31, 2023 | $10.03m |
| Dec 31, 2024 | $3.71m |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $1.51m |
The .csv export on the chart above downloads every daily value. The same data is in the public API: https://api.llama.fi/protocol/lusd-chickenbonds
Frequently asked questions
What is LUSD ChickenBonds' TVL?
As of Oct 28, 2026, LUSD ChickenBonds has $1.49m in total value locked. TVL has decreased 0.9% over the past 30 days.
What chains does LUSD ChickenBonds operate on?
LUSD ChickenBonds operates on Ethereum. Ethereum holds the largest share at 100%.
How does LUSD ChickenBonds' TVL compare to similar protocols?
Among Yield Aggregator protocols tracked by DefiLlama, LUSD ChickenBonds ranks #31 by TVL. The category holds $1.24b across 191 protocols, and LUSD ChickenBonds accounts for 0.1% of that total. Similar protocols include CIAN Yield Layer, Fluid Lite, Yearn Finance, Beefy, Vesper, vfat.io, YO Protocol, Harvest Finance, Superform, and Syntropia.