REX Contract updated by Block.One

Block.One recently merged some new REX updates into the eosio repository on Github. These updates are consistent with the recent issues we have witnessed in the mainnet, where it was no longer possible to borrow resources since there was no liquidity left in the REX pool.

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Change Description

From Github

*"The proceeds from CPU and network renting, RAM trading fees, and name bids are currently added immediately to the REX pool, thus instantly increasing the value of REX shares. We change this pattern and channel the proceeds linearly with time over a period of 30 days. In order to achieve this in a CPU- and RAM-efficient way, we accumulate the proceeds accruing within 12-hour intervals into buckets. At the end of each interval, we start to channel the proceeds in the bucket to the REX pool linearly over 30 days. At the end of the 30 day period, the bucket is deleted. At any point in time, there can be up to a maximum of 60 buckets.

Another change is the total_unlent lower bound. It is changed from 20% to 10% of total_lent."*

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Change Outcomes

From EOS Nation

1. Distribution of rental fees over 30 days of 12 hour buckets: This will incentivize liquidity to come into REX and stay in REX as demand for loans increases.
2. Reducing total_lent ("REX cap") from 20% to 10%: This will increase the amount of EOS that can be borrowed from REX and allow REX rental rates to reach more expensive price points as we get closer to 90% of the available EOS being rented out.

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Sources:

• Distribute REX returns over time to REX owners

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