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DAI Is Moving Beyond Ether, But DeFi Isn’t Decentralized Just Yet

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.

Business  ·  18 November 2019
MakerDAO

DeFi Startup Compound Finance Raises $25 Million Series A Led by A16z

It's one of the largest venture capital investments in a decentralized finance (DeFi) startup to date.

Business  ·  14 November 2019
MakerDAO

MakerDAO Proposes New DAI Ceiling After Hitting $100 Million Cap

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?

Tech  ·  8 November 2019
Bitcoin

Lock BTC, Get DAI: Lending Firm Bridges Bitcoin-DeFi Divide in Latin America

Ledn is partnering with MakerDAO to bring the ethereum-backed stablecoin DAI to more users in Latin America.

Business  ·  29 October 2019
Governance

MakerDAO’s Multi-Collateral DAI Token Is Launching Nov. 18

From Nov. 18, borrowers of DAI tokens will be able to stake multiple types of cryptocurrency collateral, not just ETH.

Markets  ·  9 October 2019
MakerDAO

MakerDAO Bounty Program Catches ‘Critical’ Bug Before Launch

MakerDAO patched a "critical" bug in its upcoming Multi-Collateral Dai upgrade that could have put 10% of the system's total collateral at risk.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 October 2019
MakerDAO

Decentralized Employment Ecosystem Opolis to Integrate MakerDAO’s Dai Cryptocurrency

Opolis received a grant from MakerDAO to integrate its Dai cryptocurrency into its decentralized employer ecosystem for payroll and benefits.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 September 2019
MakerDAO

Coinbase-Backed ConsenSys Alum Aims to Build GitHub for Web3

Harrison Hines, a former ConsenSys token guru, is building a developer hub for the decentralized web via his startup Terminal.

Business  ·  17 September 2019
0x

Nasdaq Lists New Decentralized Finance Index Including MakerDao, 0x, Augur

Nasdaq has added a new index that aims to offer the markets information on blockchain projects working in the decentralized finance space.

Markets  ·  10 September 2019
MakerDAO

MakerDAO Is Helping 60 Kids in Brazil Learn the Basics of Blockchain

The World Bank is teaming up with MakerDAO to bring blockchain education to Brazilian favelas.

Business  ·  9 September 2019
MakerDAO

Maker Foundation Tried and Failed to Register ‘DEFI’ Trademark

Under current law, the responsibility of defending trademarks falls on the holder of the trademark.

Markets  ·  23 August 2019
MakerDAO

Huobi Expanding DeFi Presence With MakerDao, Compound Support

Huobi is affirming it's DeFi-positive stance with the addition of the loan making vehicles MakerDao and Compound.

Markets  ·  21 August 2019
MakerDAO

This ICO Startup Didn’t Die During Crypto Winter. It Has DAI to Thank

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.

Business  ·  17 August 2019
MakerDAO

$1 Million Loans Are Being Minted on MakerDAO – More May Be on the Way

A bullish ETH market appears to be increasing the number of large collateralized debt positions on MakerDAO.

Markets  ·  9 July 2019
MakerDAO

This Ethereum Lottery Perfectly Explains How Facebook’s Big Corporate Backers Will Profit From Crypto

This is a post about a lossless DAI lottery called PoolTogether. But it's really about how Facebook's Libra project will make money for its big backers.

Markets  ·  24 June 2019