Compound Finance is one of the original DeFi lending protocols on Ethereum where you supply assets to earn interest or borrow against collateral through smart contracts. $COMP is its governance token that lets holders vote on key decisions. Right now $COMP trades around $17.47 up about 7% on the day with a market cap near $167 million and full 10 million supply in circulation. The big news today is a leadership refresh plus a $52 million program focused on institutional users. New faces include Aaron Schnarch as executive director Christopher Donovan as COO and Steven Liu as chief product officer. The shift targets real world assets credit tools and traditional finance partnerships while TVL sits at $1.2 billion.