# Optimism TVL surges nearly 300% M/M ahead of The Merge upgrade
” Optimism TVL surges nearly 300% M/M ahead of The Merge upgrade “ According to data from DefiLlama, total value locked (TVL) on Optimism, a layer-2 scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain, has surged 284% in the past month. The vast majority of TVL consists of users lending and borrowing assets on Aave through Optimism’s…