Compound stories

Sep 8, 2026

Compound Foundation launches institutional-only lending market

Compound Foundation opened a permissioned lending market on September 8 that restricts access to institutional borrowers only, effectively splitting the protocol into separate retail and institutional liquidity pools with loan-to-value ratios up to 87%.

Sep 8, 20263 sources

Apr 28, 2026

DeFi United Coalition Releases Technical Proposal to Restore rsETH Backing After Kelp DAO Exploit

A coalition of DeFi protocols including Aave, Compound, and others unveiled a detailed technical plan to eliminate bad debt and restore full backing for exploited rsETH tokens following the $290 million Kelp DAO hack, with pledges totaling over $300 million in recovery funds.

Apr 28, 20265 sources