Use cases
Use case as a lender
Allows any protocol to tap into its treasury and turn it into a lending & borrowing platform, on their own terms. A lender can lend assets out of their treasury or wallet, which would allow them to earn interest on their otherwise idle funds
Borrowing power is unlocked for the protocol’s native token.
Can act as a buyback mechanism. During a default period, the protocol simply get’s their own tokens back at a predetermined price which reduces circulating supply or can be given to token holders
Can be used as a funding/raising tool in the future (roadmap item)
Example of lending: A protocol has $10,000,000 in USDC. The protocol can then lend out those funds at an interest rate of 1% due at the end of the month. The lender knows exactly how much interest they will make and the exact date to expect the income.
Use case as a borrower
Deposit collateral instead of selling your token for funds
Borrow without worry of liquidations
Do anything you want with your loan including farming at a higher APR than your loan
Use it as a hedge against your deposited collateral. If you loan becomes greater in value than your collateral by the repayment due date, keep you loan and default on your collateral.
Borrowing power is unlocked for the native token holder
Example: A lender is accepting wETH as collateral with a lent token of USDC. You deposit your 1 wETH to receive $1,000 USDC at a fixed interest rate of 1% due at the end of the month. You can borrow the $1,000 USDC and farm at a higher interest rate of 10%.
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