Add cbDOGE Market to Moonwell on Base

Token: cbDOGE
Contract Address (Base): 0xcbD06E5A2B0C65597161de254AA074E489dEb510

We are pleased to present a proposal for adding Coinbase Wrapped DOGE (cbDOGE) to Moonwell’s Base Core Markets. cbDOGE is a fully‑collateralised, ERC‑20 representation of DOGE that is minted and redeemed 1‑for‑1 through Coinbase. The listing would bring one of crypto’s most recognizable retail assets to the protocol, deepen liquidity on Moonwell, and attract new and perhaps more “degen” users familiar with DOGE.

Similar to cbXRP, cbDOGE is new, but has shown promise to be a listed asset for the future.

Benefits to the Moonwell Community

  1. Enhanced Liquidity & Volume: Coinbase issuance immediately bootstrapped > $1.8 M market cap and ~ $300 k first‑day volume on Base DEXs.
  2. New User Acquisition: Dogecoin’s X account counts > 3.7 M followers, offering exposure for Moonwell.
  3. Diversification: Introduces a PoW meme‑coin collateral un‑correlated with ETH/L2 governance tokens.

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Market Risk Assessment

Market Metrics (Source)

  • Market Cap: $1.82M
  • Minimum/Maximum Market Cap (Last 6 months): $0 (December 5th 2024) / $1.82M (June 5th 2025)
  • Circulating Supply: 10.4M cbDOGE
  • Maximum Supply: 10.4M cbDOGE
  • 24 Hour Trading Volume: It has only been out for a day, it is currently $566,000 worth of trading volume through Aerodrome

Liquidity on Centralized Exchanges

This does not apply to this token as it stands to be an Base deployment of DOGE.

Herfindahl Index: 0.86 (on Base)

The Herfindahl Index quantifies token concentration among holders. A value of 0.86 reflects significant concentration among wallets for the cbDOGE token, indicating that governance risks stemming from concentrated holdings are high. It should be noted however that Coinbase is a reputable company, and that cbDOGE borrows from Coinbase’s reserve supply on and so this may not be a completely accurate representation and there are some safeguards.

Decentralization

Ownership and Administration:

cbDOGE operates as an onchain Base native deployment of DOGE, backed by the reserves of Coinbase. The token is only on Base as of now, and all administrative roles and access are through Coinbase.

Governance Structure:

  • Coinbase Wrapped Assets are held in custody by Coinbase, and thus are subject to rules of Coinbase’s Custody depending on the jurisdiction: see here for asset-specific details.

Blacklist Functionality:

  • The cbDOGE contract has a blacklisting function, barring an account from transferring, minting, or burning cbDOGE. There is also an “unBlacklist” function for removing blacklisting and a blacklist public getter to check the status of the blacklist.

Smart Contract Risks

Codebase and Onchain Activity

  • The smart contract for cbDOGE can be found here.
  • cbDOGE has only 174 holders as of right now.

Security Posture

Upgradeability

  • It is upgradeable under an Admin role found in the contract. cbDOGE can be upgraded at any time by the proxy admin (likely a Coinbase multisig).

Oracle Assessment

  • Chainlink oracle price feed address: 0x8422f3d3CAFf15Ca682939310d6A5e619AE08e57
  • Is the asset a wrapped, staked, or synthetic version of a different underlying asset?* If yes, and the Chainlink price feed provides price data for the underlying asset rather than the wrapped, staked, or synthetic version, please provide the following information: How is the asset wrapped, staked, or otherwise created?
    • cbDOGE price tracks DOGE by leveraging Coinbase reserves. The supply on Base is capped by Coinbase Custody. This can be found here on its Coinbase Proof of Reserves page.

Swap Size Requirement

cbDOGE does not currently fulfill the swap size requirements of the MALF; however, it is very early in the listing process AND cbDOGE has only been out for one day.

Liquidity Threshold

Currently, the liquidity does not meet the $2M threshold Moonwell has under MALF; however, seeing as though liquidity on Aerodrome has already hit 8% of that goal in a day, it is not far fetched to see it hitting this threshold sooner rather than later.

