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[Gauntlet] Ethereum v3 USDC - Risk Recommendations (02/19/2024)

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01Summary

AISummary by Kvorumclaude-haiku-4-5

Gauntlet proposes risk parameter updates for Ethereum v3 USDC comet: increase UNI liquidation penalty from 7% to 15% and supply cap from 6M to 8M tokens; increase WBTC liquidation factor from 77% to 85% and collateral factor from 70% to 80%. These changes aim to balance risk management with capital efficiency.

Type
parameter change

Key changes

  • Increase UNI liquidation penalty from 7% to 15%(high)
  • Increase UNI supply cap from 6,000,000 to 8,000,000 tokens(high)
  • Increase WBTC liquidation factor from 77% to 85%(high)
  • Increase WBTC collateral factor from 70% to 80%(high)
Contracts0xc3d688B66703497DAA19211EEdff47f25384cdc30x1f9840a85d5aF5bf1D1762F925BDADdC4201F9840x2260FAC5E5542a773Aa44fBCfeDf7C193bc2C599
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02Description

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[Gauntlet] Ethereum v3 USDC - Risk Recommendations (02/19/2024)

Simple Summary

Gauntlet recommends the following risk parameter updates for the Ethereum v3 USDC comet:

UNI

  • Increase UNI Liquidation Penalty from 7% to 15%
  • Increase UNI Supply Cap from 6,000,000 to 8,000,000

WBTC

  • Increase WBTC Liquidation Factor from 77% to 85%.
  • Increase WBTC Collateral Factor from 70% to 80%.

For more details, see the full forum post here.

Motivation

Gauntlet recommends increasing UNI’s supply cap and liquidation penalty and WBTC's liquidation factor to balance risk management and capital efficiency.

Full proposal and forum discussion

Specification

This proposal updates the relevant parameters in the Ethereum v3 USDC comet

By approving this proposal, you agree that any services provided by Gauntlet shall be governed by the terms of service available at gauntlet.network/tos.

03Mismatch analysis

AIMismatch analysis by Kvorumclaude-sonnet-5
Consistent

I mapped each of the four described parameter changes (UNI liquidation penalty, UNI supply cap, WBTC liquidation factor, WBTC collateral factor) to the corresponding decoded calldata actions. Values match after unit conversion: 8,000,000e18 = 8,000,000 UNI cap; 80% and 85% percentages align with the 18-decimal fixed-point values in actions 2 and 3. Action 0 initially appears to target UNI's 'liquidationFactor' rather than a 'liquidation penalty,' but in Compound v3 terminology liquidationFactor = 1 - liquidationPenalty, so setting it to 85% correctly implements a 15% liquidation penalty as described. All asset addresses correctly correspond to UNI (0x1f98...) and WBTC (0x2260...) tokens, and all calls target the correct Comet configurator/proxy. Action 4 (deployAndUpgradeTo) is the standard mechanical step that applies configurator changes to the live Comet contract — this is routine boilerplate for this type of proposal and doesn't need explicit mention in the description. No value, target, or omission discrepancies were found; the proposal description accurately and completely represents the on-chain actions.

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04Actions

5 total
#0updateAssetLiquidationFactor(address,address,uint64)chain 0x1
Target
0x316f…36e3
Value
0 wei
Function
updateAssetLiquidationFactor(address,address,uint64)
Arguments
{
  "0": "0xc3d688B66703497DAA19211EEdff47f25384cdc3",
  "1": "0x1f9840a85d5aF5bf1D1762F925BDADdC4201F984",
  "2": "850000000000000000"
}
Calldata
#1updateAssetSupplyCap(address,address,uint128)chain 0x1
Target
0x316f…36e3
Value
0 wei
Function
updateAssetSupplyCap(address,address,uint128)
Arguments
{
  "0": "0xc3d688B66703497DAA19211EEdff47f25384cdc3",
  "1": "0x1f9840a85d5aF5bf1D1762F925BDADdC4201F984",
  "2": "8000000000000000000000000"
}
Calldata
#2updateAssetBorrowCollateralFactor(address,address,uint64)chain 0x1
Target
0x316f…36e3
Value
0 wei
Function
updateAssetBorrowCollateralFactor(address,address,uint64)
Arguments
{
  "0": "0xc3d688B66703497DAA19211EEdff47f25384cdc3",
  "1": "0x2260FAC5E5542a773Aa44fBCfeDf7C193bc2C599",
  "2": "800000000000000000"
}
Calldata
#3updateAssetLiquidateCollateralFactor(address,address,uint64)chain 0x1
Target
0x316f…36e3
Value
0 wei
Function
updateAssetLiquidateCollateralFactor(address,address,uint64)
Arguments
{
  "0": "0xc3d688B66703497DAA19211EEdff47f25384cdc3",
  "1": "0x2260FAC5E5542a773Aa44fBCfeDf7C193bc2C599",
  "2": "850000000000000000"
}
Calldata
#4deployAndUpgradeTo(address,address)chain 0x1
Target
0x1ec6…8779
Value
0 wei
Function
deployAndUpgradeTo(address,address)
Arguments
{
  "0": "0x316f9708bB98af7dA9c68C1C3b5e79039cD336E3",
  "1": "0xc3d688B66703497DAA19211EEdff47f25384cdc3"
}
Calldata

05Tally

Summed from votes

Voters18
VP participating619.9K
Outcome (current)For
Current support100%

06Voters

18 total

No votes recorded yet.

07Forum

AIForum synthesis by Kvorumclaude-haiku-4-5
sentiment · favorablethread · constructive

Arguments for

  • Increasing UNI liquidation penalty from 7% to 15% reduces Compound's exposure to UNI price depreciation post-absorption, lowering the price drop needed to cause insolvency from 2.09% to 6.59%.— Gauntlet
  • Raising UNI supply cap from 6,000,000 to 8,000,000 balances risk management with capital efficiency for the protocol.— Gauntlet
  • Increasing WBTC liquidation factor from 77% to 85% boosts capital efficiency without elevating protocol risk, given adequate CEX and DEX liquidity levels to manage position offloading.— Gauntlet
  • Increasing WBTC collateral factor from 70% to 80% increases user borrowing capacity while protecting them from liquidation during volatile market conditions.— Gauntlet

Arguments against

None surfaced.

Notable participants

  • GauntletRisk analysis firm that proposed the parameter updates with detailed quantitative analysis and recommendations.
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