[ARFC] Improve Liquidity Buffer for USDC on Aave v3 Ethereum Core – Raise Slope 2, Lower Optimal Utilization

Thanks for the proposal @GordonLiao, here I constructed USDC borrower snapshot as of 2026-04-23 07:00:00 UTC with a forward-looking deterministic analysis over the most vulnerable USDC positions.

TL;DR

  • USDC remains highly utilized (98.06%), but is no longer fully pinned; available liquidity is about $34,938,518
  • Observed variable borrow APR is 11.68% at snapshot time (2026-04-23 07:00:00 UTC).
  • Under proposal scenarios at current utilization, modeled 30-day material debt-at-risk is concentrated around $61,288,618.
  • Under pinned-utilization stress (99.87%), target-curve stress introduces one material <=7d account and raises 30-day material debt-at-risk to $70,142,038.

Methodology

  • User set: addresses with positive net USDC debt.
  • Risk state: live getUserAccountData for HF, debt, collateral.
  • Debt mix modeling: reconstructed USDC share applied to user-level debt growth; non-USDC debt accrues at current debt-weighted baseline APR.
  • Assumptions: static prices, no top-ups/repay/migrations, deterministic accrual.

Current State Snapshot

  • Supply: $1,803,583,630
  • Borrow: $1,768,645,111
  • Available liquidity: $34,938,518
  • Utilization (borrow/supply): 98.06%
  • Observed USDC variable borrow APR: 11.68%
  • Observed USDC supply APR: 10.32%
  • Population covered: 9,036 users
  • Material users (debt >= $100k): 1,408

Material HF Distribution

Cumulative Material Debt-at-Risk (0-90 days)

This curve maps the exact continuous exponential decay of Health Factors across time horizons, providing a continuous view of when capital crosses the liquidation threshold.

Scenario-Based Bar Graph

Current observed APR

  • 7-Day Risk: 0 Users / $0.00M Vol
  • 30-Day Risk: 1 Users / $0.90M Vol

Interim @ current util

  • 7-Day Risk: 0 Users / $0.00M Vol
  • 30-Day Risk: 3 Users / $61.29M Vol

Target @ current util

  • 7-Day Risk: 0 Users / $0.00M Vol
  • 30-Day Risk: 3 Users / $61.29M Vol

Interim @ 99.87% util

  • 7-Day Risk: 0 Users / $0.00M Vol
  • 30-Day Risk: 3 Users / $61.29M Vol

Target @ 99.87% util

  • 7-Day Risk: 1 Users / $0.90M Vol
  • 30-Day Risk: 5 Users / $70.14M Vol

Scenario Table (Material Users)

Scenario 7d users 7d debt-at-risk 30d users 30d debt-at-risk
Current observed APR 0 $0 1 $903,834
Interim @ current util 0 $0 3 $61,288,618
Target @ current util 0 $0 3 $61,288,618
Interim @ 99.87% util 0 $0 3 $61,288,618
Target @ 99.87% util 1 $903,834 5 $70,142,038

Largest Address Deep-Dive: 0x0591926d5d3b9cc48ae6efb8db68025ddc3adfa5

This address is the largest debt concentration in the sensitivity set and materially drives scenario-level debt-at-risk outcomes.

  • Total debt: $60,157,937
  • Reconstructed USDC debt: $50,804,404 (84.45% of total debt)
  • Non-USDC debt (modeled baseline accrual): $9,353,533
  • Collateral: $66,203,217
  • Current HF: 1.0125
  • Debt headroom to HF=1 under static prices: $749,022 (1.25% debt growth buffer)
Scenario Days to liquidation HF @ 7d HF @ 30d USDC carry/day USDC carry/30d Share of scenario 30d material debt-at-risk
Current observed APR 43.2 1.0104 1.0038 $15,378 $463,382 0.0%
Interim @ current util 16.1 1.0070 0.9894 $44,385 $1,348,555 98.2%
Target @ current util 13.4 1.0059 0.9848 $53,694 $1,635,737 98.2%
Interim @ 99.87% util 14.4 1.0064 0.9866 $49,907 $1,518,719 98.2%
Target @ 99.87% util 12.2 1.0053 0.9820 $59,288 $1,809,076 85.8%

At current-utilization interim/target scenarios, this single address contributes ~98% of 30-day material debt-at-risk, highlighting strong single-name concentration.

Top 30 Most Vulnerable Material Accounts

The following 30 addresses hold material debt ($>$10k) and are the absolute closest to the HF < 1.0 boundary. They will be the first to default under the accelerated interest rate.

