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Crypto Custodian Curv Is Helping Institutions Dabble in DeFi With Compound Integration
Custody startup Curv is using Compound, the leading lending protocol in DeFi, to help institutions earn interest on idle crypto.
Por Nate DiCamillo
Custody startup Curv is using the leading lending protocol in decentralized finance (DeFi) to help institutions that want to earn money on idle crypto.
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By way of the Compound protocol, Curv is offering its service to asset managers, exchanges and other institutional clients. Only deposits will be supported for now, though Curv says there are plans to enable clients to borrow crypto assets through Compound in the near future.
“We got requests for it maybe about two, two-and-a-half months ago,” said Curv Chief Operating Officer Josh Schwartz. “Compound is the first DeFi integration. They’ve seen a lot of growth lately, and they lead the way with 40% of DeFi value locked up in their protocol.”
Read more: Compound Tops $1B in Crypto Loans as DeFi Farmers Keep Digging for Yield
Schwartz wouldn’t comment on what Curv’s next DeFi integration would be, but to make Compound happen the company had to build a separate “policy engine” that matched up with Compound’s Ethereum-based smart contracts.
“[Compound] has a long list of institutions who would love to interact with them but need a secure stack to do so,” Schwartz said.
Read more: Coinbase Ventures Joins $23M Funding Round for Crypto Custody Firm
Curv is a custody startup that specializes in multi-party computation. In April, the company expanded into Asia with an office in Hong Kong and a partnership with Japan-based Crypto Garage. Earlier this month, Curv announced a $23 million Series A funding round with backing from the likes of Coinbase Ventures and the investment arm of Germany’s Commerzbank.
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