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BTCS Sells ETH at a Loss to Manage Aave Leverage as $64.1M Loan Faces Liquidation Risk
Shenchao TechFlow reports: BTCS (Nasdaq: BTCS), a U.S.-listed company with an Ethereum treasury, filed its Form 10-Q quarterly report with the SEC on Nov. 13. The filing disclosed that BTCS recently sold a portion of its ETH below cost to actively manage collateralization ratios and health factors on Aave. As of Nov. 9, the company had about $64.1 million in outstanding Aave loans, including accrued interest. It had deposited about 46,676 ETH as collateral; at the closing price of $2,127 per ETH that day, the collateral was worth about $99.3 million.
BTCS has built its business around Ethereum staking and has long used a high-asset-collateral model to amplify capital efficiency. SEC EDGAR filings show the company borrowed a cumulative $152.4 million in stablecoins through Aave from early 2025 through Nov. 11, 2026. The borrowings were concentrated in USDT and GHO, with cumulative repayments of about $89.4 million over the same period. Calculations by Shenchao put the net increase in debt exposure at about $63 million, closely matching the disclosed $64.1 million total debt; the difference mainly reflects accumulated interest.
In a one-sided market downturn, highly leveraged collateral positions can rapidly approach protocol risk thresholds. Aave risk parameters set the standard liquidation threshold for ETH at 80%. With $99.3 million in collateral and $64.1 million in debt, the collateralization ratio is about 154.91%, corresponding to a health factor of just 1.24. Without additional margin, BTCS would see the health factor fall below 1.0 and trigger smart-contract liquidation if ETH drops below $1,717. The company has not disclosed the exact size or losses from the discounted sale. Cutting leverage through forced selling during price volatility is a critical step to keep the position alive.
BTCS also faces strained balance-sheet liquidity. SEC EDGAR disclosures show cash and cash equivalents of only about $463,000 as of the Sept. 30 balance sheet, well short of the typical quarterly operating expenses of a public company. Most of the core digital assets measured at fair value on the balance sheet have been deposited as collateral on Aave. According to the BTCS investor relations center, those assets cannot be freely transferred or used for company operations until the loan is repaid. Against $64.1 million in on-chain liabilities, cash covers less than 0.73% of debt. The structure leaves the public company highly dependent on the price of a single crypto asset and without a fiat buffer, forcing it to sell core assets passively in secondary markets to meet margin calls.
As of Nov. 11, BTCS confirmed its Aave collateral position had not been liquidated. Because borrowing interest accrues block by block, the effective liquidation price continues to rise slowly. Future position changes will depend on price volatility and the pace of management repayments.