Compound primary-source snapshot
Fetched: 2026-04-23 UTC
1) Official docs
Source: https://docs.compound.finance
Selected excerpts from official docs:
Compound III is an EVM compatible protocol that enables supplying of crypto assets as collateral in order to borrow the base asset.
Accounts can also earn interest by supplying the base asset to the protocol.
The initial deployment of Compound III is on Ethereum and the base asset is USDC.
2) Official whitepaper confirmed
Source: https://compound.finance/documents/Compound.Whitepaper.pdf
Saved locally as:
compound-whitepaper.pdf
Notes
- The current live docs are centered on Compound III / Comet.
- The older whitepaper remains important historical context, while the docs are the more up-to-date operational reference.