LlamaRisk and Aave Risk Stewards approved doubling the USDe supply cap on Aave V3 MegaETH from $100 million to $200 million after the existing cap reached 100% utilization within a single day of a prior increase. The dominant usage pattern is a leveraged stable-stable loop where USDe is used as collateral to borrow USDm under stablecoin E-Mode, with active borrower health factors clustered between 1.03 and 1.05, an extremely thin buffer above liquidation.
For Armada's crypto desk, this data point is a live benchmark for DeFi collateral risk appetite. Health factors of 1.03 to 1.05 on large leveraged stablecoin positions indicate the market is operating with minimal liquidation margin, which can amplify volatility during any USDe depeg or liquidity event. Armada should use this as a reference when setting LTV and margin call thresholds for synthetic stablecoin or ETH collateral, ensuring Armada's own buffers are meaningfully wider than on-chain norms.