On Monday, DeFi, protocol Compound Treasury announced that it received a credit rating of B- from S&P Global Ratings. It is the first time an institutional DeFi platform offering has been rated by a traditional credit rating agency of the magnitude of S&P Global Ratings.
The S&P Global Ratings' investment suitability scale ranges from AAA (extremely strong) to D (in default).
A B- rating, hence means that the business is more vulnerable to adverse financial conditions, although it “currently has capacity to meet financial obligations,” S&P Global Ratings clarified its explanation.
S&P said Compound had a less-than-investment-grade rating owing to “weaknesses” including operational and convertibility risks between fiat money and stablecoins.
Still, Compound's founder Robert Leshner told a crypto publication that the rating represents "a watershed moment for our industry, and signals that DeFi is an equal peer to traditional financial markets, and ready for institutional capital."