As Compound conquered the DeFi space and its COMP token rallied, Basic Attention Token saw an abnormal surge in its trading volume and price.
Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/how-did-basic-attention-token-bat-become-the-most-used-defi-token
How Did Basic Attention Token (BAT) Become the Most Used DeFi Token?
July 10, 2020
CoinTelegraph