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Compound opened a permissioned market that lends USDC only to whitelisted institutions against ETH, wstETH, WBTC and cbBTC collateral, with loan-to-value ratios reaching 87%, and says the launch tranche was oversubscribed with DeFi Saver, K3/Nexo, KPK and Yearn participating. Oversubscribed demand signals institutional appetite for on-chain stablecoin credit and adds recurring collateral demand for ETH and BTC wrappers, while pushing USDC into leveraged rather than idle balances. The 87% LTV ceiling is the risk channel to monitor: a sharp ETH or BTC drawdown would compress buffers fast, so utilization rates, borrow spreads versus other venues and any liquidation activity are the confirmation points for whether this expands DeFi credit or concentrates it.
As a Crypto signal, watch whether it changes price action, volatility, or flows around COMP, ETH, BTC.
Original Source: The Defiant
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