Liquidity Risks in Lending Protocols: Evidence from Aave Protocol

Xiaotong Sun, Charalampos Stasinakis and Georgios Sermpinis

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Abstract: Lending Protocols (LPs), as blockchain-based lending systems, allow any agents to borrow and lend cryptocurrencies. However, liquidity risks could occur, especially when salient loans are initiated by a particular group of borrowers. This paper proposes measurements of liquidity risks, focusing on both available liquidity and market concentration in LPs. By using Aave as a case study, we find that liquidity risks are highly volatile and show complex effects on Aave, and liquidity in Aave may affect across on-chain lending market. Compared to new users, regular users that repeatedly borrow cryptocurrencies may negatively affect Aave protocol, implying that user loyalty is a double-edged sword for LPs.

Date: 2022-06, Revised 2023-04
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