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Tech

DeFi Money Market Compound Overpays Millions in COMP Rewards in Possible Exploit; Founder Says $80M at Risk

Compound erroneously paid out millions in liquidity mining rewards following an update to one of its smart contracts. In one transaction, $27 million was claimed.

By Andrew Thurman

Sep 30, 2021 at 12:36 a.m. UTC

Sep 30, 2021

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Business

Defi

With COMP Below $100, a Look Back at the 'DeFi Summer' It Sparked

Compound's governance token, COMP, fell below $100 early Tuesday. The DeFi token kicked off the yield farming craze way back in June.

By Brady Dale

Oct 20, 2020 at 6:57 p.m. UTC

Oct 20, 2020

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Exchanges

Kraken Adds 3 DeFi Tokens – COMP, KAVA, KNC

Riding the surge of interest in yield farming, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is listing three tokens from the world of decentralized finance.

By Zack Seward

Jul 14, 2020 at 4:12 p.m. UTC

Jul 14, 2020

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Tech

Lending

Compound Tops $1B in Crypto Loans as DeFi Farmers Keep Digging for Yield

Yield farming continues to push Compound to new heights. On Monday, the lending protocol topped $1 billion in loans issued.

By Brady Dale

Jul 13, 2020 at 1:43 p.m. UTC

Jul 13, 2020

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Markets

Ethereum

Delta Exchange Predicts $40 Price for COMP Ahead of Governance Token Deluge

One startup has done the math and thinks the true value for Compound's COMP token right now should be more like $40.

By Brady Dale

Jul 7, 2020 at 5:47 p.m. UTC

Jul 7, 2020

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Tech

Governance

Compound Changes COMP Distribution Rules Following 'Yield Farming' Frenzy

Following a Tuesday governance vote, daily COMP token distributions will change dramatically, starting Thursday.

By Brady Dale

Jun 30, 2020 at 7:22 p.m. UTC

Jun 30, 2020

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Tech

DeFi's 'Agricultural Revolution' Has Ethereum Users Turning to Decentralized Exchanges

Decentralized exchanges are seeing more action than ever thanks to a surge in decentralized finance activity.

By Brady Dale

Jun 30, 2020 at 6:21 p.m. UTC

Jun 30, 2020

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Markets

Decentralized finance

DeFi Platform Opyn Launches Put Options on Compound Token

Decentralized options marketplace Opyn has launched put options on COMP that will provide a safety net of sorts should COMP’s fortunes take a turn for the worse.

By Omkar Godbole

Jun 26, 2020 at 8:03 p.m. UTC

Jun 26, 2020

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Prices

Coinbase Lists Compound's COMP Token for Retail Crypto Traders

The Compound token almost fell back below $200 earlier this week, before Coinbase rode to the rescue. It listed the token for retail users, and gave COMP a nice price bump.

By Paddy Baker

Jun 26, 2020 at 3:35 p.m. UTC

Jun 26, 2020

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