[ARFC] Add wstUSR to Aave v3 Core Instance

[ARFC] Add wstUSR to Aave v3 Core Instance


title: [ARFC] Add wstUSR to Aave v3 Core on Ethereum

author: @ ACI & TokenLogic

created: 2025-03-15

Risk Parameters updated 2025-03-25


Summary

The proposal aims to onboard Resolv’s wstUSR, to Aave v3 protocol Core Market on Ethereum.

Motivation

Resolv is a decentralized protocol designed to manage USR, a stablecoin backed by a delta-neutral, ETH-denominated strategy. To ensure USR remains overcollateralized, Resolv operates the Resolv Liquidity Pool (RLP), which serves as a liquid insurance reserve. Details relating to onboarding USR can be found here.

wstUSR is the wrapped version of stUSR, staked USR. wstUSR, like wstETH is designed for better compatibility with DeFi protocols. 42.65% of USR on Ethereum is staked and further insights are available on this Dune dashboard. Staked USR holders receive 70% of the Base Rewards from the Collateral Pool which consists of the ETH, USDC and USDT used to mint USR.

Collateral Pool

The Collateral Pool holds the assets backing USR and is structured to generate yield while mitigating exposure to ETH price fluctuations by employing hedging strategies similar to those used by Ethena. 70% of the Base Reward generated by the Collateral Pool are directed to staked USR holders. The other 30% is allocated to the insurance like asset RLP.

The composition of the Collateral Pool ($653.65M) is majority ETH-correlated ($582.65M), 56.8% of which is wstETH, and the remainder ($71.00M) held in stablecoins. The assets are currently allocated as shown below:

  • 55.1% held in on-chain treasury
  • 24.7% secured in institutional custody—leveraging Ceffu for Binance collateral and Fireblocks for Deribit; and,
  • 20.2% is allocated to exchanges, including Binance Hyperliquid and Deribit.

Furthermore, to efficiently manage short-term liquidity demands, such as redemptions or margin requirements, Resolv utilizes Aave v3 on Ethereum to borrow WETH against wstETH.

Ongoing Points Campaign

Resolv is currently running a points-based incentive campaign, with Season 1 scheduled to conclude between the end of Q1 and the beginning of Q2. As part of this initiative, wstUSR holders earn 5 points per wstUSR held daily, providing an additional incentive for participation.

Specification

Ticker: wstUSR

Contract address on mainnet: 0x1202F5C7b4B9E47a1A484E8B270be34dbbC75055

Chainlink oracle: upcoming

Risk Parameters have been provided by Risk Services Providers and ARFC has been updated accordingly 2025-03-25

Parameter Value
Isolation Mode No
Borrowable No
Collateral Enabled Yes
Supply Cap 45,000,000
Borrow Cap -
Debt Ceiling -
LTV 73%
LT 78%
Liquidation Bonus 6%
Liquidation Protocol Fee 10%
Variable Base -
Variable Slope1 -
Variable Slope2 -
Uoptimal -
Reserve Factor -

USR Stablecoins Emode

Parameter Value Value Value Value
Asset wstUSR USDC USDT GHO
Collateral Yes No No No
Borrowable No Yes Yes Yes
LTV 90.00% - - -
LT 92.00% - - -
Liquidation Penalty 2.00% - - -

Useful Links

Project: https://resolv.xyz/

Collateral pool addresses: Resolv App

GitHub: resolv-im · GitHub

Docs: What is Resolv? | Resolv Docs

Audit: Security | Resolv Docs

Twitter: https://x.com/resolvlabs

Disclosure

The ACI and TokenLogic are not directly affiliated with Resolv and did not receive compensation for creation this proposal.

Next Steps

  1. Publish a standard ARFC, collect community & service providers feedback before escalating proposal to ARFC snapshot stage.
  2. If the ARFC snapshot outcome is YAE, publish an AIP vote for final confirmation and enforcement of the proposal

Copyright

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We have provided a comprehensive overview of the Resolv Protocol in the following post:

Our parameter specification, which we have aligned with @LlamaRisk, is as follows:

Parameter Value
Isolation Mode No
Borrowable No
Collateral Enabled Yes
Supply Cap 45,000,000
Borrow Cap -
Debt Ceiling -
LTV 73%
LT 78%
Liquidation Bonus 6%
Liquidation Protocol Fee 10%
Variable Base -
Variable Slope1 -
Variable Slope2 -
Uoptimal -
Reserve Factor -

USR Stablecoins Emode

Parameter Value Value Value Value
Asset wstUSR USDC USDT GHO
Collateral Yes No No No
Borrowable No Yes Yes Yes
LTV 90.00% - - -
LT 92.00% - - -
Liquidation Penalty 2.00% - - -

Disclaimer

Chaos Labs has not been compensated by any third party for publishing this ARFC.

Copyright

Copyright and related rights waived via CC0

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Summary

LlamaRisk supports onboarding USR to Aave v3 Core Instance contingent upon establishing a formal bug bounty program. We recommend introducing this asset similar to sUSDe, with lower general LTV/LT while enabling a wstUSR Stablecoins Liquid E-Mode for enhanced stablecoin borrowing. We propose including USDC, USDT, and GHO in this E-Mode. The wstUSR review builds on the USR report, which remains the reference for in-depth analysis of Resolv protocol.

Collateral Risk Assessment

General Asset Features

Staked USR (stUSR) maintains the same value as USR, with amounts growing through staking rewards primarily allocated to stUSR and RLP holders. stUSR doesn’t absorb losses; RLP bears any losses. wstUSR is the non-rebasing ERC20 version of stUSR with accumulating value.

Liquidity

Over 80% of the token supply is concentrated on Pendle - SY wstUSR: 0x6c78661c00D797C9c7fCBE4BCacbD9612A61C07f.

Source: Etherscan, Date: March 12th, 2025

wstUSR distribution shows concentration in Pendle and Spectra V2:

  • Pendle: wstUSR (27 Mar 2025) - $34.1M TVL
  • Spectra: wstUSR (27 Mar 2025) - $507K TVL
  • Spectra: wstUSR (26 Jun 2025) - $14.9M TVL

stUSR can be unstaked to USR anytime without waiting periods, sharing their liquidity. With stUSR having limited direct liquidity pools, wstUSR parameters should align closely with USR.

Stability

wstUSR is backed by RLP as an insurance layer against counterparty, market, and liquidity risks. The current USR collateralization ratio is approximately 118.30%. RLP supply has grown alongside USR/stUSR, maintaining consistent protection.

Source: Dune LLR, Date: March 10th, 2025

Yield Venues

Primary venues for wstUSR are Pendle, Spectra V2, and Morpho, where the most liquid market offers $11.95M for USDC borrowing at 7.34% using PT-wstUSR-27MAR2025 collateral. Deploying wstUSR on Aave could enable yield-leveraging similar to sUSDe strategies, with existing stUSR supply and instant unstaking as a reference for overall liquidity and supply caps.

Source: DefiLlama, Date: March 17th, 2025

Aave V3 Specific Parameters

Parameters are presented jointly with @ChaosLabs.

Price feed Recommendation

Building on our recommendation for USR, which was for using the Proof-of-Reserves (PoR) oracle, we recommend employing wstUSR’s internal exchange rate in conjunction with CAPO, protecting against potential rate inflation risk.

Disclaimer

This review was independently prepared by LlamaRisk, a community-led decentralized organization funded in part by the Aave DAO. LlamaRisk is not directly affiliated with the protocol(s) reviewed in this assessment and did not receive any compensation from the protocol(s) or their affiliated entities for this work.

The information provided should not be construed as legal, financial, tax, or professional advice.

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