What Is Compound (COMP)?
The Compound is a DeFi lending protocol that allows users to earn interest on their cryptocurrencies by depositing them into one of several pools supported by the platform. When a user deposits tokens to a Compound pool, they receive tokens in return. These tokens represent the individual’s stake in the pool and can be used to redeem the underlying cryptocurrency initially deposited into the pool at any time.
- What Is Compound (COMP)?
- Quick Fact About Chainlink
- Open Price Feed
- How Is the Compound Network Secured?
- Use supplied balances as collateral to borrow against
- Open-Source Software
- Higher returns, for you or your users
- Compound Governance
- Team
- Where Can You Buy Compound (COMP)?
- Frequently Asked Questions About Compound
For example, by depositing ETH into a pool, you will receive cETH in return. Over time, the exchange rate of these cTokens to the underlying asset increases, which means you can redeem them for more of the underlying asset than you initially put in — this is how the interest is distributed.
On Compound Defi flip side, borrowers can take a secured loan from any Compound pool by depositing collateral. The maximum loan-to-value (LTV) ratio varies based on the collateral asset, but currently ranges from 50 to 75%. The interest rate paid varies by borrowed asset and borrowers can face automatic liquidation if their collateral falls below a specific maintenance threshold.
Quick Fact About Chainlink
| Coin Basic | Information |
|---|---|
| DEFI Coin Name | Compound |
| Circulating Supply | 4,351,193 COMP |
| Total Supply | 10,000,000 COMP |
| Contract Address | 0xc00e94cb662c3520282e6f5717214004a7f26888 |
| Source Code | Click Here To View Source Code |
| Explorers | Click Here To Visit |
| Twitter Group | Click Here To Visit Twitter Group |
| Documentation | Click Here To View |
| Project Location | N/A |
| Official Project Website | Click Here To Visit Project Website |
Open Price Feed
The Open Price Feed is a system to allow various sources (i.e. reporters) to sign off-chain data about prices and allow any Ethereum account to move that data on-chain.
How Is the Compound Network Secured?
Everything on Compound Defi is handled automatically by smart contracts, which act to mint cTokens after Ethereum and ERC20 assets are deposited, and allow Compound users to redeem their stake using their cTokens.
The protocol enforces a collateralization factor for all assets supported by the platform, ensuring each pool is overcollateralized at all times. If the collateral falls below the minimum maintenance level, it will be sold to liquidators at a 5% discount, paying down some of the loan and returning the remainder to an acceptable collateralization factor.
This arrangement helps to ensure borrowers maintain their collateral levels, provides a safety net for lenders, and creates an earning opportunity for liquidators.
Use supplied balances as collateral to borrow against
Borrowing assets from the Compound Protocol has no time-duration; balances can be repayed at anytime, while interest is accumulating per block on the Ethereum network.
Open-Source Software
Compound Labs is an open-source software development company building tools, products, and services for the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. The legacy financial system is slow, inefficient, and constrained by intermediaries. We’re on a mission to change that.
Higher returns, for you or your users
Balances held by your application can automatically earn the prevailing market rate. You can build interest directly into your product. Earn by the block.
Compound Governance
Compound is managed by a decentralized community of COMP token-holders and their delegates, who propose and vote on upgrades to the protocol.
Team
Where Can You Buy Compound (COMP)?
COMP is currently available to trade on hundreds of cryptocurrency exchange platforms, including Coinbase Pro, Binance and Huobi Global. It can be traded against most other popular cryptocurrencies, as well as a range of fiat currencies, including the U.S. dollar (USD), Indian rupee (INR) and Australian dollar (AUD).
