KVORUM
aaveSource: Aave governance v3 · #154

Reserve Factor Updates August

executedAug 20, 2024, 06:53 PM UTCby570x57ab…2922

01Summary

AISummary by Kvorumclaude-haiku-4-5

This AIP adjusts Aave Protocol parameters across multiple networks to encourage migration from v2 to v3 and from bridged USDC to native USDC: increasing Slope1 by 75bps on Polygon v2, increasing Reserve Factor by 5% on Ethereum v2 and Avalanche v2, and increasing Reserve Factor by 5% on bridged USDC.e and USDbC across Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, and Base.

Type
parameter change

Key changes

  • Increase Slope1 parameter by 75bps on Polygon v2 for DAI, USDT, wBTC, wETH, USDC, and wMATIC (ranging from 7-12% to 7.75-12.75%)(medium)
  • Increase Reserve Factor by 5% on Ethereum v2 for DAI, LINK, USDC, USDT, wBTC, and wETH (ranging from 65-70% to 70-75%)(medium)
  • Increase Reserve Factor by 5% on Avalanche v2 for DAI.e, USDC.e, USDT.e, wAVAX, WBTC.e, and WETH.e (60-65% to 65-70%)(medium)
  • Increase Reserve Factor by 5% on USDC.e across Arbitrum, Optimism, and Polygon, and USDbC on Base (30% to 35%)(medium)

Notable concerns

  • Reduced deposit yields for depositors on Ethereum v2 and Avalanche v2 may incentivize withdrawal
  • Increased borrowing costs on Polygon v2 may impact user participation
  • Reserve Factor increases redirect more interest to treasury at the expense of depositor returns
ContractsAaveV2EthereumAaveV2PolygonAaveV2AvalancheAaveV3PolygonAaveV3OptimismAaveV3ArbitrumAaveV3Base
Generated by Kvorum
model: claude-haiku-4-5
provider: anthropic
profile: anthropic-fast-v1
prompt: v1.0
generated: 2mo ago
Read the description ↗

02Description

531 words

Simple Summary

This AIP shall implement the following parameter adjustments:

  • Increase Slope1 across Polygon v2 by 75bps;
  • Increase Reserve Factor (RF) on Ethereum v2 and Avalanche v2 by 5.00%; and,
  • Increase USDC.e and USDbC RF by 5.00% on Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, and Base.

Motivation

This AIP will reduce deposit yield for assets on Ethereum v2 and Avalanche v2 instances of Aave Protocol by increasing the RF by 5.00%. By increasing the RF a greater portion of the interest paid by borrowers is directed to the Aave DAO's treasury.

This results in a lower deposit rate for users and encourages migration from v2 instances of the Aave Protocol to v3. User's funds are not at risk of liquidation and the borrowing rate remains unchanged.

The RF across all USDC.e and USDbC reserves will be increased by 5.00% to encourage migration from bridged USDC to native USDC on each respective network.

By increasing the Slope1 parameter by 75bps on Polygon v2, the cost of capital to users increases and further encourages migration to Polygon v3.

Specification

Slope1 Parameter 75bps Increases:

AssetMarketCurrent Slope1Proposed Slope1
DAIPolygon v212%12.75%
USDTPolygon v212%12.75%
wBTCPolygon v27%7.75%
wETHPolygon v27%7.75%
USDCPolygon v212%12.75%
wMATICPolygon v29%9.75%

Reserve Factor 5.00% Increases:

AssetMarketCurrent RFProposed RF
DAI.eAvalanche v260.00%65.00%
USDC.eAvalanche v260.00%65.00%
USDT.eAvalanche v260.00%65.00%
wAVAXAvalanche v260.00%65.00%
WBTC.eAvalanche v265.00%70.00%
WETH.eAvalanche v260.00%65.00%
DAIEthereum v265.00%70.00%
LINKEthereum v270.00%75.00%
USDCEthereum v265.00%70.00%
USDTEthereum v265.00%70.00%
wBTCEthereum v270.00%75.00%
wETHEthereum v265.00%70.00%
USDC.eArbitrum30.00%35.00%
USDC.eOptimism30.00%35.00%
USDC.ePolygon30.00%35.00%
USDbCBase30.00%35.00%

References

Copyright

Copyright and related rights waived via CC0.

03Mismatch analysis

AIMismatch analysis by Kvorumlow confidenceclaude-sonnet-5
Consistent

The decoded on-chain data contains only a single generic action: a call to execute() on a payload contract on Ethereum mainnet. This is consistent with the standard Aave governance pattern where a single L1 payload contract, once executed, internally triggers the specific parameter-update calls (and any necessary cross-chain messages to Polygon, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Optimism, and Base) that are detailed in the proposal's linked implementation contracts (AaveV2Ethereum, AaveV2Polygon, AaveV2Avalanche, AaveV3Polygon, AaveV3Optimism, AaveV3Arbitrum, AaveV3Base). Because the calldata surfaces only the outer execute() call and not the granular parameter changes (Slope1 and Reserve Factor adjustments) that occur inside the payload's implementation, I cannot directly verify the specific numeric claims (75bps Slope1 increases, 5% RF increases) against the decoded action. There is no evidence of a mismatch—the single action target and function are exactly what would be expected for this type of multi-chain parameter-update proposal—but the abstraction level of the calldata means confidence in a full match is low rather than high. No omissions, extra claims, or value/target mismatches are visible at this level of decoding, so the proposal is treated as consistent with low confidence given the limited calldata granularity.

Generated by Kvorum
model: claude-sonnet-5
provider: anthropic
profile: anthropic-strong-v1
prompt: v1.0
generated: 2mo ago
Review the decoded actions ↗

04Actions

1 total
#0fallback()chain 0x1
Target
0xb1c7…e56a
Value
0 wei
Function
fallback()
Arguments
{}
Calldata

05Tally

Summed from votes

Voters0
VP participating0
Outcome (current)—
Current support—

06Voters

0 total

No votes recorded yet.

07Forum

No forum thread is confidently linked to this proposal.