Amplified cbETH 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 cbETH to create a 3.5x leveraged cbETH:ETH position on Aave that earns amplified interest differentials between cbETH liquid staking yields and ETH borrow costs.

+ USDC supply interest

+ cbETH liquid staking yields

- ETH borrow interest

Strategy

https://studio.factor.fi/?hash=0xa383182aa4e1feece921d7e65ff0ce55476964a4bc27398772abb084291e696a

Main 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 → $cbETH

5. Lend all $cbETH - Aave

6. Borrow $ETH to cover flash loan

Exit Strategy

1. Flash loan $ETH

2. Repay $ETH debt - Aave

3. Withdraw $cbETH collateral - Aave

4. Swap $cbETH → $ETH

5. Repay $ETH debt - Aave

6. Withdraw $USDC collateral - Aave

7. Withdraw $USDC

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Protocol Parameters

Aave

• ~5.77% USDC Supply Interest

• ~2.43% WETH Borrow Interest

• 75% USDC Max LTV

• 75% cbETH Max LTV

Coinbase

• ~3.09% cbETH Liquid Staking Yields

OpenOcean

• 0.1% Max Slippage Config

Strategy Performance Conditions

Profit

• cbETH continuously increases in value vs WETH.

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

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

Loss

• cbETH depegs from ETH.

• cbETH liquid staking yields falls below WETH borrow costs.

Calculation Template

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Estimated Returns

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BTVCYVrNmHfY61-6pyZoF-FXr57eXcIekdEuUcG98mc/edit?usp=sharing