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New Stablecoin Issuer Raft Is Eschewing Fiat for Its Financial Backing
5.6.2023
Its R stablecoin is collateralized by one crypto asset: liquid staking leader Lido’s staked ether (stETH)
MakerDAO Paves Way for Additional $1.28B U.S. Treasury Purchase
1.6.2023
The protocol’s community voted for onboarding a new real-world asset vault that would invest up to the additional amount in U.S. Treasury bonds
MakerDAO Votes to Ditch $500M in Paxos Dollar Stablecoin From Reserve Assets
1.6.2023
The result is a significant blow for Paxos as MakerDAO currently holds roughly half of USDP’s total supply
Stablecoin Economy Reaches 20-Month Low as BUSD Redemptions Surpass 10 Billion Tokens in 3 Months
31.5.2023
Three months have passed since Paxos made the decision to cease the production of new BUSD tokens, complying with the directive issued by the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). Since February 13, 2023, 10.62 billion BUSD tokens have been redeemed thus far. Within the span of...
Makerdao Considers Significant DAI Savings Rate Hike: 3.3% on the Horizon, If Vote Passes
28.5.2023
The Makerdao collective is currently immersed in a discussion about the potential rise of the DAI stablecoin’s savings rate to 3.3%. This suggestion was introduced by Block Analitica and revealed to the community on May 26 under the title “Stability Scope Parameter Changes #2.”...
MakerDAO proposal seeks to hike DAI savings rate to 3.33%
27.5.2023
The DAI savings rate was previously increased to 1% in December 2022, and led to 35 million DAI being deposited in the span of a month, according to MakerDAO
Stablecoin Economy Shrinks by $7.3 Billion in 2023, USDC and BUSD Record Mass Redemptions
21.5.2023
From the beginning of this year, the crypto economy has surged by 41.77%, reaching a current market capitalization of $1.17 trillion. However, amidst this growth, the stablecoin economy experienced a substantial loss of $7.3 billion within a span of 140 days. Stablecoins Experience a Significant...
Bitcoin, Ethereum bears are back in control — Two derivative metrics suggest
21.5.2023
Given the uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment, Bitcoin price bulls have no reason to bet against a six-week descending wedge pattern
MakerDAO Founder Proposes Plan for Upgraded Versions of DAI Stablecoin, Governance Token
12.5.2023
Rune Christensen also proposed to incorporate artificial intelligence-assisted processes into Maker’s governance
MakerDAO publishes 5-phase roadmap featuring funding for open-source AI projects
12.5.2023
DAI stablecoin proprietor MakerDAO offered up an AI-heavy roadmap for the future with plans for a new blockchain
Tether Grows 2.3% as Stablecoin Economy Loses $2.4 Billion in Value Since March 31
25.4.2023
While several top digital assets have decreased in value against the U.S. dollar over the past month, the stablecoin economy has lost $2.4 billion in value since March 31, 2023. Four of the top five stablecoins experienced net redemptions over the last 30 days, except for tether, which grew by 2.3%...
Crypto Lending Protocol MakerDAO Approves Transferring a Maximum of $500M in USDC to Coinbase Custody for 2.6% Yield
20.4.2023
The maneuver is part of MakerDAO’s earlier decision to move up to $1.6 billion of USDC stablecoins to Coinbase’s custody arm
Tether Stablecoin Sees 22% Growth in 2023 Despite Dollar-Pegged Token Economy’s Contraction
17.4.2023
Since January 2023, the number of tether stablecoins in circulation has grown from 66 billion to the current 80.9 billion, representing growth of more than 22% this year. Tether’s growth is approaching the high of $83 billion in stablecoins in circulation that the project saw almost a year...
With Close to 10 Billion Stablecoins Redeemed, BUSD’s Supply Drops to Lowest Level Since April 2021
16.4.2023
Statistics recorded on April 15, 2023, show that the number of coins in circulation for the stablecoin BUSD dropped below the 7 billion range to 6.68 billion, marking the lowest number of BUSD in circulation since April 2021. Furthermore, data indicates that the supply of BUSD has shrunk by 19.8%...
Olympus DAO Votes to Buy More ETH for Treasury Backing OHM Token
14.4.2023
The rebalancing comes as ether rallies off a successful Shapella upgrade
Uniswap Topped Coinbase’s Trading Volume in March During USDC Depeg, U.S. Crackdown
6.4.2023
The DEX, however, has been unable to maintain elevated periods of trading volumes in the past, CCData noted
Rogue Validator Exploits MEV Bots on Ethereum, Resulting in $25.3M in Crypto Losses
4.4.2023
On April 3, 2023, at Ethereum block height 16,964,664, a group of MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) bots were exploited for $25.3 million. An analysis of the exploit revealed that a renegade validator switched the MEV bots’ transactions and seized various crypto tokens, such as 7,460 wrapped...
Circle’s USDC Remains Dominant in DeFi as Pressure Eases on the Stablecoin
31.3.2023
USDC, the key stablecoin in decentralized finance, temporarily lost its dollar peg earlier this month after the collapse of its key banking partner
Euler Finance exploiter returns another $37.1M worth of ETH and DAI
27.3.2023
The exploiter originally drained $195 million worth of ETH and tokens from the protocol but has now returned around $138 million
Lending Platform MakerDAO Approves ‘Constitution,’ Moves Forward With ‘Endgame’ Plan
27.3.2023
The approved proposal aims to set a new foundation for the largest decentralized lending protocol’s major restructuring called “Endgame.”