🦋 Origin's Borrow Booster Creates Negative Interest Rates on Morpho
🦋 Origin's Borrow Booster Creates Negative Interest Rates on Morpho
🦋 Getting Paid to Borrow
Origin Protocol launched Borrow Booster, a system that pays users to borrow USDC on Morpho Labs.
How it works:
- Super OETH yield subsidizes borrowing costs
- Creates negative borrow rates for users
- Automated incentive system for lending markets
Key benefits:
- Borrowers get paid to take loans
- Lenders see higher utilization rates
- Markets maintain healthier demand
The first vault pairs superOETHb with USDC, curated by Yearn Finance. Additional OP token incentives provide ~3% extra yield for both deposits over 6 weeks.
Users are currently getting paid to take $USDC loans on @MorphoLabs 🦋 Borrow Booster subsidizes borrow APRs, creating a sustainable and automated incentive system on lending markets. Learn more: originprotocol.com/blog/introduci…
Negative Borrow Rates Now Available on Morpho for superOETHb / USDC 🦋 Origin’s new Borrow Booster forwards Super OETH yield to reduce borrow rates — creating more attractive markets for both borrowers and lenders. Now live on @MorphoLabs (1/5)
Negative Borrow Rates Now Available on Morpho for superOETHb / USDC 🦋 Origin’s new Borrow Booster forwards Super OETH yield to reduce borrow rates — creating more attractive markets for both borrowers and lenders. Now live on @MorphoLabs (1/5)
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