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cbETH

Coinbase Wrapped Staked ETH is tracked as collateral exposure with issuer, redemption, deployment, and dependency assumptions separated from protocol-level findings.

partialmedium
Exposure
$1.90B
Mapped usage across reviewed markets.
Deployments
2
Ethereum
Controls
3
Issuer, admin, wrapper, and redemption controls.
Market usage
8
Protocol markets referencing this asset.

Asset facts

Typed fields that define the asset risk surface.

NameCoinbase Wrapped Staked ETH
IssuerCoinbase
Typelst
Canonical chainEthereum
BackingCoinbase-issued liquid staking token backed by staked ETH.
RedemptionRedemption depends on Coinbase controls, terms, and validator exit timing.
Review statuspartial

Deployments

Canonical chain and cross-chain deployment footprint.

2 chains
ChainRoleSettlementL2 stage
EthereumcanonicalEthereum L1Not applicable
BasedeploymentEthereum L1Stage 1

Protocol market exposure

Markets where this asset is accepted as collateral.

8 rows
ProtocolMarketChainLTVLiquidationSupply capBorrow capUtilization
Aave V3Base core poolBase75%80%$2.60B$1.50B
69.0%
Compound IIIEthereum USDC CometEthereum79%85%$1.30B$900.0M
67.0%
Compound IIIBase USDC CometBase76%82%$850.0M$540.0M
81.0%
Morpho BlueBase cbETH/USDC marketsBase72%78%$900.0M$520.0M
76.0%
CurveETH LST poolsEthereum0%0%$1.20B$0
49.0%
Uniswap V3Base major poolsBase0%0%$820.0M$0
61.0%
BalancerEthereum boosted LST poolsEthereum0%0%$620.0M$0
47.0%
Coinbase cbETHcbETH issuance and marketsBase0%0%$1.40B$0
55.0%

Risk findings

Asset-level assumptions with explicit evidence and outcome text.

SeverityDimensionFindingOutcomeEvidenceSources
mediumasset issuerIssuer-operated staking receiptRedemption can depend on issuer operations.cbETH backing and redemption are tied to Coinbase staking infrastructure.

Dependency edges

Issuer, wrapper, backing, bridge, oracle, and protocol paths touching this asset.

SeverityDirectionEdge typeDependency pathAnalyst label
mediumoutboundsettles oncbETH -> BasecbETH deployment inherits Base chain assumptions
mediumoutboundissued bycbETH -> Coinbase cbETHcbETH is issued through Coinbase staking operations
lowoutboundsettles oncbETH -> EthereumcbETH deployment inherits Ethereum chain assumptions
lowinboundaccepts collateralAave V3 -> cbETHAave V3 Base core pool accepts cbETH as collateral or core liquidity
lowinboundaccepts collateralCompound III -> cbETHCompound III Ethereum USDC Comet accepts cbETH as collateral or core liquidity
lowinboundaccepts collateralCompound III -> cbETHCompound III Base USDC Comet accepts cbETH as collateral or core liquidity
lowinboundaccepts collateralMorpho Blue -> cbETHMorpho Blue Base cbETH/USDC markets accepts cbETH as collateral or core liquidity
lowinboundaccepts collateralCurve -> cbETHCurve ETH LST pools accepts cbETH as collateral or core liquidity
lowinboundaccepts collateralUniswap V3 -> cbETHUniswap V3 Base major pools accepts cbETH as collateral or core liquidity

Blast radius

Highest-severity mapped paths that could propagate asset risk.

9 paths
SeverityDirectionEdge typeDependency pathAnalyst label
mediumoutboundsettles oncbETH -> BasecbETH deployment inherits Base chain assumptions
mediumoutboundissued bycbETH -> Coinbase cbETHcbETH is issued through Coinbase staking operations
lowoutboundsettles oncbETH -> EthereumcbETH deployment inherits Ethereum chain assumptions
lowinboundaccepts collateralAave V3 -> cbETHAave V3 Base core pool accepts cbETH as collateral or core liquidity
lowinboundaccepts collateralCompound III -> cbETHCompound III Ethereum USDC Comet accepts cbETH as collateral or core liquidity
lowinboundaccepts collateralCompound III -> cbETHCompound III Base USDC Comet accepts cbETH as collateral or core liquidity
lowinboundaccepts collateralMorpho Blue -> cbETHMorpho Blue Base cbETH/USDC markets accepts cbETH as collateral or core liquidity
lowinboundaccepts collateralCurve -> cbETHCurve ETH LST pools accepts cbETH as collateral or core liquidity
lowinboundaccepts collateralUniswap V3 -> cbETHUniswap V3 Base major pools accepts cbETH as collateral or core liquidity