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[AIP-28] d3 Alliance
We propose a new curve pool that consists of decentralized stablecoins, alUSD, FRAX, and FEI. Each of our respective protocols spends a lot of resourcing providing liquidity for our respective 3crv pools. By forming the d3 pool, we can pool our resources together and offer deep liquidity between our tokens.
The Alchemix, Frax, and Fei teams have discussed this, and together, we can leverage each protocol’s individual strengths. Currently, between these three teams, we control over 500k CVX, deep treasuries, and the ability to bootstrap with our respective governance tokens.
For this proposal, Alchemix will split its pool incentives and cvx voting power equally among alUSD3CRV, alETH, and d3 (pending gauge acceptance). The Fei and Frax teams will also be contributing towards incentives to maximize our collective efforts.
Each protocol can contribute in the following way:
Alchemix
Alchemix currently holds over 70k CVX, and this number is growing steadily. We also can offer ALCX to incentivise CVX and veCRV holders to allocate more to the d3 gauge. Furthermore, in the v2 of Alchemix, we can make FEI and FRAX accepted collateral types (pending governance approval). By including FEI and FRAX as collateral types, we can strengthen their stablecoin projects by bringing them the amazing utility of self-repaying alUSD loans, providing Alchemix with more TVL and income in the process. Furthermore, the more alUSD is backed by decentralized stablecoins, the more resilient it will be.
Frax
Frax controls over 450k CVX and is aggressively accumulating more. They too are involved in curve gauge bribing via the votium protocol built on top of convex. Their power in Convex would allow for enticing incentives for the d3 pool, and make it one of the top places to provide liquidity for in all of DeFi. Frax also has an advanced Algorithmic Market Operations Controller (AMO), which allows FRAX to expand and contract the supply of FRAX by minting FRAX into liquidity pools and withdrawing and burning from them. This allows them to safely grow the supply when it is warranted, and also to shrink the supply when off peg. This is a powerful lever at their disposal that can also benefit alUSD and FEI. If FRAX is on peg, they could mint it into the d3 pool, and such an action would cause alUSD and FEI to trade at a premium to it. When alUSD is at a premium, it makes it an attractive currency to mint to arbitrage the difference away, and in the process, more backing goes to the transmuter, increasing system yield and strengthening the peg. So when FRAX grows, so do its counterparts in the pool.
Fei
Fei has the deepest reserves of ETH over any other protocol in the space. This protocol controlled value (PCV) allows them to have a rock-solid peg for FEI, because they can add and remove liquidity to tightly peg Fei to $1. In this regard, FEI and Frax are very similar, albeit executed in differing ways. The fully decentralized collateral base and ethos of FEI fits perfectly in the vision of a decentralized 3Crv alternative. Coupled with the high collateralization (over 300% currently), FEI is an extremely logical addition to the pool.
Future Goals
Fei’s deep ETH reserves present a strategic opportunity in this alliance. Right now, the 3crv meta is so dominant because on all of the major DEX’s, there are deep DAI, USDC, USDT pairs with ETH. This allows any of these three tokens to be used as a bridge to any other token on Ethereum. By making a pool akin to the tricrypto pool, but with d3 and ETH, it will open the d3 pool to all of the liquidity across DeFi without having to over rely on the big three stablecoins. Having this alternative is critical if some regulatory black swan happens, and would be an excellent fall back for our respective tokens.
NOTE:
This post was edited from its original version because we placed too much emphasis on stuff that may or may not come about well into the future. After some reflection, the teams involved feel more comfortable with this version.
