# Four months in, Citrea holds about $12M in DeFi deposits as its CTR token starts trading

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/four-months-in-citrea-holds-about-12m-in-defi-deposits-as-its-ctr-token-63bcffd3
Date: 4 Jun 2026
About: [Citrea (Chainway Labs)](https://technooptimist.io/companies/citrea.md) · [Citrea rollup and Clementine bridge](https://technooptimist.io/crypto/citrea-mainnet.md)
Original source: https://www.falconx.io/newsroom/citrea-ctr-the-bitcoin-zk-rollup

A FalconX market note put Citrea's DeFi deposits at about $12M, described by Citrea as organic and pre-incentive, with ctUSD at about $24M. The CTR governance token began trading on major exchanges in late May with a fixed 10B supply and about 12% circulating.

## Key facts

- Over $50M of institutional cBTC and ctUSD liquidity commitments were announced in May 2026.
- A single sequencer runs the chain; a 3-of-5 security council oversees the bridge and upgrades.
- Live apps include Morpho, the Satsuma DEX and Zentra Finance lending.

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