Chain ranking
Top dApps on Merlin
18 projects that run on Merlin, ranked by SkyBitcoins score and total value locked.
- Listed
- 18
- Reviewed
- 18
- Page
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Merlin dApps at a glance
- Tracked
- 18
- Reviewed
- 18
- Total TVL
- $6.89B
- Avg. score
- 4.7/10
There are 18 dApps on Merlin in the SkyBitcoins index. Every one of them has a full review. Across the 16 with TVL data, the combined value locked is $6.89B, counting value on every chain they support. Gate dominates, with 85% of that total. The five largest make up 100% of the total; the median is $1.66M.
Ranked by TVL, Gate ($5.86B), SolvBTC ($468M) and Bedrock uniBTC ($349M) lead the field. The best-rated is Symbiosis with 6.2/10, followed by Gate (5.9) and zkLink Nova (5.5). The 10 rated dApps average 4.7/10, and none scores 8 or above yet.
By category, Anchor Btc (3), Cross Chain Bridge (2) and Basis Trading (2) account for the most projects on Merlin. All 15 with a confirmed status are active. In the past week, total value locked fell 2.4%. MerlinSwap gained the most (+9.9%), while Symbiosis dropped the most (−10.8%).
Largest by TVL
- 1
Gate$5.86B
- 2
SolvBTC$468M
- 3
Bedrock uniBTC$349M
- 4
Solv Basis Trading$191M
- 5
MerlinSwap$8.50M
Highest rated
- 1
Symbiosis6.2
- 2
- 3
zkLink Nova5.5
- 4
- 5
Avalon Finance5.2
Looking for an overview? Read the Merlin ecosystem guide.
| Category | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SymbiosisReviewed | Cross Chain Bridge | $8.09M | −10.8% | 6.2 |
| 2 | GateReviewed | Centralized Exchanges | $5.86B | −2.5% | 5.9 |
| 3 | zkLink NovaReviewed | Chain | $2.02M | −1.2% | 5.5 |
| 4 | Solv Basis TradingReviewed | Basis Trading | $191M | −2.6% | 5.2 |
| 5 | Avalon FinanceReviewed | Lending | $873K | −24.4% | 5.2 |
| 6 | Solv OthersReviewed | Anchor Btc | $835K | +1.5% | 5.2 |
| 7 | Whales MarketReviewed | OTC Marketplaces | $615K | −0.7% | 4.6 |
| 8 | Bedrock uniBTCReviewed | Anchor Btc | $349M | −1.8% | 4.2 |
| 9 | DeSyn Basis TradingReviewed | Basis Trading | $1.68M | −2.4% | 3.0 |
| 10 | Butter NetworkReviewed | Bridge Aggregator | $1.19M | −0.2% | 2.1 |
| 11 | SolvBTCReviewed | Anchor Btc | $468M | −2.0% | — |
| 12 | MerlinSwapReviewed | DEXes | $8.50M | +9.9% | — |
| 13 | DyorSwap AMMReviewed | DEXes | $1.66M | −10.4% | — |
| 14 | MesonReviewed | Cross Chain Bridge | $702K | +6.4% | — |
| 15 | Pell NetworkReviewed | Restaked Btc | $172K | −22.0% | — |
| 16 | Bitmap GameReviewed | Games: Metaverse | $30.3K | −1.1% | — |
| 17 | Merchant FinanceReviewed | Lending | — | — | — |
| 18 | BrotocolReviewed | Bridge Aggregator | — | — | — |
Ranked by SkyBitcoins score, then total value locked. Click a column to re-sort this page. TVL data via DefiLlama.
What runs here
dApp categories on Merlin
- 1Anchor Btc317%
- 2Cross Chain Bridge211%
- 3Basis Trading211%
- 4Lending211%
- 5Bridge Aggregator211%
- 6DEXes211%
- 7Centralized Exchanges16%
- 8Chain16%
- 9OTC Marketplaces16%
- 10Restaked Btc16%
- 11Games: Metaverse16%
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Frequently asked questions
What is the largest dApp on Merlin by TVL?
Gate is the largest dApp on Merlin by total value locked, with $5.86B across all the chains it supports. It is followed by SolvBTC ($468M) and Bedrock uniBTC ($349M). TVL figures come from DefiLlama and change daily.
Which dApp on Merlin has the highest SkyBitcoins score?
Symbiosis has the highest score at 6.2/10, ahead of Gate (5.9) and zkLink Nova (5.5). Scores weigh security, ease of use, fees and features, and are based only on facts we could verify.
How many dApps are on Merlin?
SkyBitcoins tracks 18 dApps on Merlin. Of these, 18 have a full review and 16 report value locked, $6.89B in total, counting value on every chain they support.
What are the most common types of dApps on Merlin?
Anchor Btc (3), Cross Chain Bridge (2) and Basis Trading (2) are the largest categories on Merlin, by number of projects.
Which dApps on Merlin grew the most this week?
Among dApps with at least $1M locked, MerlinSwap had the biggest 7-day TVL gain (+9.9%) and Symbiosis the biggest drop (−10.8%). Combined TVL moved −2.4% over the same seven days.
What is the average score for dApps on Merlin?
The 10 rated dApps on Merlin average 4.7 out of 10. Of these, 0 score 8 or higher and 4 score below 5.