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Dragonfly Capital, Paradigm Buy $27.5M Stake in Governing MakerDAO’s Future
19.12.2019
Combined, the VCs have the second largest private stake in the MKR ecosystem
Maker Foundation Announces $27.5 Million MKR Sale, Expands DeFi to Asian Market
19.12.2019
Maker Foundation Sells $27.5 million MKR to Dragonfly Capital and Paradigm, driving DeFi adoption in Asia
A List of Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Inventors and Satoshi Clues Debunked in 2019
8.12.2019
Since the inception of Bitcoin, a variety of unique individuals have come forward saying they invented blockchain technology. In 2019, a few more self-proclaimed Satoshis came out of the woodwork, alongside evidence pointing toward other individuals who could have used the moniker. So far, clues...
Amount of Ether Locked in DeFi Is Growing Despite Price Slump
25.11.2019
2.7 million Ether are currently locked in decentralized finance applications, a new record
Human Rights Foundation: Stablecoin Privacy Is ‘Extremely Lackluster’
22.11.2019
The Human Rights Foundation has published its analysis of major stablecoins’ privacy tooling and censorship resilience, stating that stablecoin privacy is “extremely lackluster”
DAI Is Moving Beyond Ether, But DeFi Isn’t Decentralized Just Yet
19.11.2019
MakerDAO may be diversifying the assets it works with, but it has a long way to go to decentralize the power to make key decisions
MakerDAO Proposes New DAI Ceiling After Hitting $100 Million Cap
8.11.2019
MakerDAO loans now hold more than $339 million worth of ether. With the launch of multi-collateral DAI set for later this month, what comes next?
Maker’s Stability Fee Drops to 5.5% After Multi-Collateral Dai Announcement
3.11.2019
According to the CEO of the Maker Foundation, Rune Christensen, Multi-Collateral Dai (MCD) will launch on November 18. On October 28, Maker’s stability fee was reduced by a ‘whale’ with roughly 94% of the voting power. Also Read: French Ministry of Education Publishes Bitcoin...
Lock BTC, Get DAI: Lending Firm Bridges Bitcoin-DeFi Divide in Latin America
29.10.2019
Ledn is partnering with MakerDAO to bring the ethereum-backed stablecoin DAI to more users in Latin America
McAfee Envisions DEX in a World Where Crypto Won’t Be Traded for Fiat
21.10.2019
In a recent video posted to Twitter. John McAfee states: “Imagine a world…where fiat currency is diminishing in importance.” Instead of pointing to the adoption of crypto by big money interests, the rogue politician and radical bitcoin proponent talks of a complete flip, where...
MakerDAO’s Multi-Collateral DAI Token Is Launching Nov. 18
9.10.2019
From Nov. 18, borrowers of DAI tokens will be able to stake multiple types of cryptocurrency collateral, not just ETH
Meet Nimbus, a Concept for Enhancing BCH Smart Contracts
18.9.2019
On Monday, software developer Tobias Ruck introduced a new transaction version for the BCH chain called Nimbus in a demonstration video. The introduction is a longer version of the presentation Ruck had shown at the Bitcoin Cash City conference. According to the developer, the transaction version...
Decentralized Employment Ecosystem Opolis to Integrate MakerDAO’s Dai Cryptocurrency
17.9.2019
Opolis received a grant from MakerDAO to integrate its Dai cryptocurrency into its decentralized employer ecosystem for payroll and benefits
Venezuelan Pharmacy Chain Accepts Bitcoin Cash for Medicine and Products
28.8.2019
On August 26, a pharmacy chain in Venezuela called Farmarket revealed it now accepts cryptocurrencies through the payment provider Xpay, a subsidiary of Panda Group. Arley Lozano, Panda Group’s founder, explained how Farmarket’s pharmacy franchise has 22 stores located across...
Maker Foundation Tried and Failed to Register ‘DEFI’ Trademark
23.8.2019
Under current law, the responsibility of defending trademarks falls on the holder of the trademark
This ICO Startup Didn’t Die During Crypto Winter. It Has DAI to Thank
17.8.2019
The London-based Monolith just added DAI to its crypto debit card product. But the startup itself has long used DAI to manage its treasury
P2P Crypto Lending Is on the Rise
3.8.2019
As peer-to-peer cash, it only seems logical that cryptocurrency should be deployed for P2P lending. While that application has taken time to materialize, bitcoin and other crypto assets are now increasingly fulfilling that purpose. Across the BTC, BCH and ETH networks, credit is being supplied...
Panda Group’s Crypto Terminals Offer Venezuelans a Bridge to Economic Prosperity
14.7.2019
Arley Lozano, founder of the cryptocurrency based startup Panda Group, recently explained how his firm is spreading cryptocurrency adoption throughout Colombia and Venezuela. Panda Group has deployed 10 hybrid cryptocurrency point-of-sale (PoS) terminals that also act as automated teller machines...
$1 Million Loans Are Being Minted on MakerDAO – More May Be on the Way
9.7.2019
A bullish ETH market appears to be increasing the number of large collateralized debt positions on MakerDAO
Oxfam Trials Aid Distribution With DAI, Future Use 'Highly Likely'
26.6.2019
A pilot program saw Oxfam distribute financial aid in the form of tap-and-pay cards developed for Sempo’s payment platform that were loaded with DAI to 200 citizens of Vanuatu to test the efficacy of blockchain-based disaster relief solutions