Liquidity-weighted average lending yields across Aave & Compound
Since early this month, stablecoin yields have trended upwards with USDT lending yields spiking as high as 16%
Algorithmic stablecoin DAI, also saw a similar uptick and now trades on par with other dollar-collateralised stablecoin
Total Stablecoin value locked in Aave and Compound
USDC TVL
USDT TVL
DAI TVL
TUSD TVL
WBTC TVL
WETH
This month also brings a strong and sustained inflow of ETH tokens into the borrowing and lending markets.
We see both the borrowing demand for the token, as well as the lending liquidity available drastically increase
The same could only be said for BTC earlier on in the month, as new deposits the increase in lending liquidity has since plateaued
Uniswap V3
Uniswap V3 Hourly Volumes
Uniswap V3 Hourly Volumes
Liquidations
Aggregate Liquidations across Aave & Compound
This month has so far seen a modest amount of liquidations occur so far, the largest of which was a $127K TUSD that was collateralising an ETH loan on AAVE
The transaction was carried out by an MEV bot, which used a combination of flash loans and atomic swaps to capitalise on the opportunity single transaction
This week kicked off with a selloff in global bond markets, in part driven by inflationary concerns from the ongoing US-Iran conflict. Government bond yields at multi-decade highs in turn weighed on crypto risk sentiment. BTC briefly fell to $76K, a two-week low, while ETH tested the $2,100 support level. Despite the weakening macro backdrop, BTC has traded with volatility levels close to year-to-date lows, something we see reflected in options positioning too.
After a double-digit rally in April, BTC has continued its ascent, even briefly trading past $82K — its highest level since end-January. As such, Block Scholes’ Risk Appetite Indices for both BTC and ETH have surged past a value of 1 and into a region that has typically marked further bullish price momentum. Since 2021, BTC has rallied by more than 12% on a monthly basis on 17 occasions, 9 of which were followed by a second month of higher spot prices. However, despite a backdrop of easing geopolitical tensions and a major crypto bill in the "red zone", derivatives markets are sending mixed signals.