MakerDAO

Reflexer Labs, a new decentralized finance project aimed at softening volatility, has closed a $1.68 million seed round led by Paradigm.

By Brady Dale

Aug 5, 2020 at 6:47 p.m. UTC

Aug 5, 2020

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CoinDesk Live Recap: Ethereum's DeFi Luminaries Discuss What's Next

MakerDAO's Rune Christensen, Compound's Robert Leshner and Uniswap's Hayden Adams discussed the state of the $3.8 billion DeFi market.

By Nate DiCamillo

Jul 30, 2020 at 5:25 a.m. UTC

Jul 30, 2020

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Ethereum

One Billion, Two Billion, Three Billion, Four? DeFi's Knocking on TradFi's Door

DeFi is an overnight success years in the making. From "The DAO" hack to $3.6 billion in total value locked, here's the history of decentralized finance.

By Brady Dale

Jul 28, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. UTC

Jul 28, 2020

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MakerDAO Passes $1B Milestone in DeFi First

The total value of ether locked in DeFi's oldest project has surpassed $1 billion for the first time.

By Sebastian Sinclair

Jul 27, 2020 at 9:40 a.m. UTC

Jul 27, 2020

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Ethereum

Mempool Manipulation Enabled Theft of $8M in MakerDAO Collateral on Black Thursday: Report

New research suggests March’s “Black Swan” event for Ethereum may have been a sophisticated plan to cash in on a global sell-off.

By Brady Dale

Jul 22, 2020 at 6:41 p.m. UTC

Jul 22, 2020

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Ethereum

What Is Yield Farming? The Rocket Fuel of DeFi, Explained

If all these terms ("DeFi," "liquidity mining," "yield farming") are so much Greek to you, fear not. We're here to catch you up.

By Brady Dale

Jul 6, 2020 at 4:05 p.m. UTC

Jul 6, 2020

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Charity

Irish Charity Receives $1.1M Grant to Build Blockchain Platform for Aid Distribution

The grant will also allow Oxfam to scale the project across the Pacific region and explore its potential in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean.

By Nate DiCamillo

Jul 3, 2020 at 6:14 p.m. UTC

Jul 3, 2020

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Compound Tops MakerDAO, Now Has the Most Value Staked in DeFi

Compound has overthrown MakerDAO as the decentralized finance protocol with the most value staked, locking $484 million to Maker's $481 million on Saturday.

By Brady Dale

Jun 20, 2020 at 6:54 p.m. UTC

Jun 20, 2020

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