Commercial Viability

We can use the utilization rate patterns from Gauntlet’s dashboard of comparable long‑tail assets; two scenarios can show cbDOGE’s revenue outlook. Scenario 1 (TBTC‑like) assumes $3 M supplied liquidity, 37 % utilisation and an 8 % borrow APR, numbers that resemble TBTC’s current profile, and would generate roughly $89 k in annual interest, sending ≈ $1.1 k per month to Moonwell reserves and clearing the $1 k commercial‑viability bar. Scenario 2 (WELL‑like) takes a stricter view: $2 M supplied, 20 % utilisation and a 6 % APR produce about $24 k in yearly interest and ≈ $300 per month in reserves, below the target yet attainable with modest growth.

Proposal Author Information

  • Name: Coolhorsegirl & 0xMims
  • Twitter: Coolhorsegirl & 0xMims
  • Relationship with token: 0xMims is a Moonwell governance lead and CHG is a Moonwell delegate.

Conclusion

For all other information, such as risk assessments or lacking information found within this document for commercial viability, we ask @Gauntlet and @AnthiasLabs to make the proper risk assessments and commercial viability assessment needed to continue.

The listing of cbDOGE as a core asset on Moonwell unlocks significant potential for protocol growth, liquidity expansion, and user adoption. As a stable and compliance-ready asset, a cbDOGE listing would increase lending functionality while aligning with Moonwell’s mission of simple, secure, and accessible DeFi.

While this listing is risky, it is definitely warranted to bring this to discussion immediately to stay ahead in the game. We invite the community to engage in discussion and help shape this listing proposal to best serve the protocol’s long-term vision.

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as an asset widely popular around the world and with a great new liquidity capting opportunity for moonwell like xrp i think it’s a great proposal when you see the upward potential to unlock liq and to expand the moonwell eco to other eco

gauntlet and anthias i agree should make a robust risk assesment before but there is a great asymetry for reward risk i think to add these two assets

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[Anthias Labs] - Initial Parameter Recommendations for cbDOGE

Introduction

Anthias Labs supports onboarding cbDOGE as collateral in Moonwell’s Core markets on Base. Below we share the results of our analysis, and subsequent parameter recommendations.

About cbDOGE

Coinbase Wrapped Dogecoin (cbDOGE) is an ERC-20 token issued by Coinbase, representing Dogecoin (DOGE) on blockchains like Base and Ethereum. Backed 1:1 by DOGE held in Coinbase’s custody, cbDOGE enables Dogecoin holders to participate in DeFi ecosystems, bridging the popular memecoin to new use cases.

Dogecoin (DOGE) is the original meme coin, and second-biggest proof-of-work cryptocurrency by market cap behind Bitcoin. It was launched in 2013 as a joke, poking fun at the large number of crypto project entering the market following the rapid ascent of Bitcoin, and playing off of the popular “doge” internet meme. Dogecoin is a fork of Litecoin, which itself was forked from Bitcoin.

Initially obscure, Dogecoin gained prominence when Elon Musk endorsed it in 2019, calling it his “favorite cryptocurrency” on Twitter. With subsequent tweets, including a pivotal 2021 post, he sparked a meteoric rise that propelled Dogecoin into the mainstream. Today Dogecoin sits as the 8th largest cryptocurrency by market cap.

The process of minting and burning cbDOGE involves a set of audited smart contracts also used for cbETH and cbBTC.

  • Minting: A user initiates a withdrawal of DOGE held in their Coinbase account to an address/wallet on Base. An equivalent amount of cbDOGE is minted and sent to the specified address, with the original DOGE being locked in a secure reserve.
  • Redeeming: A user sends cbDOGE to their Coinbase account, upon deposit the wrapped tokens are burned and the corresponding DOGE is moved from the reserve and credited to the users account.

