[Gauntlet] - Supply Cap Recommendations (2024-09-30)

Summary

Gauntlet recommends the following risk recommendations to the protocol:

  • Increase USDT Mainnet wstETH supply cap from 22,000 to 28,000
  • Increase WETH Mainnet ezETH supply cap from 18,000 to 25,000
  • Decrease USDT Mainnet WBTC supply cap from 5,000 to 1,400
  • Increase WETH Arbitrum ezETH supply cap from 4,000 to 6,400
  • Increase USDT Arbitrum wstETH supply cap from 10,000 to 16,000
  • Increase WETH Optimism ezETH supply cap from 750 to 1,200
  • Increase USDT Polygon MaticX supply cap from 2,600,000 to 4,160,000
  • Increase USDC Polygon MaticX supply cap from 2,000,000 to 3,200,000

Analysis

Mainnet

wstETH USDT Comet

Slippage to Liquidate supply cap
Screenshot 2024-09-30 at 3.48.42 PM

The current supply cap, if liquidated would incur a slippage of <25%. The current largest position, if liquidated would incur a slippage of 1.25%, lower than the Liquidation Penalty ensuring profitable liquidations.

ezETH WETH Comet

The ezETH supply cap utilization has been trending upwards, warranting a cap revision.

WBTC USDT Comet

The WBTC supply cap is underutilized, and keeping in line with the previous risk-off recommendations, we recommend lowering the supply cap.

Arbitrum

ezETH WETH Comet
The ezETH supply cap utilization has been trending upwards, warranting a cap revision.

wstETH USDT Comet

Considering all on-chain liquidity, the current supply cap, if liquidated in entirety would incur a 22% slippage.

The liquidation of largest accounts would incur a slippage lower than liquidation penalty, providing ample risk-free arbitrage opportunity.

Top 20 largest suppliers of wstETH

Slippage pertaining to liquidating the largest supplier

Optimism

ezETH WETH Comet
The ezETH supply cap utilization has been trending upwards, warranting a cap revision.

Polygon

The current liquidity on Polygon is sufficient to liquidate largest position with slippage sufficient to incentivise liquidators.

MaticX USDC Comet

Slippage to Liquidate supply cap
Screenshot 2024-09-30 at 4.01.39 PM

Top 20 Largest suppliers of MaticX on USDC Comet

Slippage incurred if largest position liquidated
Screenshot 2024-09-30 at 5.25.05 PM

MaticX USDT Comet

Slippage to Liquidate supply cap
Screenshot 2024-09-30 at 4.01.58 PM

Top 20 Largest suppliers of MaticX on USDT Comet

Slippage incurred if largest position liquidated
Screenshot 2024-09-30 at 5.19.55 PM

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