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As of today (14.05.2026), the current Compound (COMP) price is at 19.39 EUR, a -5.40% decreased as the previous day (13.05.2026) of 20.44 EUR.

Compound - Price Data

High 24h
20,53 €
All Time High
703,47 € 97,3%
Days since All Time High
1.828 (12.05.2021)
Low 24h
19,04 €
All Time Low
12,84 € 50,7%
Days since All Time Low
90 (12.02.2026)

Compound - Market Data

Popularity
Popularity by market capitalization. The cryptocurrency with the highest market capitalization ranks 1st.
Rank 181
Trading Volume
A measure of the trading volume of cryptocurrencies on all tracked platforms in the last 24 hours. This volume is continuously tracked over the entire 24-hour period without opening or closing times.
9.724.874,00 €
Max Supply
The maximum number of coins set during the lifetime of a cryptocurrency. This is comparable to the maximum number of shares that can be issued on the stock market. Maximum supply = theoretical maximum as set in the code.
10.000.000
Market Cap
Market capitalization is calculated as the current price multiplied by the circulating supply. This term refers to the total market value of a cryptocurrency's circulating supply. It is comparable to the measurement of the stock market where the price per share is multiplied by the number of freely available shares.
186.873.915,00 € 5,1%
Circulating Supply
The amount of coins circulating in the market and publicly tradable. This is comparable to the consideration of shares available in the market.
9.668.189
Total Supply
The number of coins that have already been created, minus any coins that have been removed from circulation. Total supply = blockchain supply - removed tokens.
10.000.000
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Information about the Compound (COMP)

The Compound price has tracked the value of COMP since 2020—the governance token of one of the most important protocols in the DeFi sector. On the Ethereum-based platform, users (outside the BISON app) can lend out crypto assets for interest or deposit them as collateral to borrow funds. Here, you’ll learn how the Compound price has developed over the years, what factors influence it, and what the outlook for COMP looks like.

Key facts about the Compound price

  • Compound (COMP) is one of the oldest and most important DeFi protocols. On the Ethereum blockchain, it allows users (outside the BISON app) to lend out crypto assets and earn interest.
  • The Compound price reflects the performance of the COMP governance token. Holders can vote on all major protocol changes, and the total supply is capped at ten million COMP.
  • Alongside general crypto market dynamics, key drivers of the Compound price include the development of total value locked (TVL), governance decisions, and protocol upgrades.
  • The Compound price reached its all-time high of approximately EUR 800 in May 2021, and its all-time low of around EUR 13 in February 2026. In early March 2026, its market capitalization stood at approximately EUR 145 million.
  • The future of Compound will largely depend on its ability to remain competitive against other DeFi protocols such as Aave and to successfully expand onto Layer-2 blockchains.

How is the Compound price determined?

Behind the COMP token lies an ecosystem that plays a crucial role in DeFi. Like any cryptocurrency, the Compound price is primarily determined by supply and demand. Several core factors shape this dynamic:

  • Limited supply: Like Bitcoin, Compound has a fixed cap—the maximum supply is ten million COMP.
  • Distribution: A large portion of the coins (over 42%) has been gradually distributed as incentives to protocol users who supplied or borrowed assets. This process steadily increases the circulating supply toward the maximum cap. Currently, about 9.45 million COMP are in circulation.
  • Governance power: The key driver of COMP’s value is its function as a governance token. Holders can vote on important changes—such as which crypto assets are accepted as collateral, how interest rate models are adjusted, or how protocol reserves are used.

What drives the Compound price?

While tokenomics define the fundamental framework, the Compound price reacts strongly to overall bullish and bearish trends in the crypto market as well as to project-specific events:

  • Total Value Locked (TVL): TVL represents the total value of assets deposited in the protocol. Rising TVL typically has a positive effect on the Compound price.
  • Governance decisions: Proposals voted on through the Compound DAO often have direct effects on the COMP chart. Negative news also leaves its mark, as seen in September 2021 when a faulty governance proposal (Proposal 062) mistakenly distributed over EUR 80 million in rewards—triggering a 13% price drop within hours.
  • Protocol upgrades: New protocol versions are usually received positively. The launch of Compound III (also known as “Comet”) in August 2022, for example, lifted the COMP price by about 25% within a few weeks.

Since Compound is deeply tied to DeFi, sentiment in this sector heavily influences its price development. Hacks at other DeFi protocols, for instance, tend to have a negative effect, while positive news boosts COMP. The best example is the “DeFi Summer” of 2020, when the sector exploded into public awareness and COMP saw strong gains as a result.

Price history: Key moments in COMP’s price development

  1. March 2026: Current Compound price
    After reaching a new all-time low of EUR 13 in February, the Compound price recovered slightly to approximately EUR 16 in early March 2026.
  2. 2025: Consolidation and losses
    After falling by 50% at the beginning of the year, the Compound price stabilized at around EUR 36. The launch of Morpho-powered Vaults on Polygon in March provided some support, but strong competition in the DeFi sector prevented any sustained rallies.
  3. 2023 and 2024: Gradual recovery with few outliers
    After bottoming out during the crypto winter, COMP slowly but steadily recovered over the next two years. Unusually for a cryptocurrency, volatility during this period was relatively low. With only a few exceptions (its all-time low at EUR 21 in June 2023, highs of EUR 80 in March 2024 and EUR 90 in December 2024), the price generally moved within a range of roughly EUR 36 to EUR 63.

  4. 2022: Crypto winter despite Compound III
    The broader bear market hit the entire DeFi sector hard, and the Compound price was no exception. From around EUR 180 at the start of the year—including a brief recovery attempt toward EUR 155 in April—COMP fell below EUR 36 by year-end. The launch of Compound III in August had a positive impact, but the effect was not sustainable.

  5. 2021: Uptrend to all-time high
    Fueled by the broader crypto bull market, the Compound price climbed from the protocol’s launch in June of the previous year to its still-valid all-time high of around EUR 800 in May 2021. Later that year, however, the price retreated sharply—driven in part by the faulty governance proposal 062 in September, which led to unintended distributions.

  6. 2020: Major price surge during the “DeFi Summer”
    Although the Compound protocol had existed since 2018, the COMP token first began trading in June 2020. Its launch was one of the catalysts for the “DeFi Summer,” which in turn drove the Compound price higher. The then-novel concept of rewarding users with governance tokens for interacting with the protocol (“liquidity mining”) created hype that pushed COMP from EUR 80 to over EUR 335.

Outlook for Compound

Forecasts for the Compound price depend largely on the broader DeFi market. As one of the oldest and most established DeFi protocols, Compound benefits from its reputation—but also faces pressure to innovate, particularly against competitors such as Aave.

The collaboration with Morpho and Gauntlet to develop optimized lending markets (Vaults) on Polygon launched in March 2025 and was supported by EUR 2.7 million in incentives. These developments show that, despite TVL pressure and a new all-time low in February 2026, Compound remains a DeFi pioneer. However, price performance still lags behind.

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