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MakerDAO Contributors Propose First Native Liquidity Market Focused on DAI Stablecoin
8.2.2023
The proposed Spark Protocol will leverage Maker’s DAI stablecoin and its crypto assets for liquidity, and would be based on the Aave v3 smart contract system
MakerDAO manages to increase profit to $19 million
8.2.2023
The year 2022 turned out to be not at all in favor of MakerDAO. It painted quite a solemn picture for the second-in-line DeFi protocol. It happened to have witnessed a full 79% downfall in terms of operating earnings. Even its top-rung revenues saw a downward slide to the extent of 42%. However...
DeFi protocols unite to promote permissionless Web3 experiences
7.2.2023
The collaboration of over 30 DeFi projects came as an effort to counteract the negative sentiments built in 2022 due to numerous CeFi ecosystem crashes
Makerdao Co-Founder Proposes $14 Million Fund to Combat Climate Change; Crypto Supporters Mock Idea
7.2.2023
Cryptocurrency advocates have been discussing a proposal by the founder of Makerdao, Rune Christensen, to fund a Scientific Sustainability Fund. An idea that aims to combat climate change and misinformation about energy solutions. Christensen is asking for 20,000 MKR tokens to move forward with...
Starkware Plans to Open Source Key Tech Linked to Starknet Prover
6.2.2023
At the Starkware Sessions 2023 event, held at the Cameri Theatre in Tel Aviv, Israel, Starkware co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson informed the audience that the company intends to open source “key tech” linked to the Starknet Prover. During the event, the co-founder of the Ethereum scaling...
MakerDAO Constitution Would Fund Sustainability Efforts With 20K MKR Tokens From Reserves, Emissions
3.2.2023
With “scientific sustainability” as a core principle, the Maker Constitution is to play an active role in combating climate change by allocating $14 million worth of MKR tokens to its Scientific Sustainability Fund
MakerDAO launches $5M legal defense fund
1.2.2023
At its inception, the defense fund will receive a budget of $5 million held in the DAI stablecoin
MakerDAO Approves Deployment of $100M USDC on DeFi Protocol Yearn Finance
23.1.2023
The decision opens the way for MakerDAO to earn an estimated 2% annual yield on USDC stablecoin deposits
Paxos Courts MakerDAO With Paying Yield for Holding Up to $1.5B USDP Stablecoin
20.1.2023
The proposal by Paxos is part of MakerDAO’s effort to generate income on its $7 billion digital asset reserve
MakerDAO Votes to Keep Gemini USD in DAI Stablecoin’s Reserves
19.1.2023
In a dramatically tight voting, some 51% of votes favored ousting Gemini’s stablecoin from MakerDAO’s reserve. The result is a significant blow to GUSD, as MakerDAO has held 85% of all tokens in circulation
MakerDAO Favors Holding GUSD Stablecoin as Part of Reserve in Early Voting
18.1.2023
MakerDAO voters so far favor keeping the $500 million Gemini USD stablecoin ceiling in Maker’s PSM reserve over decreasing its role or phasing it out
Crypto billionaires' subsequent deaths spark wild theories among the community
9.1.2023
Many blamed the deaths on billionaires’ past, while others suspected some form of foul play and even execution
December DeFi exploits were the lowest in 2022: Finance Redefined
6.1.2023
The DeFi market didn't see much change in its first week of new year compared to the last week of 2022 as the price momentum remained in a similar zone
BUSD Sees $5 Billion Reduction in Supply in 24 Days, Relationship With Turkish Lira Continues
6.1.2023
According to statistics, the stablecoin BUSD saw a significant drop in its supply over the past 30 days, shedding roughly 23.8% from Dec. 5, 2022, to Jan. 6, 2023. Since Dec. 13, 2022, BUSD’s supply has been reduced by more than $5 billion, going from $21.84 billion to its current level...
Lido overtakes MakerDAO and now has the highest TVL in DeFi
2.1.2023
A Nansen in December noted that Ether staking solutions had been in high demand since Ethereum’s shift to proof-of-stake
5 altcoin projects that made a real difference in 2022
27.12.2022
2022 was tough on crypto prices, but ETH, LDO, MATIC, DAI and ATOM all made a positive impact on the industry
TVL in Defi Slides Under $40 Billion, Tapping a Low Not Seen Since February 2021
17.12.2022
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has fallen below the $40 billion mark for the first time since the first week of Feb. 2021. On Dec. 17, 2022, the TVL in defi is roughly $39.53 billion after dropping more than 4% in value during the past 24 hours. Value Locked in Defi...
Decentralized Finance Protocols Flounder as Value Locked in Defi Shed More Than 25% Since FTX Collapsed
12.12.2022
On December 12, 2022, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has been range bound after falling 25.5% from $55.94 billion on Nov. 5, to today’s $41.67 billion. Moreover, during the past 12 months, the TVL in defi dropped 82.56% from roughly $239 billion in Dec. 2021,...
Today in Crypto: Goldman Sachs Reportedly to Spend Millions on Crypto Companies, US FTC Investigating Crypto Firms, ConsenSys Releases Data Collection Update
6.12.2022
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MakerDAO Community Votes to Hike DAI Rewards to 1%
1.12.2022
Some 71% of voters favored hiking the DAI Savings Rate to 1%, the highest option offered in the voting