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Maker’s native token – MKR – suffered significant losses during the market crash triggered by TerraUST in May 2022. During that period, DAI stood out as one of the leading stablecoins utilizing an algorithmic mechanism, a feature it shared with the ill-fated UST stablecoin. Following the widespread bearish downturn, the MakerDAO team swiftly implemented measures to overhaul the collateral mechanism supporting the DAI stablecoin. The subsequent transition to a hybrid mechanism...

Remilia Corporation’s Creative Director and Artist, Sprite Bonkler, has announced that Remilia’s co-founders have filed a lawsuit against one of Milady’s founders, Charlotte Fang, and the Delaware Limited Liability Companies (LLCs). Charlotte has been accused of orchestrating a plan to take over Remilia’s functions, resources, and a vast collection of important digital assets. Allegations Against Charlotte Fang Remilia Corporation’s co-founders, the DAO behind the Milady...

MakerDAO’s recently launched lending platform, Spark Protocol, has courted significant backlash over its decision to ban VPN users on the front end. The initial motive was to prevent US-based users from accessing the platform. But it prohibits anyone from using a VPN regardless of whether or not they are situated within the US. This has sparked strong reactions from privacy advocates. War on Privacy MakerDAO ramped up the yield on the DAI stablecoin from 3% to 8% as part of...

The new blockchain called NewChain will be closely linked with Ethereum, promising increased governance security of the ecosystem. MakerDAO, the issuer of the DAI stablecoin, has revealed its plans for a major update it calls the “Endgame”, this follows after the platform recently published a detailed roadmap of the upcoming update. According to the May 11 announcement, the update will take place in five phases and will effect changes that will use artificial intelligence (AI) tools and...

MakerDAO, a decentralized autonomous organization that issues the DAI stablecoin, has voted in favor of allocating more funds to its current US Treasury investments. The increase in investments in government treasury bonds aims to diversify DAI’s stablecoin liquid backing through exposure to real-world assets (RWAs). MakerDAO Votes to Increase Debt Ceiling by $750 Million The first stage of MakerDAO’s expanded foray into investing in RWAs has concluded with the passing of the...

MakerDAO – the issuer of the decentralized stablecoin DAI – unanimously passed a proposal this week to remove renBTC as a form of reserve collateral.  The Bitcoin-pegged token was deemed too risky to hold exposure to in light of its connections to the now-bankrupt trading desk Alameda Research.  Alameda and Ren As announced by MakerDAO over Twitter on Thursday, Maker’s governance voted to offboard the RENBTC-A Vault type in a governance poll that opened on Monday. Nearly...

Nikolai Mushegian – an early contributor to MakerDAO – has been found dead at 29 after reportedly drowning at sea in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  The developer was known within the crypto community for supporting multiple projects and technologies, with some calling him the “DAI architect.” Mushegian’s Passing The local news outlet El Nuevo Dia confirmed Mushegian’s death on Friday, revealing he’d been “swept away by sea currents” at Conando Beach in San Juan.  The beach’s strong...

Coinbase’s institutional-grade service will allow MakerDAO to earn up to 1.5% of the rewards of the funds.On Monday, October 24, crypto exchange Coinbase announced that the MakerDAO governance has finally voted in favor of the proposal to custody $1.6 billion worth of MarkerDAO’s USD Coin (USDC) treasury.In return, Coinbase’s institutional-grade service will allow the DAO to earn up to 1.5% of the rewards of the funds. This is for the first time that Coinbase is expanding its USDC rewards...

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The decentralized stablecoin protocol MakerDAO has committed to converting $500 Million of its DAI reserves into bonds and U.S. treasuries.  This marks the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO)’s the first investment in high-quality government debt.  As MakerDAO explained over Twitter, MKR holders voted to deploy its peg stability module’s USDC on liquid bonds, using its recently created real-world asset Maker Vault. The allocation will consist of 20% investment-grade...