SBF on Twitter: "2) Currently WBTC is lendable on Compound but unlike $ETH, $DAI, $USDC, etc., it cannot be borrowed against. We think that its risk is comparable to the more liquid assets on the platform and so should have a similar collateral factor." / Twitter

1) We just proposed a change to the Compound protocol, taking the WBTC collateral factor up from 0 to 65%. compound.finance/governance/add compound.finance/governance/pro

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Compound is managed by a decentralized community of COMP token-holders and their delegates, who propose and vote on upgrades to the protocol.

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2) Currently WBTC is lendable on Compound but unlike $ETH, $DAI, $USDC, etc., it cannot be borrowed against. We think that its risk is comparable to the more liquid assets on the platform and so should have a similar collateral factor.

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3) We also think this will help to diversify the platform away from the current DAI-dominance. H/T to @seb_alameda for developing the patch!

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