Ethereum is not getting carried by the DeFi hype, just like in the past it got carried by the ICO hype. TRON and other self-proclaimed Ethereum killers have never managed to have their own ecosystem that could rival Ethereum's one. So, all these new features that they offer are irrelevant right now. Whether it's just network effect or Ethereum is fundamentally superior, smart contract programmers will keep choosing Ethereum over its competitors. This is why TRON has been stuck with the same price ever since 2018.
Exactly how it is. Tron is stagnating and never put out anything that could be called as ethereum killer since that 2018 year.
So no wonder there is almost no hype about tron and ethereum is hyped up a lot