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ETH Price Strains Defi Collateral Loans as ‘Black Swan’ Event Strikes Makerdao
13.3.2020
The price of ethereum dropping double digits on March 12 sent shockwaves through the decentralized finance (defi) community. Makerdao’s single collateral DAI has been struggling and the low price of ETH has left millions worth of DAI undercollateralized. The defi project’s...
Thursday’s Market Madness Strained Ethereum’s Killer App: DeFi
13.3.2020
So many people were trying to use the Ethereum blockchain during Thursday’s market meltdown that many applications simply stopped working as intended
MakerDAO Debts Grow as DeFi Leader Moves to Stabilize Protocol
13.3.2020
MakerDAO is not pursuing its emergency shutdown option although the amount of uncollateralized dai continues to grow
MakerDAO Community to Vote on Upgrades, Conduct Debt Auction
13.3.2020
For the first time, MKR tokens will be minted and auctioned for DAI to repay outstanding debts that failed as a result of the recent crypto market meltdown
DeFi Giant MakerDAO Avoiding Shutdown in the Face of Tanking ETH — For Now
12.3.2020
DeFi giant MakerDAO struggles to keep up with tanking Ether price, but developers are avoiding shutdown for now
DeFi Leader MakerDAO Weighs Emergency Shutdown Following ETH Price Drop
12.3.2020
A large drop in the price of ether (ETH) is testing the feasibility of Ethereum's entire system of lending and borrowing
Non-Custodial Smart Wallet Seeks to Widen Access to Crypto and DeFi
9.3.2020
London-based smart wallet startup Argent has raised $12 million in a Series A led by Sequoia Capital-backed fund, Paradigm
The Algorithms That Control the Cryptocurrency Market
5.3.2020
Algorithms are at the heart of 21st century life, invisibly controlling many of the systems we use and take for granted on a daily basis. Pervasive algorithms determine the entertainment we consume (Netflix, Spotify), the information we read (Google), and the chatter we hear (Facebook, Twitter)....
EY, Microsoft and ConsenSys Launch Enterprise Platform on Ethereum Mainnet
5.3.2020
The Baseline protocol has seen an invite-only launch among select entities, and will be released publicly this month
Mind the Gap: Why ETH Price and DeFi Adoption Aren’t in Sync
16.2.2020
Demand for DeFi lending services built on ethereum shows a pattern of inverse relationship to the price of ETH. When ether prices are falling, the amount of ETH locked in DeFi tends to rise. Most recent data indicate the relationship operates the other way, too
Why DeFi’s Billion-Dollar Milestone Matters
7.2.2020
The DeFi market hitting $1 billion in locked crypto is something even the most fervent ethereum skeptics would have a tough time dismissing as meaningless
Ethereum’s Value Transfer Is Now Dominated by Stablecoins
31.1.2020
The Ethereum (ETH) blockchain has become home to a number of stablecoins. On January 29, Messari researcher Ryan Watkins explained that the stablecoin value transfer issued on the ETH chain recently flipped the number of native ether transactions. Essentially, Ethereum’s value transfer is...
Most of MakerDAO’s Asset Value Is in Only a Few Addresses
29.1.2020
Though the industry is growing rapidly, a very small portion of addresses hold the majority of assets being locked and borrowed in the DeFi space
Traders Turn to DeFi to Capitalize on Tuesday’s Crypto Market Spike
14.1.2020
Decentralized finance (DeFi) applications are popping off Tuesday, and the ETH price spike isn't the whole story
WisdomTree Mulls New Stablecoin as US Money Manager Drives Toward Crypto
14.1.2020
WisdomTree, an asset manager specializing in exchange-traded funds, is vying to become one of the first established U.S. financial firms to offer clients digital assets, including a so-called stablecoin whose value is closely linked to the U.S. dollar
MakerDAO Pitches DeFi to the Masses at CES 2020
9.1.2020
There's a "digital money" section on the show floor of this year's CES. MakerDAO's DAI is the only crypto with a booth
Should the Government Have a Say in Where You Can Invest?
19.12.2019
NLW discusses forthcoming changes to US accredited investor laws and looks at a trend of DeFi companies looking to become more decentralized in 2020
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
Lagarde Sees Demand for Stablecoins, Plans to Put ECB ‘Ahead of the Curve’
13.12.2019
At her first press conference as head of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde outlined her plans to lead the ECB “ahead of the curve” in the field of digital currency. “There is clearly a demand out there that we have to respond to,” she said, referring...