Rank Address Total Debt (USD) USDC Debt (USD) Initial HF
1 0xb0f76a4c60c6c993ac30bdda24c5f7f98a03249c $903,834.10 $845,027.68 1.0075
2 0x0591926d5d3b9cc48ae6efb8db68025ddc3adfa5 $60,157,937.49 $50,804,404.39 1.0125
3 0x211c2f0b9b5a521c7c14fe067baa89fbab8d6a6e $11,536.28 $11,007.00 1.0177
4 0x67672db04f5e6b5fcbccc9564a36c2b3a85fc9b0 $4,135,760.38 $168,850.00 1.0202
5 0x512f98be678c85f1b66f643cca4d557a36a9ad5c $36,991.72 $31,317.63 1.0218
6 0x9e283ba6d80faaf1bee7270e21eee5c375266611 $226,846.59 $213,709.45 1.0241
7 0x355b5f013a1ede94607f7a4ce45c0132f053507c $21,740,207.58 $1,915,000.00 1.0259
8 0x6f10b22517ab7a3f5aa722e62a6917a3a7c2e2b8 $1,614,480.45 $1,152,000.00 1.0280
9 0xb1bcfa1004019f54ffd1e6f0bfe9425f82e71fb2 $20,593.14 $19,118.18 1.0292
10 0xa57e4d659e6fb88317a68ea19d18cb8784908157 $31,981.53 $385.00 1.0300
11 0xf2035c797bc9ef9f3396e747e8b73907d420770c $209,231.17 $174,456.22 1.0311
12 0x8a93aae912e40dad3b64120c74dd27269acc1df7 $805,889.54 $766,901.97 1.0311
13 0x2304eb247ae2dcf91ba372b458fc7e4ccc55ee42 $8,047,530.00 $7,999,659.91 1.0325
14 0x848edbf93e6c56a2580023b820591622ad7f80a2 $110,870.48 $26,899.99 1.0326
15 0x287f4637b332457934e700f52ce772c2ec2881f6 $92,750.85 $89,761.74 1.0354
16 0x0c245411babbef9d19b4929be810a7c8c1937a6f $15,997.42 $15,594.14 1.0356
17 0x3313495b01228b95ae6b0103ce9e4161a32202bf $662,142.70 $63,964.04 1.0356
18 0x618ca7d5aef24dac6cb70553b5dbf5f40a315cac $10,983.15 $10,447.23 1.0359
19 0x17b9f4fb6860d3bd05d6393a1fb29e9782a593d9 $20,062.05 $19,327.47 1.0372
20 0x6d16527bfa9514e246f71137c19a304b64f1e46a $17,509.42 $16,717.93 1.0387
21 0x6c87a26bec3cf0e0156eba691cbfd1b4c5ec12cc $43,992.54 $40,000.00 1.0394
22 0xa8cf19d23d9331754bda7656cc0f0bd422df9d83 $11,159.13 $10,959.29 1.0395
23 0x44d322a634ca8f4ecaae5d0bea3e49496f09b2d5 $83,932.80 $83,051.00 1.0401
24 0xaddaa4ab654434c7e0540245aa98ed4589361e02 $28,497.66 $26,100.00 1.0405
25 0x5a988f1ea42c216c73a0ea0f8ad886616afaabaf $11,867.96 $3,177.40 1.0422
26 0xf183b397d161402c46d4d32b08819c3cfd322975 $82,275.55 $76,439.81 1.0425
27 0x30963fb71ec4a5d88fece5c540d156788b00b10d $50,266.41 $49,280.22 1.0427
28 0x5700bfd5bd9f5b41158094a50b43ae5b77cdb5ac $22,323.12 $19,940.11 1.0436
29 0xee82e96a09ffe53c3b49ec6a3c424ff3abd58813 $64,714.66 $61,994.36 1.0437
30 0x407a4e523a4e7eab58eb61fb66d7b0555f6dfb08 $15,267.00 $15,245.16 1.0448

Interpretation

  • Count-based risk is dominated by dust accounts; debt-weighted risk remains concentrated in a small set of loop-heavy wallets.
  • At the current (not fully pinned) utilization, no material account is in <=7d liquidation under interim/target-at-current-util scenarios.
  • Under pinned stress, the target curve notably tightens clocks for the most levered material accounts.

Caveats

  • This is sensitivity analysis, not a forecast of realized liquidations.
  • It excludes collateral price shocks and behavioral responses.
  • A separate post will propose a balanced parameter set.