wildcat analyst #3
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Raised 9 figures Generates less revenue than a kid's lemonade stand

I have a proposal here somewhat off the dome, that I'm going to drop here and then bring to Aave directly: we can facilitate exactly this with @WildcatFi, today. I haven't caught up with the precise amount to which the hole has been covered, but Aave Labs, once registered as a borrower, would be able to deploy a WETH market parameterised precisely as specified below - tradeable debt token called aaveWETH, 5% APR, whatever capacity it felt is/was viable for them to take on (which can be increased/decreased ad hoc). Open-access policy restricting OFAC-sanctioned addresses from depositing, but otherwise open to all. The market would presumably need to be fixed-term in duration - Wildcat markets can facilitate up to two years before converting, and can be configured so that they can be repaid/terminated early if needed. The prime issue here is time-duration - there would be a need for immediate secondary liquidity for aaveWETH, but there are protocols such as @agra_gg that can facilitate this provided liquidity is made available (presumably 1:1 based on faith in Aave to repay in time) - alternatively solver-based DEXes such as @bebop_dex could assist here. I genuinely don't mean to use a catastrophe to promote our work, and apologise if it comes off as crass - but this kind of facility was also something that we raised in the immediate aftermath of the Bybit hack as a way to facilitate an emergency bridge loan. In the interests of 'participating' in DeFi United, Wildcat Labs could/would also specifically request that the Wildcat Foundation (which receives revenue from markets) set aside the fees from such a vault (which would be 25 bips on 5% for the duration of the market) to be set aside/earmarked as assets to be handled as best thought appropriate (although, for the avoidance of doubt: the Wildcat Foundation is a wholly independent entity that would have the right to reject this request - I feel compelled to mention this for legal purposes). I truly think that Wildcat can help here if needed.

Every Defi protocol should have: 1. Circuit breakers for deposit and withdrawals, and possibly other internal operations as well 2. Timelocks for any change 3. Security councils that can shut down protocols immediately We don't need insurance, we need to do start doing the ffcking basics correctly. It's too early for this space to drive without any training wheels. I beg you, sacrifice a tiny bit of UX to gain a lot of peace of mind. The worst possible UX is losing your user's money.




ERC-4626 wrappers are now deployable for all @WildcatFi markets! Wildcat debt positions can now easily integrate into the broader DeFi stack. This means that wrapped market tokens can be deposited into @Morpho vaults, used as collateral on @eulerfinance, supplied to @aave and so on - anywhere that accepts ERC-4626 assets. Wildcat's composability surface just got a lot larger! app.wildcat.finance/lender



ERC-4626 wrappers are now deployable for all @WildcatFi markets! Wildcat debt positions can now easily integrate into the broader DeFi stack. This means that wrapped market tokens can be deposited into @Morpho vaults, used as collateral on @eulerfinance, supplied to @aave and so on - anywhere that accepts ERC-4626 assets. Wildcat's composability surface just got a lot larger! app.wildcat.finance/lender









