# LlamaRisk proposes lower Aave borrowing limits.

> LlamaRisk proposes cutting Ethereum Core’s WETH borrow cap from 2,400,000 WETH to 1,790,000 WETH before staged reopening.

- URL: https://riadefi.com/on-chain/2026-10-30-aave-borrow-cap-reductions/
- Type: Economic change
- Stage: Proposed
- Evidence: confirmed
- Materiality: material
- Event date: 2026-10-30
- Version: 1, published 2026-10-31 (first published 2026-10-31)
- Follow-up: 2026-11-01
- Advisor-relevant: no
- Affects: Aave v3 (protocol)

## What happened

LlamaRisk proposed lower Aave borrowing limits on October 30, 2026, following the Binance incident.

## What changed

LlamaRisk proposes cutting Ethereum Core’s WETH borrow cap from 2,400,000 WETH to 1,790,000 WETH before staged reopening.

## What did not change

LlamaRisk’s recommendation establishes no completed execution or reopening.

## Confirmed

- LlamaRisk proposes reducing Ethereum Core’s USDC borrow cap from 2,700,000,000 USDC to 2,270,000,000 USDC.
- LlamaRisk also proposes reductions across other Aave deployments.

## Still open

- The timing and final scope of execution remain unconfirmed.

## What it means for an advisor

- Ketju should review borrowing availability in the Aave memo and confirm operative caps before describing available credit.

## Sources

1. [Risk Stewards: Borrow and Draw Cap Reductions on Aave V3 and Aave V4 / 2026.10.30](https://governance.aave.com/t/risk-stewards-borrow-and-draw-cap-reductions-on-aave-v3-and-aave-v4-2026-10-30/25960) · LlamaRisk · 2026-10-30


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