Revert Lend Becomes Top Uniswap V3 Liquidity Provider on Arbitrum

**Cantina has opened an audit competition** for the re-launch of Revert Lend on Aerodrome Finance, with code now available in the GitHub repository. **Key Details:** - Competition begins March 18, 2026 - Code repository: [github.com/revert-finance/lend/tree/aerodrome-slipstream](https://github.com/revert-finance/lend/tree/aerodrome-slipstream) - Security researchers and auditors can now review the codebase **Background:** Revert Lend is a lending protocol designed for liquidity providers. This marks its integration with Aerodrome Finance, expanding the platform's reach beyond its initial Uniswap v3 focus. Security auditors interested in participating can access the code repository to begin their review.

Following an incident where 5 liquidations executed underwater due to bot misconfiguration, **Revert Lend is emphasizing that its liquidation system is fully decentralized** and open to anyone. **What happened:** - Liquidator bot configuration error led to ~$1,685 in losses on the USDC vault - Losses were socialized across 50 lenders through standard bad debt mechanism - Team compensated all affected lenders proportionally via airdrop of rlUSDC shares - Compensation executed atomically in single on-chain transaction **The response:** Revert is promoting its [open-source liquidator implementation](https://github.com/revert-finance/liquidator-js) to encourage more participants to run their own bots. Liquidation fees range from 2-10%. The team has implemented improvements to bot monitoring and reserve management to prevent similar issues.

Revert Finance has released a detailed postmortem following an exploit on their newly deployed Aerodrome USDC lending vault on Base. **Key Details:** - Approximately 50k USDC was lost, primarily from Revert team funds used to seed the vault - All user funds remain safe and unaffected - Only the Aerodrome USDC vault was impacted; other vaults continue operating normally - Deposits to the affected vault have been disabled **Current Status:** - Aerodrome Lend remains paused while the team implements fixes - An additional independent security review is underway before resuming operations - Full incident report available at [Revert Finance's blog](https://paragraph.com/@revertfinance/post%E2%80%91mortem-aerodrome-lend-vault-incident-on-base?referrer=0x8cadb20A4811f363Dadb863A190708bEd26245F8) The team acted quickly to contain the incident and has been transparent about the scope and impact of the exploit.

**Revert Lend marks major milestone** - exactly one year after launching on Arbitrum, the protocol has become the largest Uniswap V3 holder contract on the chain by total value locked (TVL). **Multi-chain expansion underway** - The protocol has successfully expanded beyond Arbitrum and is preparing for Uniswap V4 integration. **Strong utilization metrics** - Recent data shows 98.9% utilization after a whale borrowed $1.5M, with USDC lenders earning 41% APY plus weekly Revert points. The growth trajectory demonstrates solid adoption in the Uniswap V3 ecosystem, positioning Revert Lend as a key infrastructure player for liquidity providers.

Revert Lend on Arbitrum continues to show strong lending activity with current metrics: - 88% utilization rate - 14% current APY (10% average) - Weekly points distribution for USDC lenders every Friday This follows recent expansion of global USDC lending limit to $25M earlier this month. The platform has maintained consistent utilization rates between 85-95% over the past month, with APY fluctuating between 14-28% based on demand. Visit [Revert Finance](revert.finance/#/lending) to participate in lending.