Compound refused to compensate victims of unfair liquidation — Here's why
Compound governance refused to compensate COMP farmers right now, but the proposal may come back. On Dec. 14, the majority of the Compound Finance governance community voted against a proposed compensation plan for users affected by the Dai (DAI) liquidations that occurred on Nov. 26.Figures from the Compound governance dashboard show 681,290 votes against with only 212,952 votes in favor. Also, COMP whales like Polychain Capital and Dharma were against the plan judging by their “no” votes cast.As previously reported by Cointelegraph, some leveraged COMP farmers suffered massive....
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