Compound commits $52M to a new leadership team and institutional pivot as the DeFi lender seeks renewed growth after retail activity and TVL declined

Compound's DAO has approved a $52 million budget, the largest in its history, to back a new leadership team as the protocol shifts toward institutional users. Incoming leadership figure Schnarch said DeFi has achieved limited institutional adoption and current products fall short of traditional finance standards on compliance and technical requirements. Industry commentators largely backed the pivot. Orbs' Ran Hammer said retail participation is a fraction of former levels and chains now serve institutions, while Arch Lending's Himanshu Sahay cautioned that institutions underwrite structures, not teams. A correction clarified the entity is the Compound Foundation, not Compound Finance.

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