Compound Foundation accused of misappropriating DAO funds
Compound (COMP)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that DeFi lending protocol Compound Finance is embroiled in DAO drama after a community member accused the Compound Foundation of misappropriating 8.42 million DAI. The accusation was posted by user “ugurmersin” on the project’s governance forum. The forum post details that the sum in question was allegedly taken by the foundation. This marks another instance of governance conflict for the Compound protocol.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for COMP, measured when this story was written up on 29 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
COMP is trading at $23.52 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 51.4% and a 4-hour ratio of 51.2%, both slightly higher than the 24-hour ratio of 50.8%. This indicates that buying pressure is building in the short term relative to the daily average. The volume delta shows net inflows of +$2,764 over the last hour and +$11,803 over the last four hours, suggesting active accumulation. However, the 24-hour cumulative volume delta closed at -$23,167, indicating that net selling pressure dominated over the full day. A buy ratio above 50% means buyers are initiating more trades than sellers, while a positive volume delta signifies that the value of buy orders exceeded sell orders during that period.
The latest daily buy ratio of 49.4% sits at the 35th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 51.1% - ordinary for this coin.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for COMP, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 53.0%, making the current 24-hour ratio of 50.8% lower by 2.2 points. Spot volume over the last day was $1,296,607, which is 0.69x the weekly average, indicating significantly reduced trading activity. The coin experienced net buying on 7 of the last 7 days, with a total volume delta of +$916,263 over that period. Despite the lower volume today, the price has risen 3.7% over the last 8 days. This represents an ordinary pattern of consistent net buying, albeit with lighter volume than usual.