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mrc: 59 title: AKT Listing - Osmosis Outpost authors: Delphi Labs forum-url: https://forum.marsprotocol.io/t/1113

Summary

The objective of this proposal is to list AKT on the Osmosis outpost of the Red Bank.

Motivation

Akash Network is an open-source Supercloud that allows users to buy and sell computing resources. Akash is aiming to rival current traditional cloud service providers by providing a decentralized marketplace for cloud compute resources.

AKT plays several roles within the Akash Network. It’s used as the gas, staking and governance token within the network, as well as being used for payments in the cloud compute marketplace. AKT stakers receive a share of marketplace fees.

Additionally, AKT is one of the largest and most liquid and popular assets on Cosmos which hasn’t yet been listed on Mars. As such, it’s a straightforward asset to propose listing as collateral on the Red Bank. We believe this listing will further promote organic usage of Mars.

Risks

In the sections below we’ll explore the risks associated with listing AKT and the proposed risk parameters for the listing.

Technical Risk

The lack of public audits or an active bug bounty increase the risks of listing AKT from a technical risk perspective. This risk could materialize in a number of ways and considerably impact AKT the asset, which could expose Mars to insolvency risk.

Metric	Requirements	Comments
Time Since Launch	Ideal	Akash Network launched mainnet on September 25, 2020.
Custom Public Audit	Not met	We were unable to find any public audits for Akash Network.
Recent Audit	N/A	-
No Critical Vulnerabilities	Ideal	No critical vulnerabilities have been exploited.
Bug Bounty Program	Not met	There is currently no bug bounty active for the Akash Network.

Centralization Risk

In terms of centralization risk, the asset meets the minimum requirements suggested by the Mars risk framework:

Metric	Requirements	Comments
Owner Decentralization	Ideal	The Akash Network is fully decentralized and governed by AKT holders.
Admin Decentralization	Ideal	No upgrade keys - AKT token holders vote for upgrades using the standard Cosmos chain upgrade process.
Other permissioned addresses	Ideal	No other permissioned addresses.

Oracle Risk

We propose to use the Pyth AKT/USD feed.

Risk Parameters Suggestion

Following the methodology suggested by the Mars Risk Framework, we propose the following parameters:

• Max. LTV: 52%
• Liquidation LTV: 55%
• Deposit Cap: 100,000 AKT
• Interest Rate Parameters:
  • Optimal Utilization: 60%
  • Base IR: 0%
  • Slope 1: 15%
  • Slope 2: 300%
• Liquidation Parameters:
  • Starting LB: 0
  • Slope: 1
  • Max. LB: 0.2
  • Min. LB: 0.05
  • Target Health Factor: 1.05
  • Protocol Liquidation Fee: 0.25
• Reserve Factor: 10%
• Usable as collateral? Yes
• Available to borrow? Yes

Implementation

This is a signaling proposal, not an executable proposal.

The Mars smart contracts on the Osmosis chain are currently controlled by the Builder Multisig address. If this proposal passes, the builders will utilize their multisig to make the necessary parameter changes.

Copyright

Copyright and related rights waived via CC0.

Disclaimers/Disclosures

This proposal is being made by Delphi Labs Ltd., a British Virgin Islands limited company. Delphi Labs engages in incubation, investment, research and development relevant to multiple ecosystems and protocols, including the Mars Protocol. Delphi Labs and certain of its service providers and equity holders own MARS tokens and have financial interests related to this proposal. Additionally, Delphi Labs is one of several entities associated with one another under the “Delphi Digital” brand. Delphi Digital’s associated entities and/or equityholders or service providers of such entities may hold MARS and may have financial interests related to this proposal. All such entities, service providers, equity holders and other related persons may also have financial interests in complementary or competing projects or ecosystems, entities or tokens, including Osmosis/OSMO and Akash/AKT. These statements are intended to disclose relevant facts and to help identify potential conflicts of interest, and should not be misconstrued as a complete description of all relevant interests or conflicts of interests; nor should they be construed as a recommendation to purchase or acquire any token or security.

This proposal is also subject to and qualified by the Mars Disclaimers/Disclosures. Delphi Labs may lack access to all relevant facts or may have failed to give appropriate weighting to available facts. Delphi Labs is not making any representation, warranty or guarantee regarding the accuracy or completeness of the statements herein, and Delphi Labs shall have no liability in the event of losses or damages ensuing from approval or rejection or other handling of the proposal. Each user and voter should undertake their own research and make their own independent interpretation and analysis of all relevant facts and issues to arrive at their own personal determinations of how to vote on the proposal.