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compoundSource: Compound governor bravo · #124

Initialize Compound III COMP Distribution

executedSep 8, 2022, 06:08 AM UTCbyC60xc66e…68a9

01Summary

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Initialize COMP distribution for Compound III USDC users by reallocating 161.42 COMP/day from v2 markets and transferring 25,000 COMP to the Compound III Rewards contract, funding approximately 154 days of distribution.

Type
protocol addition

Key changes

  • Reduce COMP distribution to ETH borrowers by 35.31 COMP/day(medium)
  • Reduce COMP distribution to WBTC suppliers and borrowers by 70.63 COMP/day(medium)
  • Reduce COMP distribution to LINK, UNI, BAT, and ZRX suppliers/borrowers by 9.60 COMP/day each(low)
  • Reduce COMP distribution to COMP suppliers by 16.42 COMP/day(medium)
  • Increase COMP distribution to Compound III USDC by 161.42 COMP/day(high)
  • Transfer 25,000 COMP from Comptroller to Compound III Rewards contract(high)

Notable concerns

  • Requires Proposal 119 to cure Compound v2 price feed before taking effect
  • Only 154 days of COMP funding available before governance replenishment needed
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02Description

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Initialize Compound III COMP Distribution

This proposal includes Compound III users in the COMP Distribution, which is accomplished by re-allocating 161.42 COMP per day (14.17% of the total) from v2 markets. The total COMP Distribution is unchanged by this proposal.

  • ETH borrowers: -35.31
  • WBTC suppliers and borrowers: -70.63
  • LINK suppliers and borrowers: -9.60
  • UNI suppliers and borrowers: -9.60
  • COMP suppliers: -16.42
  • BAT suppliers and borrowers: -9.60
  • ZRX suppliers and borrowers: -9.60
  • Compound III USDC: +161.42

Lastly, 25,000 COMP are transferred from the Comptroller to the Compound III Rewards contract. Based on the parameters set earlier, this equals 154 days of distribution before governance would need to replenish or modify the distribution to Compound III users.

If successful, this proposal will take effect after Proposal 119 cures the Compound v2 price feed, and prior to the Merge.

Full proposal and forum discussion

03Mismatch analysis

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04Actions

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Calldata

05Tally

Summed from votes

Voters281
VP participating1M
Outcome (current)For
Current support100%

06Voters

281 total

No votes recorded yet.

07Forum

AIForum synthesis by Kvorumclaude-sonnet-5
sentiment · mixedthread · constructive

Arguments for

  • The Compound III initialization proposal was well-documented, audited, and technically sound, warranting support.— 0x7751, monet-supply, rleshner
  • Compound III's single-borrowable-asset design improves security, capital efficiency, and focuses the protocol on its core stablecoin-borrowing use case.— TylerEther, rleshner
  • Shifting COMP distribution from Compound v2 to the new v3 USDC market is net-zero in total COMP issued and would help bootstrap v3 liquidity and encourage migration from v2, including easing merge-related liquidity concerns.— rleshner, monet-supply, pauljlei
  • Early on-chain metrics (utilization, LTV, successful liquidation) show the new market is stable and passes an initial safety check.— rleshner

Arguments against

  • Removing COMP distribution from v2 now is a needlessly 'cheapskate' move; v2 incentives should remain intact, especially during the volatile pre-Merge period, until more migration data is gathered.— Sirokko
  • The saved COMP from prior distribution halving was promised for kickstarting new markets, so v3 incentives should be additive rather than funded by cutting v2 distributions.— Sirokko
  • Cutting v2 incentives to fund v3 risks pushing existing users to competing protocols (e.g., Aave on Optimism) rather than migrating to v3.— Sirokko
  • Turning on COMP incentives for v3 borrowers could amplify recursive USDC borrowing arbitrage and worsen negative reserve accrual at high utilization.— pauljlei, monet-supply

Unresolved concerns

  • V3's separate supply/borrow rate curves can cause negative reserve accrual at utilization below ~50% or above ~85%, and the long-term rate model design needs revisiting.— monet-supply, pauljlei
  • Lack of an anchor (secondary liquidity source check) in Compound III's price feeds is a security gap that needs addressing.— TylerEther
  • Potential for recursive/leveraged USDC borrowing arbitrage to drain reserves once COMP incentives are activated on v3.— pauljlei, monet-supply
  • Whether removing v2 incentives (aside from ETH) will actually drive migration to v3 versus loss of users to other protocols remains unresolved.— Sirokko

Notable participants

  • rleshnerProposer who authored both the Compound III initialization proposal and the follow-up COMP distribution proposal, providing technical details and market metrics.
  • monet-supplyProvided detailed technical analysis on reserve accrual risks and suggested refinements to the incentive shift proposal.
  • pauljleiGauntlet representative offering risk analysis on recursive borrowing and incentive effects, using on-chain data dashboards.
  • TylerEtherSupportive voice raising a technical concern about price feed anchoring and praising the tech stack upgrade.
  • SirokkoPrimary dissenting voice against the COMP distribution shift, arguing to preserve v2 incentives during the Merge period.
  • 0x7751Early supporter praising the proposal's clarity and voting in favor.
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