Amplified wstETH Yields On USDC Lend - Aave

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Description

The vault deposits USDC into Aave to earn lending interest.

By collateralizing the USDC deposit, the vault is able to borrow ETH with a 20% liquidation buffer.

Borrowed ETH is swapped for wstETH to create a leveraged wstETH/ETH position on Aave that earns amplified interest differentials between wstETH liquid staking yields and ETH borrow costs.

+ USDC supply interest

+ wstETH liquid staking yields

- ETH borrow interest

Strategy

  1. Lend $USDC - Aave

  2. Borrow $ETH

    1. 62.5% deposit for 20% buffer against LTV

  3. Flash loan 2.5x the borrowed $ETH amount

    1. 5% buffer from LTV

  4. Swap all $ETH → $wstETH

  5. Lend all $wstETH - Aave

  6. Borrow $ETH to cover flash loan

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Protocol Parameters

Strategy Performance Conditions

  • wstETH continuously increases in value vs WETH.

  • WETH borrow cost is less than wstETH liquid staking yields across Aave

  • USDC supply interest is greater than the interest differentials between wstETH yield and WETH borrow.

Calculation Template

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AqQt0Uk2gzOYYnJi4ijrFbvjwjsGMm0ywrlMGOdHilY/edit?usp=sharing

Estimated Returns

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FzCCMzjcbHUpzxBq635VNuOmdd1tJBY8GLbfa4R4lMk/edit?usp=sharing

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