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Aave's Base market has accepted seven Coinbase stock tokens as collateral for USDC loans since Sept. 25, after Aave Labs said its V4 Equities Hub had resumed operations. The Mag-7 lending spoke has a $21 million USDC draw cap and a $32 million supply cap, but neither figure shows current utilization or outstanding loans. The risk is concentrated in the gap between Friday's feed close and Sunday evening's reopening.
Why it matters
The equity-linked Chainlink feeds hold Friday's value from 8 p.m. Eastern on Friday until 8 p.m. Eastern on Sunday, and during US market holidays. Aave remains open for deposits, borrowing and liquidation while the feeds are frozen, and the stock tokens can still trade onchain. A borrower can therefore see a position's health deteriorate without the protocol reflecting the move until the feed updates.
The collateral factors range from 65% to 79%. LlamaRisk's stress model includes off-hours stock moves, a 0.5% oracle-to-market gap and interest accruing at the 24% annual top of the USDC borrow-rate curve. Those parameters are designed to absorb modeled losses, not to guarantee protection against a larger or less liquid event.
Market impact
If a reopening price gap pushes a position below its liquidation threshold, liquidators may need to seize and sell or hedge the stock tokens after the feed resumes. The configured maximum liquidation bonus is 5.5%, while a dated Sept. 17 snapshot showed roughly $0.27 million to $1.08 million of Base sale depth for a 2% price impact across the tokens.
Thin liquidity or a larger-than-modeled gap could make forced sales harder and leave bad debt in the opt-in Equities Hub. USDC suppliers in that hub are the creditor group exposed to any shortfall. The $21 million cap limits maximum borrowing, but actual risk depends on outstanding positions and executable liquidity when prices update.
Frequently asked questions
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What is the main risk to USDC suppliers in Aave's Equities Hub?
USDC suppliers face potential bad debt if stock-token prices gap lower while feeds are frozen and liquidators cannot recover enough value from seized collateral.
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How long are the stock-linked feeds frozen each weekend?
The feeds hold Friday's value from 8 p.m. Eastern on Friday until 8 p.m. Eastern on Sunday. They also hold their last value during US market holidays.
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Does the $21 million cap represent current Aave loan balances?
No. The $21 million figure is the Mag-7 spoke's borrowing ceiling. It does not establish current borrowing, deposits or utilization.
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What happens when a stock-token feed resumes after a price gap?
A lower price may make a position liquidatable in one update. A liquidator may then need to sell, hedge or wait for an eligible redemption route.
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What protections did LlamaRisk include in the market parameters?
The parameters include 65% to 79% collateral factors, a 5.5% maximum liquidation bonus, modeled off-hours moves, a 0.5% oracle gap and 24% annual USDC interest.
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