{"id":14106,"date":"2026-10-05T18:42:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T18:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=14106"},"modified":"2026-10-05T18:42:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T18:42:50","slug":"aave-hikes-gho-borrow-rates-to-rescue-depleted-stablecoin-pools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=14106","title":{"rendered":"Aave hikes GHO borrow rates to rescue depleted stablecoin pools"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Aave\u2019s Ethereum Core market lists a 4.5% borrowing rate for GHO, aligning the stablecoin\u2019s borrowing cost with the savings rate TokenLogic reported on Oct. 2.<\/p>\n

The next test is whether the change brings USDC or USDT into the reserves available to savers who choose to convert withdrawn GHO into USDC or USDT.<\/p>\n

Aave describes its savings token (sGHO) as redeemable instantly into GHO, so a holder who wants USDC needs a separate conversion. A higher borrowing rate can change the incentive to repay, but the route used to acquire that repayment GHO determines whether stablecoins enter the reserves.<\/p>\n

The DAO service provider reported a depleted USDC GHO Stability Module (GSM)\u00a0on Oct. 2, and said the rate increase should help replenish reserves if borrowers obtain repayment GHO through the modules.<\/p>\n

The effect on reserves depends on borrowers bringing stablecoins into those modules, and the new rate alone does not demonstrate improved USDC conversion liquidity.<\/p>\n

Aavescan\u2019s Core GHO data dated Oct. 5 displays a 4.5% borrow APR. Its daily snapshots show 4.25% at midnight UTC on Oct. 3 and 4.5% at midnight on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5, locating the change between daily readings.<\/p>\n

TokenLogic\u2019s Oct. 2 notice proposed moving Core from 4.25% to 4.5%. It said borrowers could previously pay 4.25% to acquire GHO on Core and earn 4.5% in sGHO, leaving the DAO to fund the 25-basis-point difference. At an unchanged savings rate, the new Core rate eliminates that stated gap.<\/p>\n

That alignment is specific to Core and the 4.5% savings rate reported on Oct. 2.<\/p>\n

TokenLogic proposed a 3% base rate, up from 2.75%, and a 4.25% APR at optimal utilization, up from 4%. Aavescan\u2019s Prime page displayed 4.17% on Oct. 5 at 86.35% utilization, versus 4.22% in its midnight snapshot.<\/p>\n

Repayment replenishes reserves only through the right route<\/h2>\n

TokenLogic describes two ways a borrower needing GHO can acquire it: buy on the secondary market, or exchange USDC or USDT through a GSM.<\/p>\n

Buying GHO can support its market price, while bringing stablecoins into a GSM adds the inventory that another GHO holder can later redeem against.<\/p>\n

That makes a fall in outstanding debt an incomplete measure of conversion liquidity, since repayment can occur without USDC reaching a module. Improved conversion liquidity requires stablecoins entering the reserve, beyond any change in GHO debt.<\/p>\n

Core\u2019s midnight snapshots recorded 116 million GHO borrowed on Oct. 2 and 115.8 million on Oct. 5.<\/p>\n

Aave\u2019s native sGHO documentation says users deposit GHO, receive vault shares, and redeem those shares for GHO without a cooldown. It also says deposited funds are not rehypothecated.<\/p>\n

Aave also documents a pause state and user-specific withdrawal limits. Those conditions affect live vault availability, separately from the inventory and liquidity needed to exchange the resulting GHO.<\/p>\n

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GHO exits require market conversion, while repayment routes depend on reserve inventory and pool liquidity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The RemoteGSM architecture, described by TokenLogic in March, makes the inventory distinction explicit. Governance-approved facilitators supply preminted GHO to a GhoReserve, and GSMs draw and restore it under assigned limits.<\/p>\n