NFT Floor Sweeping and Its Impact on NFT-Fi

Detailed Instructions

The sweeper first selects an NFT collection with a liquid floor and a clear price gradient. Key parameters are defined: the maximum price per NFT (e.g., 0.5 ETH), the total budget (e.g., 50 ETH), and the target quantity. The sweeper analyzes the order book on marketplaces like Blur or OpenSea, identifying the cheapest listings. They also assess the bid-ask spread and recent sales velocity to gauge execution feasibility. Tools like NFTBank or Icy.tools provide data on floor price stability and collection health.

• Sub-step 1: Use an API (e.g., Reservoir) to fetch real-time listing data for the target collection.
• Sub-step 2: Filter listings to those below the defined maximum price threshold.
• Sub-step 3: Calculate the total cost for acquiring the lowest 'N' NFTs to stay within budget.

Tip: Parameter setting is critical for profitability; overly aggressive max prices can lead to rapid slippage and a higher average cost basis.

Detailed Instructions

Execution is typically automated via a smart contract to ensure speed and atomicity, preventing front-running. The contract holds the sweep budget and contains logic to interact with marketplace protocols. For Blur, this involves calling the execute function on their aggregation contract. The contract must be approved to spend the sweeper's WETH and to operate on their behalf for the specific marketplace. Gas parameters are optimized, setting a gas limit and priority fee (e.g., 2x base fee) to outpace competing transactions during high network congestion.

• Sub-step 1: Deploy a custom contract or use a pre-audited template that implements the market.buy pattern.
• Sub-step 2: Approve the contract to spend the sweeper's WETH via WETH.approve(sweeperContract, budget).
• Sub-step 3: Encode the calldata for the marketplace's bulk purchase function with the target token IDs and prices.

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// Example snippet for a simple sweep call
bytes memory data = abi.encodeWithSelector(
    IBlurExchange.execute.selector,
    buyOrders,
    signatures
);
(bool success, ) = address(blurExchange).call{value: msg.value}(data);

Tip: Use a contract with a built-in slippage tolerance (e.g., 5%) to revert if prices move unfavorably between simulation and execution.

Detailed Instructions

The configured transaction is broadcast to the mempool. The core action is a single atomic transaction that purchases all target NFTs in one block. This is achieved by calling a marketplace's bulk purchase function, such as Blur's ExecutionDelegate or Seaport's fulfillAvailableOrders. The transaction payload includes an array of orders, each specifying a token ID, price, and seller signature. The contract logic ensures either all purchases succeed or the entire transaction reverts, protecting the sweeper from partial fills. Monitoring tools like Tenderly are used to simulate the transaction first, estimating final gas costs and success probability.

• Sub-step 1: Submit the transaction with a competitive gas price via a private RPC or flashbots bundle to mitigate front-running.
• Sub-step 2: Monitor the transaction status in real-time using a block explorer.
• Sub-step 3: Confirm all target NFTs have been transferred to the sweeper's wallet address upon success.

Tip: Execution during periods of lower network activity (e.g., non-US hours) can significantly reduce gas costs and competition.

Detailed Instructions

After the sweep, the NFTs are held in the sweeper's wallet or a dedicated vault. The immediate action is to re-list a portion of the acquired NFTs at a higher price point to establish a new, elevated floor. This creates an upward price pressure and allows for partial profit-taking. The remaining NFTs are held as inventory for future sales or used as collateral in NFT-Fi protocols like NFTX for liquidity provisioning or BendDAO for borrowing. The sweeper monitors the collection's activity, ready to execute a delta-neutral strategy by placing strategic bids below the new floor to accumulate more if the price dips.

• Sub-step 1: List 30-50% of the swept NFTs on primary marketplaces at a price 10-20% above the purchase floor.
• Sub-step 2: Deposit a portion of the NFTs into an NFTX vault to mint fractionalized vTokens for DeFi integration.
• Sub-step 3: Use an NFT as collateral to borrow stablecoins on Arcade.xyz or BendDAO to recycle capital.

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// Example: Listing an NFT on Blur via their SDK
const listing = await blur.listToken({
    token: `${contractAddress}:${tokenId}`,
    price: ethers.utils.parseEther('0.55'),
    expirationTime: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) + 86400
});

Tip: Effective post-sweep management transforms a speculative buy into a structured market-making position, generating yield while managing risk.

Detailed Instructions

Time-weighted average price (TWAP) mechanisms are critical for dampening the impact of a single, low-liquidity sale. Instead of using the last sale or the lowest listing, calculate the average floor price over a defined lookback period.

• Sub-step 1: Define the oracle's lookback window (e.g., 24 hours) and sampling frequency (e.g., every block or hourly).
• Sub-step 2: Store price observations in a circular buffer or a merkle tree for gas-efficient historical verification.
• Sub-step 3: Calculate the TWAP on-chain by summing the stored samples and dividing by the number of samples. Reject outlier values that deviate beyond a set standard deviation threshold.

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// Simplified TWAP storage and calculation
uint256[] public priceObservations;
uint256 public observationIndex;
function updateObservation(uint256 newFloorPrice) internal {
    priceObservations[observationIndex] = newFloorPrice;
    observationIndex = (observationIndex + 1) % LOOKBACK_SAMPLES;
}
function getTWAP() public view returns (uint256) {
    uint256 sum;
    for(uint256 i = 0; i < LOOKBACK_SAMPLES; i++) {
        sum += priceObservations[i];
    }
    return sum / LOOKBACK_SAMPLES;
}

Tip: A longer lookback period (e.g., 7 days) increases manipulation cost but reduces protocol responsiveness to legitimate market moves.

