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Maker DAO just received an influx of almost 2,500 Bitcoin in the past 48 hours, as the number of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) locked in the decentralized finance app increased by 1,921%.Maker DAO is a decentralized lending protocol on Ethereum, which issues the stablecoin Dai (DAI) in return for ETH-based collateral. Since BTC can be represented on Ethereum in the form of Wrapped Bitcoin, that means Bitcoin, too, can be used as ETH-based collateral on Maker DAO.On May 20, just over 130 Bitcoin were...

Coinbase is looking to make it easier for retail merchants to accept cryptocurrencies as means of payment.Coinbase and Dai Working to Bring Retail ChangeThis week, the company announced that it had integrated Dai – a cryptocurrency released by Maker DAO – into its Coinbase Commerce retail merchants’ division, so that stores and similar business establishments could accept Dai in the future as payment for goods and services. Companies on platforms like Shopify and WooCommerce are now eligible...

Market analytics site DappRadar made a big disclosure earlier this week on Tuesday, November 19. DappRadar, which ranks and tracks decentralized apps recently discover $3.8 billion worth “hidden activity” on the Ethereum blockchain network.Besides this, DappRadar also uncovered $73 million trading volumes in the last seven days, within Ethereum Dapps. Thus, after this finding, the Ethereum Dapps volume has reportedly surged from $27 million to above $100 million. Surprisingly, this finding...

Photo: Anchorage / MediumIn what seems to be forward-thinking move, the premier cryptocurrency and digital asset custodian Anchorage backed by Visa has introduced a governance platform that has on-chain voting rights. The first cryptocurrency token to be supported in this regard is the Maker DAO’s Maker (MKR) token.The platform referred to as Anchorage Governance will enable all the custodian’s clients which hold the MKR token to be able to vote at the Multi-Collateral Dai (MCD) vote which...