Bakkt leadership (provided)
Bakkt Mass Delists Tokens Including Aave, Avalanche, Compound, Filecoin, MakerDAO and Uniswap
Intercontinental Exchange-owned Bakkt discontinued its consumer-facing app in February as it shifts away from retail
Bakkt leadership (provided)

On-chain USDC liquidations (Defi Llama)
$70M in Fresh On-Chain USDC Positions at Risk of Liquidation if Stablecoin Depegs by 10%
Traders betting on a USDC revival are in healthy profit but downside risk remains in the event of another depeg.
On-chain USDC liquidations (Defi Llama)

CDCROP: 25 MPH Speed Limit sign (Unsplash)
DeFi Lender Compound Tightens Borrowing Limits After Aave Exploit Attempt
A passed proposal introduces borrowing caps for five cryptocurrencies and sets stricter loan limits for another five.
CDCROP: 25 MPH Speed Limit sign (Unsplash)

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Compound Pauses YFI, ZRX, BAT and MKR Supply to Protect Against Potential Exploits
Attackers have recently been exploiting DeFi protocols by manipulating thinly traded tokens and eventually draining liquidity.
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DeFi Lender Compound Takes Bite of Institutional Crypto Loans Pie
Compound will take bitcoin as collateral against stablecoin loans made by institutions.
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Why DeFi Protocols Are Limiting ETH Borrowing Ahead of Ethereum’s Merge
Aave and Compound voted for precautionary measures to prevent airdrop hoarders from sucking up their liquidity.
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CDCROP: Frozen Money (Pixabay)
Market for Compound Ether Token ‘Frozen’ After Code Bug Kills Price Feed
Compound pointed to faulty code in a recent addition to the protocol as the problem and said a solution is days away.
CDCROP: Frozen Money (Pixabay)

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Compound's Upgraded DeFi Lending Platform Targets Security, Scalability
Compound version 3 limits the protocol’s supported tokens and introduces governance changes.
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Alex Mashinsky, Celcius, on Centre Stage during day three of Web Summit 2021 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.
Celsius Pays Off Last DeFi Loan, Reclaims Nearly $200M of Wrapped Bitcoin From Compound
The troubled crypto lender previously paid off loans from Aave and Maker.
Alex Mashinsky, Celcius, on Centre Stage during day three of Web Summit 2021 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.

A16z partner Chris Dixon (Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch)
A16z, Variant Lead $18M Round for Lending Protocol Morpho Labs
The protocol enhances existing lending protocols such as Compound and Aave with peer-to-peer liquidity.
A16z partner Chris Dixon (Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunch)