What Is Compound (COMP)? A Complete Guide
Compound is the lending protocol that helped invent DeFi yield. Deposit assets, earn interest set by an algorithm, or borrow against them. Here is how it works.
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Compound is the lending protocol that helped invent DeFi yield. Deposit assets, earn interest set by an algorithm, or borrow against them. Here is how it works.
With token buybacks reaching $638M, the revised staff guidance puts renewed focus on who can control, change, or stop purchases and the wider crypto system.
The staff guidance could give developers, businesses and financial institutions more confidence to assess crypto products, but it is not a new law or blanket approval.
The $2.5T asset manager joins BlackRock, State Street and ProShares in chasing a market Citi sizes at $4T by 2030, and the GENIUS Act just made the entry price lower.
The restaking protocol ditches its single-purpose design for vault infrastructure that can back insurance, credit, and RWAs, each with its own onchain risk parameters.
KYC and AML are the identity and money-laundering controls that licensed crypto firms run on their users. Here is what they are, why they exist and what they mean in practice.
DAI is the original decentralized stablecoin — born on Ethereum, governed by MakerDAO, backed by crypto collateral. Here is how it actually holds its peg, what changed with the USDS rebrand, and how it compares to USDT and USDC.
Vitalik floated the biggest rebuild since the Merge, BlackRock blessed ETH, yet BTC ETFs logged an eighth straight outflow week. The market heard it all, then priced almost none of it.
PancakeSwap is the dominant DEX on BNB Chain — a low-fee Uniswap-style swap venue with farms, perps, and a deep token list. Here is how it works.
The pitch from its partnerships chief: hide gas, bridges and network choice from users the way banking apps hide SWIFT, and let third-party wallets embed the rails invisibly.
The guidance offers a more workable path for functional networks, while leaving outcomes tied to each asset's facts and circumstances.
The five-year framework removes one regulatory barrier, but limited liquidity, issuer reluctance and strong demand for perpetuals weaken the near-term case.
OpenSea is the largest NFT marketplace — a venue where anyone can mint, list and buy non-fungible tokens. Here's how it works, why creator royalties became a fight, and how Blur changed the market.
Bitcoin dominance is BTC's share of the total crypto market cap. Here is what it really tells you about market regimes, and where it gets misread.
BNB Chain is Binance's blockchain ecosystem: fast, cheap, EVM-compatible, and tightly tied to the world's largest exchange. Here is how it works and what to weigh.
Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain platform powering smart contracts, DeFi, NFTs and dApps. Learn how ETH works, its key use cases, and why it remains a leading force in crypto.
EigenLayer lets stakers re-use staked ETH to secure additional services on top of Ethereum. Here is how restaking works and what EIGEN does.
Aptos shipped its mainnet, but daily activity is still a fraction of Solana's. Here is what actually lives on the chain, who uses it, and where the risks sit.
KAITO is the InfoFi token behind Kaito AI, with 1 billion supply and roughly 20% circulating at launch. Here is how attention, Yap leaderboards, and unlocks actually work.
Uniswap v4 swaps hundreds of pools for one singleton contract and lets devs attach code "hooks" to every pool action. More flexibility, but a bigger smart-contract attack surface for LPs.