# What'up on Curve ? #146

By [Cryptouf](https://paragraph.com/@cryptouf) · 2023-08-22

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F(x) Protocol is looking for some support to add it pools to the gauge controller

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[f(x) Protocol](https://twitter.com/protocol_fx)

[@protocol\_fx](https://twitter.com/protocol_fx)

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The next step for $fETH and $xETH is on-chain DEX liquidity. Where? Where else??! [@CurveFinance](https://twitter.com/CurveFinance)  
  
And you know what that means. Yield farming coming soon! But first we need a gauge.  
  
Please support our proposal:[

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gov.curve.finance

Add fETH/crvUSD and xETH/ETH pools to the Gauge Controller
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Summary: Proposal to add fETH/crvUSD and xETH/ETH factory pool to the Gauge Controller to enable users to assign gauge weight and mint CRV. f(x) Protocol is a DeFi solution that addresses the need...





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10:06 AM • Aug 22, 2023

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Disable Chainlink limits in crvUSD markets ? Quick explanation by the team: « Just to avoid any speculations: nothing wrong with Chainlink. It shows aggregate of all markets for spot prices correctly. But for the algorithm we created, it's better to NOT use spot prices. And we don't, but "safety limits" are taken from chainlink oracle which reports spot »

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[Curve Finance](https://twitter.com/CurveFinance)

[@CurveFinance](https://twitter.com/CurveFinance)

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A vote to disable Chainlink limits in crvUSD markets  
  
[dao.curve.fi/vote/ownership…](https://t.co/Ec6YPrbCGs).  
  
Rationale is explained in the proposal:[

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/671edebbec75fe37f1ac4e7f3c5aec1b468551164f45bc5057b56667d4b3f9de.png)

gov.curve.finance

Disable Chainlink limits for price oracles in crvUSD
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Currently, all price oracles in crvUSD are having +/- 1.5% “safety limits” from Chainlink. It means, if Chainlink price deviates from internal oracle prices (EMA) too much (by 1.5%), it will use the...





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11:11 AM • Aug 19, 2023

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**Prisma is joining the war**
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Prima would like to be whitelisted

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[Prisma Finance](https://twitter.com/PrismaFi)

[@PrismaFi](https://twitter.com/PrismaFi)

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Ahead of our launch, we have completed our audits and have submitted a vote to whitelist Prisma to permanently lock CRV on Curve DAO. veCRV voters (as well as their liquid equivalent) will be rewarded with locked $PRISMA.  
  
[gov.curve.fi/t/whitelist-th…](https://t.co/0fecsJlWvY)

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6:22 AM • Aug 15, 2023

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And it’s done ! If you voted « yes » you should receive a small gift soon

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[Prisma Finance](https://twitter.com/PrismaFi)

[@PrismaFi](https://twitter.com/PrismaFi)

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Thanks to the [@CurveFinance](https://twitter.com/CurveFinance) voters, Prisma has been whitelisted to permanently lock $CRV.  
  
Details about the airdrop for voters will be communicated in coming weeks![🌈](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f308.png)

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9:01 AM • Aug 22, 2023

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crvUSD
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Silo launched Silo Llama, giving [$crvUSD](https://twitter.com/search?q=%24crvUSD&src=cashtag_click) its isolated credit markets.

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[Silo Labs](https://twitter.com/SiloFinance)

[@SiloFinance](https://twitter.com/SiloFinance)

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![🦙](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f999.png) We are excited to launch Silo Llama on Ethereum ![🦙](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f999.png)  
  
Silo Llama is a fork of our existing protocol where $crvUSD is the universally-accepted collateral across all isolated markets (i.e. the bridge asset.)  
  
[app.silo.finance/llama-edition](https://t.co/v54PrRZEYx)  
  
Not sure what this means for you?  
  
![👇](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f447.png)

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7:02 AM • Aug 18, 2023

](https://twitter.com/SiloFinance/status/1692507199074144371)

You can learn more here

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We launched Silo Llama yesterday, giving $crvUSD its isolated credit markets.  
  
Over $3M TVL in less than 24H.  
  
$crvUSD depositors are earning > 135% APR in $CRV isolated market - rewards paid in $CRV.  
  
You can borrow up to $400K in $CRV.  
  
Why $crvUSD needs money markets ? ![👇](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f447.png)

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3:09 AM • Aug 19, 2023

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and

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[crv.mktcap.eth](https://twitter.com/CurveCap)

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August 21, 2023: Silo Llama ![🧑‍🌾](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f9d1-200d-1f33e.png)![🦙](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f999.png)  
Silo Labs launches fork with $crvUSD as bridge asset supporting multiple tokens  
  
Why we believe this move is particularly brilliant  
  
![🧵](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f9f5.png)1/9![👇](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f447.png)

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11:52 AM • Aug 21, 2023

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New market soon ?

