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‘Wire in your funds and we’ll handle the rest’: Compound Treasury gets fintech firms into DeFi

  • Compound Treasury introduces non-crypto native financial institutions to the benefits of the DeFi ecosystem.
  • The Treasury account offers a 4% fixed interest rate – much higher than a regular savings account.
Ismail Umar | July 20, 2021
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‘Wire in your funds and we’ll handle the rest’: Compound Treasury gets fintech firms into DeFi

 

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    Treasury Compound’s service is revolutionary as it starts to solve “the last mile” challenge of crypto, by bridging online events with the offline world.

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“Treasury Compound’s service is revolutionary as it starts to solve “the last mile” challenge of crypto, by bridging online events with the offline world. ”

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