Detailed Instructions

Liquidity depth refers to the volume of assets available at or near a given price. A protocol should not collateralize an NFT based on a price supported by only one or two listings, which are easily manipulated.

• Sub-step 1: Query marketplace APIs or on-chain order books to count the number of valid listings within a price band (e.g., +/- 10% of the reported floor).
• Sub-step 2: Set a minimum liquidity threshold. For example, require at least 5 distinct listings from different sellers within the band for a price to be considered valid.
• Sub-step 3: Implement a fallback mechanism. If liquidity is insufficient, the protocol should revert to the last verified TWAP or pause new loans/leverages against that collection.

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// Pseudocode for a basic liquidity check
function isPriceLiquid(uint256 collectionId, uint256 proposedPrice) public view returns (bool) {
    uint256[] memory listings = marketplace.getListings(collectionId, proposedPrice, 10); // +/-10%
    uint256 uniqueSellers = countUniqueSellers(listings);
    return (uniqueSellers >= MIN_LIQUIDITY_COUNT && listings.length >= MIN_LISTING_COUNT);
}

Tip: Integrate with decentralized oracle networks like Chainlink that can perform off-chain aggregation of liquidity data from multiple sources (OpenSea, Blur, LooksRare) to reduce gas costs and increase reliability.

Detailed Instructions

Dynamic LTV ratios automatically lower the maximum loan amount for collections exhibiting signs of manipulation or high volatility, protecting the lending pool.

• Sub-step 1: Calculate key risk metrics on-chain or via an oracle. These include price volatility (standard deviation of recent prices), listing concentration (Herfindahl-Hirschman Index of sellers), and wash trade detection (analyzing trade patterns between related addresses).
• Sub-step 2: Create a risk score model. Assign weights to each metric and compute a composite score from 0 (low risk) to 100 (high risk).
• Sub-step 3: Map the risk score to an LTV curve. For example, a base LTV of 40% for blue-chip collections could decay linearly to 10% for high-risk scores.

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// Example of a dynamic LTV getter
function getDynamicLTV(address collection) public view returns (uint256) {
    RiskData memory data = oracle.getRiskData(collection);
    uint256 riskScore = (data.volatilityScore * 4 + data.concentrationScore * 6) / 10; // Weighted average
    // Inverse linear mapping: 0 score -> MAX_LTV, 100 score -> MIN_LTV
    if (riskScore >= 100) return MIN_LTV;
    return MAX_LTV - ((MAX_LTV - MIN_LTV) * riskScore) / 100;
}

Tip: Introduce a time-delay for LTV increases after a collection's risk score improves, preventing rapid re-leveraging after a manipulation event.

Detailed Instructions

Despite automated safeguards, protocols need a safety module for human-in-the-loop intervention during novel attack vectors or market-wide crises.

• Sub-step 1: Deploy a multi-sig wallet or a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) as the guardian. Grant it a limited set of emergency functions, such as pausing new loans, adjusting global parameters, or marking specific collections as untrustworthy.
• Sub-step 2: Define clear, on-chain conditions for guardian action. These could be triggered by off-chain monitoring (e.g., Discord alerts) or on-chain thresholds (e.g., a 50% price drop in 10 minutes).
• Sub-step 3: Implement a timelock for non-emergency parameter changes. For example, a DAO vote to change the base LTV for a collection must wait 48 hours before execution, giving users time to react.

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// Example of a pausable module with guardian control
contract SecuredLending {
    address public guardian;
    bool public loansPaused;
    mapping(address => bool) public riskyCollections;
    
    modifier onlyGuardian() { require(msg.sender == guardian, "!guardian"); _; }
    
    function emergencyPauseLoans() external onlyGuardian {
        loansPaused = true;
        emit LoansPaused(block.timestamp);
    }
    
    function flagRiskyCollection(address collection, bool isRisky) external onlyGuardian {
        riskyCollections[collection] = isRisky;
    }
}

Tip: Use a decentralized guardian like a DAO with a high proposal threshold to avoid centralized control while maintaining the ability to act swiftly via a snapshot vote followed by a timelocked execution.

Detailed Instructions

Sybil-resistant reputation can disincentivize manipulation by making it costly and traceable. Build an on-chain ledger of user actions that influences their access to protocol benefits.

• Sub-step 1: Define positive and negative reputation events. Positive: repaying loans early, providing long-term liquidity. Negative: being associated with wash trades, defaulting on loans, listing NFTs at artificially low prices.
• Sub-step 2: Score users based on their historical actions. This can be a simple point system or a more complex model like a decentralized identifier (DID) with verifiable credentials from other protocols.
• Sub-step 3: Integrate the reputation score into protocol logic. Users with low scores could face higher interest rates, lower LTV caps, or be excluded from certain features like flash loans. High-reputation users might earn fee discounts or governance power.

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// Skeleton for a simple reputation storage and getter
contract UserReputation {
    struct RepData {
        uint256 score;
        uint32 lastUpdate;
        uint16 defaults;
    }
    mapping(address => RepData) public userRep;
    
    function adjustRep(address user, int256 delta) internal {
        RepData storage data = userRep[user];
        if(delta > 0) {
            data.score += uint256(delta);
        } else {
            // Ensure score doesn't go below zero
            data.score = data.score > uint256(-delta) ? data.score - uint256(-delta) : 0;
        }
        data.lastUpdate = uint32(block.timestamp);
    }
    
    function getUserLTVMultiplier(address user) public view returns (uint256) {
        uint256 score = userRep[user].score;
        // Example: 1000+ score gets 100% LTV, 0 score gets 70% LTV
        return 70 + (score * 30) / 1000;
    }
}

Tip: Consider using zero-knowledge proofs to allow users to prove a minimum reputation score without revealing their entire transaction history, balancing transparency with privacy.