This process guarantees a strict 1:1 peg with DOGE, ensuring that every cbDOGE token is fully backed by an equivalent reserve of DOGE. Additionally, this mechanism essentially enhances liquidity for cbDOGE on Base by providing access to external liquidity sources, with Coinbase serving as a bridge. For Moonwell, this means parameters like supply caps, borrow caps, and collateral factor can factor in this ability to redeem directly as there is decreased risk of bad debt due to unprofitable liquidations. Liquidators with a Coinbase account can easily access external liquidity sources, mitigating the impact of slippage on DEXs, and preserving profitability. By contrast, non-wrapped assets face stricter limitations, as they are solely reliant on DEX liquidity.

Risk Parameter Recommendations

Parameter Value
Collateral Factor 65%
Supply Cap 10M cbDOGE
Borrow Cap 4.5M cbDOGE
Protocol Seize Share 30%

IR Parameter Recommendations

Parameter Value
Base Rate 0
Kink 0.45
Multiplier 0.23
Jump Multiplier 5
Reserve Factor 0.3

DEX Pools

On chain market cap: $ 1.94 M

Exchange Pair Volume (24 hr) TVL Link
Aerodrome SlipStream cbBTC / cbDOGE $2.9M ~$450K cbDOGE/cbBTC - Coinbase Wrapped DOGE Price on Aerodrome SlipStream with 0.25% Fee | GeckoTerminal
Aerodrome SlipStream WETH / cbDOGE $145K ~$450K cbDOGE/WETH - Coinbase Wrapped DOGE Price on Aerodrome SlipStream with 1% Fee | GeckoTerminal

Price Volatility


  • Current cbDOGE 30d annualized volatility: 106.39%
  • Comparing DOGE’s volatility profile to other assets on Moonwell, it’s more volatile than assets such as BTC and ETH, and less volatile than assets like AERO, VIRTUAL, and MORPHO.
  • A large portion of DOGE’s supply is heavily concentrated among retail traders. The largest wallet, a Robinhood cold wallet, holds 19.28% of the total coins (source).

On Chain Supply

Slippage


Selling 2.1M cbDOGE currently incurs <7% slippage (liquidator bonus). This represents ~40% of liquidatable collateral at max supply and borrow caps of 10M and 4.5M respectively. As cbDOGE has only been out for a week, we expect on-chain liquidity to continue to increase. Additionally, cbDOGE is fungible 1:1 with DOGE through Coinbase, granting access to deep liquidity from other centralized venues.

Supply and Borrow Caps

We recommend setting the supply cap for cbDOGE to 10 million tokens and the borrow cap to 4.5 million tokens. The supply cap is designed to approximate the total supply of cbDOGE on the base network, providing a safe ceiling without stifling growth. These caps are intended to create a secure lending environment where, in a worst-case scenario involving significant collateral liquidation, the platform can rely solely on DEX liquidity to manage liquidations. This approach minimizes risks tied bridging cbDOGE through Coinbase to access liquidity from external sources, which liquidators should easily be able to do, but might not be immediately prepared for. Initially, these caps are set conservatively to evaluate lending demand and monitor market conditions, allowing for future adjustments as needed.

Colateral Factor

We recommend setting cbDOGE’s initial collateral factor to 65%, aligning it with volatile assets such as AERO, VIRTUAL, and MORPHO. Although cbDOGE’s risk profile may permit a higher factor, we suggest a gradual increase from this starting point during the asset’s onboarding phase.

IR Parameters

Borrowing DOGE is currently facilitated through CEXs, which typically offer APYs ranging from 4% to 14%. As lending DOGE is new to DeFi, we propose initial interest rate parameters designed to span a wide range of APYs. This flexibility aims to help determine the market-optimal rate based on demand and utilization.

The table below details the proposed borrow and supply annual percentage rates (APRs) at different utilization levels:

Utilization Borrow APY Supply APY
0 0 0
45% 10.35% 3.26%
100% 285.35% 199.74%

Conclusion

As cbDOGE is a novel asset, we will continue to monitor DEX liquidity, and expansion on Base. We will propose updated parameters as new information develops. As always, we are open to community feedback and happy to answer any lingering questions.

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