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MakerDAO Foundation Plots Its Own Demise
4.4.2020
The MakerDAO Foundation is getting serious about its planned obsolescence. A governance call Thursday laid out founder Rune Christensen's three pillars of full decentralization
John McAfee Offers $500 in ETH-based DAI for Corona Apocalypse Pics
3.4.2020
$500 in DAI has been offered by John McAfee for the best photograph showing the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown
A Crypto Venture Fund Bought the Most Tokens at MakerDAO’s Debt Auction
1.4.2020
Crypto venture fund Paradigm Capital won the winning bids in the MakerDAO debt auction, but the users remain uncompensated
Ubisoft and MakerDAO to Sponsor Blockchain Gaming Alliance Under New Leadership
30.3.2020
The Blockchain Gaming Alliance sees new sponsors including Ubisoft and MakerDAO
Tron Launches Djed, a Platform That Looks Suspiciously Like MakerDAO
30.3.2020
Is Tron’s recently announced Djed really a MakerDAO clone?
How MakerDAO’s Stablecoin Survived the Crash, Smart Contract Bugs and Full Decentralization
29.3.2020
How do DeFi stablecoins actually work and what happened during the sudden, precipitous drop in crypto prices earlier this month? On today's show Andreas M. Antonopoulos leads us through a very interesting system and how it survived 'Black Thursday'
Back From the Crypt: MakerDAO Toes the Line Between Life and Death
27.3.2020
DeFi barely recovers from a serious blow: “It was only a matter of time before the shockwaves from the growing financial crisis shook the very foundations of MakerDAO”
For DeFi’s Sake, Maker Should Take Blame for Black Thursday Losses
25.3.2020
While the system did not technically malfunction, a confluence of factors enabled a few opportunists to win the collateral auctions despite placing extremely low bids
MakerDAO’s Gustav Arentoft: Decentralization Is Not a Binary Choice
24.3.2020
MakerDAO expanding to South East Asia: “When we started talking with them, we had 10 or 20,000 people on the platform. Now, before we have even launched, we had more than 600,000 people pass through KYC”
MakerDAO's Storm Has Passed, but Community Still Faces Tough Decisions
23.3.2020
Maker’s community breathes a sigh of relief, but many other challenges await
Bidders Pay Up to 24% Less for MKR in Phase Two of MakerDAO Auction
23.3.2020
Bidders have bagged savings of up to 24% in the second phase of the MakerDAO debt auction
MakerDAO Raises USD 2m in MKR Debt Auction + More News
20.3.2020
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USD 2 million in DAI has been raised in the MakerDAO MKR debt auction. The debt auction was launched with a goal...
$2 Million of MakerDAO Debt to Be Wiped as Auction Reaches Final Stages
20.3.2020
$2 million of debt is due to be wiped, as the first MakerDAO debt auction reaches its final stages
MakerDAO’s First Debt Auction of MKR Tokens Is Successfully Underway
19.3.2020
MKR price is going up as MakerDAO’s first debt auction is well underway
USDC Crosses $600 Million In Market Capitalization; Work as Collateral For MakerDAO
19.3.2020
Working as a globally acclaimed fully collateralized US dollar stablecoin, USDC has achieved two celebratory milestones for its global customer base. Firstly, the renowned stablecoin project has crossed the whopping mark of $600 million in market capitalization. Secondly, USDC has been adopted...
The MakerDAO Auction Is Happening, Here's What to Expect
18.3.2020
The upcoming MakerDAO auction rallied strong support from the DeFi community as it seeks to make borrowers whole
MakerDAO Governance Approves USDC Stablecoin as Collateral
18.3.2020
The MakerDAO governance has approved stablecoin USDC as the third collateral type accepted in the Maker Protocol
Devs Debate Using USDC for Collateral After DAI Stablecoin Faces Liquidity Issues
18.3.2020
Since March 12, the Makerdao community has been struggling with the stablecoin DAI which has been over $4 million undercollaterized since the crypto market carnage started. On March 18, the developers plan to auction newly minted maker (MKR) tokens in order to remove the outstanding debt. However...
MakerDAO Adds USDC as DeFi Collateral Following ‘Black Thursday’ Chaos
17.3.2020
MakerDAO has added a third asset to its decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, USD Coin (USDC), in response to the system’s flagship stablecoin, dai, continuing to float above its dollar peg. Passed Tuesday at 2:58 UTC, the Coinbase- and Circle-backed USDC is now available for use as collateral...
MakerDAO’s Problems Are a Textbook Case of Governance Failure
17.3.2020
MakerDAO could have planned for its "Black Swan" event last week