Launch USDC-ALGO Lending Pool

Summary

Executed October 31st, 2022

The Algofi Core Developer team will launch a USDC-ALGO Lending Pool to the V2 lending protocol.
To learn more about Lending Pools, see a write up here.

Proposal

Launch a USDC-ALGO Lending Pool.

The motivation is to drive USDC and ALGO liquidity on the V2 lending protocol. Additionally, the USDC-ALGO Lending pool would be a capital efficient mechanism for users of the lending protocol and Algofi DEX to earn yield from lending interest and trading fees in the pool.

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Agree. This seems fundamental to bridging liquidity. USDC is the future of USD stablecoins at the moment, so we better accept it and ride the wave.

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USDC/ALGO Looks great

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Great Idea. Please also add a ALGO/goBTC Lending Pool.

Agreed. This is a cornerstone piece. USDC is an extremely important element of collateral for STBL2 and of the Algorand Ecosystem. It makes sense to incentivize building this liquidity by making an USDC-ALGO Lending Pool.

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I agree with the importance that this Usdc/Algo pairing holds. My concern is that it may be too many options too soon, potentially diluting the current liquidity within the ecosystem. I lean toward a wait and see the data approach here with a vote further down the line. Pushing Stbl2 is very important at this stage, imo.

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Agree with this, at least until next governance and Aeneas rewards run out I’d imagine it’ll be difficult to attract a lot of liquidity to this pool. People will have to decide between using AlgoFi and get some BANK emissions or use other platforms with Aeneas + Governance rewards.

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Seems counter to driving STBL2 adoption.

There are already multiple avenues for USDC holders to get yield from the protocol, we don’t need to further incentivise here. To allow USDC-ALGO fragments liquidity needlessly, when anyone trying to swap will be automatically routed from USDC → STBL2 → ALGO automatically anyway.

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USDC/ALGO pool is a strong one.

yeah normally i would agree with you, but ALGO-USDC is such an important LP (probably the most important one on chain) such that we cant just take the other DEXs all the TVL. but i hope that the routing can be implemented so STBL2 can be used as the intermediary asset for stuff like this

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why launch it on v2? v1 doesnt have anything to offer but the 9% stbl staking (and sometimes their supply rewards are higher than v2 also). is v1 disbanding?

yeah V1 will not be further improved