The Aave community has initiated a proposal to freeze the BUSD reserve on the Aave V2 Ethereum market due to a lack of growth prospects and the inability to mint new BUSD.
This may negatively impact peg arbitrage opportunities and asset peg. To address these concerns, the proposal suggests inviting users to switch to another stablecoin available on the Aave platform.
The recent developments between Paxos (minter of BUSD) and the SEC have led to Paxos discontinuing the minting of BUSD starting in April 2023.
The circulating supply of BUSD will decrease over time, and this has presented the Aave governance with an opportunity to freeze the BUSD reserve on the Aave V2 Ethereum market.
From Zero to Freeze: The Future of BUSD on Aave V2
The proposal to freeze the BUSD reserve is motivated by the lack of prospects for growth and the inability to mint new BUSD, which might harm peg arbitrage opportunities and the asset peg.
Aave believes that the most logical course of action is to freeze the reserve and encourage users to switch to other stablecoins available on the platform. The community has welcomed the proposal, with one member stating that it makes sense to freeze the asset as there is no more room for growth.
Another member raised the point of considering the aBUSD in the treasury and whether it would be a good idea to swap them for another stablecoin on Curve or buy back Aave from the market to mitigate future risks.
Integration lead at Aave, Marc Zeller, responded by agreeing to swap BUSD for another stablecoin but noted that there is no particular reason for a depeg under $1 for BUSD and even the probability of a depeg above $1.
He believes that it would be more efficient to include this in one of the future treasury management AIPs instead of creating a separate proposal for this purpose.
Nevertheless, the proposal to freeze the BUSD reserve presents the governance with an opportunity to mitigate risks and secure the stability of the platform.
The standard governance process will be followed as there is no immediate risk to the protocol, and the community will keep a close eye on the situation and make decisions that are in the best interest of the platform.
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