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# DeFi Protocols

Several DeFi protocols managed to increase their volume drastically by launching a referral program. an example is Lido, who have managed to increase staked ETH on the platform by over $2b by launching their referral program.

You can find a number of case studies [here](https://blog.sharemint.xyz/defi-case-studies).