[Gauntlet] Recommendations for Low Utilization Assets - Arbitrum (2026-01-22)
01Summary
Gauntlet proposes reducing supply caps for 9 low-utilization assets across multiple Arbitrum Compound markets, including tBTC, ARB, GMX, tETH, USDC, WBTC, and rETH, with reductions ranging from 50% to other proportional decreases.
- Type
- parameter change
Key changes
- tBTC supply cap reduced from 80 to 40 on Arbitrum USDC Comet(medium)
- ARB supply cap reduced from 4M to 2M on Arbitrum USDC.e Comet(medium)
- GMX supply cap reduced from 50K to 25K on Arbitrum USDC.e Comet(low)
- tETH supply cap reduced from 50 to 25 on Arbitrum USDT Comet(low)
- GMX supply cap reduced from 100K to 50K on Arbitrum USDT Comet(medium)
- tETH supply cap reduced from 50 to 25 on Arbitrum WETH Comet(low)
- USDC supply cap reduced from 30M to 15M on Arbitrum WETH Comet(high)
- WBTC supply cap reduced from 1000 to 500 on Arbitrum WETH Comet(medium)
Notable concerns
- All recommendations target assets identified as having low utilization
- Significant reduction to USDC supply cap (50% decrease on largest market) may impact liquidity
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02Description
[Gauntlet] Recommendations for Low Utilization Assets - Arbitrum (2026-01-22)
Simple Summary
Gauntlet recommends the following supply cap adjustments to the protocol:
Supply Cap Recommendations
| Comet | Asset | Supply Cap |
|---|---|---|
| Arbitrum USDC | tBTC | 80→40 |
| Arbitrum USDC.e | ARB | 4M→2M |
| Arbitrum USDC.e | GMX | 50K→25K |
| Arbitrum USDT | tETH | 50→25 |
| Arbitrum USDT | GMX | 100K→50K |
| Arbitrum WETH | tETH | 50→25 |
| Arbitrum WETH | USDC | 30M→15M |
| Arbitrum WETH | WBTC | 1000→500 |
| Arbitrum WETH | rETH | 7,500→3,750 |
Motivation
Full proposal and forum discussions can be found in the following post.
Specification
The proposal updates the parameters by using the respective methods on the Configurator.
By approving this proposal, you agree that any services provided by Gauntlet shall be governed by the terms of service available at gauntlet.xyz/tos
03Mismatch analysis
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04Actions
- Target
- 0x4dbd…ab3f
- Value
- 8295741000000000 wei
- Function
- createRetryableTicket(address,uint256,uint256,address,address,uint256,uint256,bytes)
- Arguments
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05Tally
Summed from votes
06Voters
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07Forum
- [Gauntlet] Recommendations for Low Utilization Assets - Arbitrum (2026-01-22) ↗discourse · high confidence
Arguments for
None surfaced.
Arguments against
None surfaced.
Notable participants
- GauntletRisk analysis firm proposing supply cap reductions for low-utilization assets on Arbitrum.
Generated by Kvorum
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