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[Threshold Network ✜](https://twitter.com/TheTNetwork)

[@TheTNetwork](https://twitter.com/TheTNetwork)

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Y’all better start minting tBTC to fill that 50M crvUSD cap ![👀](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f440.png)  
  
[dao.curve.fi/vote/ownership…](https://t.co/7laPKOHJZQ)

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3:27 PM • Aug 19, 2023

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sfrxETH could also arrive soon. Vote [here](https://dao.curve.fi/vote/ownership/403)

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Are we waiting for a bull market ?

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[Curve Finance](https://twitter.com/CurveFinance)

[@CurveFinance](https://twitter.com/CurveFinance)

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Unlike brrr-based economies, debt-based economies seem to do everything upside down. When there is an "economic downturn" or market crash - borrow rates go really low.  
  
Anyone into borrowing around 0%?

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3:35 AM • Aug 18, 2023

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Exactly what we are looking for

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[Curve Finance](https://twitter.com/CurveFinance)

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Meanwhile crvusd is growing pretty well while being stable

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2:51 AM • Aug 19, 2023

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Flippening soon

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[crv.mktcap.eth](https://twitter.com/CurveCap)

[@CurveCap](https://twitter.com/CurveCap)

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Will we see the $crvUSD : $UST flippening on DefiLlama this week?

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6:23 AM • Aug 21, 2023

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Improving almost every week

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[Alunara](https://twitter.com/0xAlunara)

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Added input for plotting the average interest rate of crvUSD markets. As you can see, avg wsteth interest rate hovers around 5%, which at 4% staking APR means people effectively pay 1% to borrow wstETH with soft liq.  
  
[curvemonitor.com/#/platform/crv…](https://t.co/yoohpPfUBW)

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12:37 PM • Aug 21, 2023

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💪🏻

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$crvUSD +12.16%+36.58%+15.48%  
  
Everything else is either flat or in decline  
  
If crvUSD can pull off growth like that in bear market, what will the % look like in a bull market? ![😯](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f62f.png)  
  
Gᵐ

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[Curve Finance](https://twitter.com/CurveFinance)

[@CurveFinance](https://twitter.com/CurveFinance)

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Gᵐ

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7:00 PM • Aug 21, 2023

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CRV and Curve elsewhere
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Threshold network is still buying OTC

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looks like 1.25m crv was just otc'd for $500k worth of tbtc, the price is still 40c??

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7:22 AM • Aug 22, 2023

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FYI

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[@etheraltog](https://twitter.com/etheraltog)

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looks like 1.25m crv was just otc'd for $500k worth of tbtc, the price is still 40c??

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/65cf56afbe66d477a3f13b6c06e89fa751e95ba2a5e3040fffa1829b22b29692.png)

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7:22 AM • Aug 22, 2023

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Soon

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[Gearbox ⚙️🧰 Protocol](https://twitter.com/GearboxProtocol)

[@GearboxProtocol](https://twitter.com/GearboxProtocol)

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With the risk params updated, up next we’ll have the deployment of leveraged [@CurveFinance](https://twitter.com/CurveFinance) V2 pools, audited by [@chain\_security](https://twitter.com/chain_security).  
  
But how can you confirm if it’s the audited code being deployed? GRF brings the “Verify, don’t trust” in 3 simple steps ![🫡](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1fae1.png)![🛡️](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f6e1.png)

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9:19 AM • Aug 22, 2023

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From the community
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Security first

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[LlamaRisk](https://twitter.com/LlamaRisk)

[@LlamaRisk](https://twitter.com/LlamaRisk)

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This week we looked into custodial stablecoin $TUSD from [@tusdio](https://twitter.com/tusdio), with a particular focus on its role as a $crvUSD Pegkeeper asset.  
  
Read the full report here and highlights below ![👇](https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f447.png)  
  
[cryptorisks.substack.com/p/asset-risk-a…](https://t.co/NMKOyfBKvc)  
  
1/8

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7:33 PM • Aug 19, 2023

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Did you buy anon ?

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[Alunara](https://twitter.com/0xAlunara)

[@0xAlunara](https://twitter.com/0xAlunara)

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People finally able to buy near OTC price but without lockup and they still not happy, what gives?

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7:05 AM • Aug 22, 2023

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Long time since the last TA

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