For more information about this proposal, please see the full discussion here: https://gov.frax.finance/t/fip-58-deprecate-buybacks-recollateralizations-for-fraxswap-twamms/1283

Summary

Deprecate the buyback() and recollateralize() functions and instead use TWAMMs to expand/contract the FRAX supply and/or burn FXS through a TWAMM AMO.

Background

Since FRAX v1, the protocol has had 2 functions (buyback() & recollateralize()) to hit the target CR by either buying back and burning FXS for USDC or minting FXS for USDC. These functions allow anyone to swap collateral (USDC) to/from the protocol at the Chainlink oracle price of FXS. These functions serve to make sure the amount of collateral the protocol has match the target collateral ratio either by using excess collateral to burn FXS and matching the CR or by minting FXS to taken in USDC to raise the CR to target.

Documentation can be seen here: https://docs.frax.finance/fxs-buybacks-and-recollateralization

These functions essentially serve the purpose of either increasing or decreasing the collateral held on the balance sheet to make sure the CR is properly on target.

With the advent of Fraxswap and TWAMMs, these swaps can be done in as decentralized and permissionless of a manner through an AMO contract that sets up TWAMMs for the appropriate assets. This is one of the main use cases that Fraxswap was in fact built for.

Documentation for Fraxswap TWAMMs can be found at: https://docs.frax.finance/fraxswap/technical-specifications

Proposal

Permanently deprecate the above functions to perform the same monetary policy through a TWAMM AMO and Fraxswap buy/sell orders of TWAMMs. This has the same trust assumptions and monetary policy effects but is more capital efficient, useful, and helps bring more trading activity+usage of Fraxswap, our native AMM.

For:

Deprecate buyback() and recollateralize() functions and deploy a TWAMM AMO contract to set buy/sell orders of FRAX, collateral, and/or FXS directly on Fraxswap

Against:

Do nothing.