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Why $4M Dai Made From WBTC Matters for DeFi's Maturation
Crypto lender Nexo minted $4 million in dai on MakerDAO using synthetic bitcoin token WBTC as collateral. Here's why that matters.
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Trading Contest on Synthetix Aims to Showcase Speed of New DEX Tech
Synthetix is putting over $40,000 in crypto on the line to entice users to try out the faster beta of its decentralized exchange (DEX).
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CoinDesk at DevCon 5: MakerDAO’s Multi-Collateral DAI Token
CoinDesk at Devcon 5: MakerDAO’s Multi-Collateral DAI Token
CoinDesk Reporter, Christine Kim talks with MakerDAO Founder and CEO, Rune Christensen at Devcon about their new DAI token.
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Inside the MakerDAO Booth at CES 2020
Inside the MakerDAO Booth at CES 2020
Inside the MakerDAO Booth at CES 2020
Inside the MakerDAO Booth at CES 2020

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The CoinDesk 50: MakerDAO Is the Godzilla of DeFi
The $350 million MakerDAO protocol has become the most important project in DeFi, and DeFi has emerged as the most viable part of Ethereum.
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Stablecoins Push Ethereum's Transaction Count to Highest Since July 2019
Ethereum’s transaction counts have surged by 72% since mid-February
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Dai Lending Rates Rise to One-Month High on DeFi Platform Compound
Interest rates on dai deposits have spiked on DeFi platform Compound, another ripple effect of the global financial crisis.
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Why MakerDAO Should Consider Negative Interest Rates for Dai
To keep dai near its $1 peg, the Maker community should consider negative interest rates. The cost to users may be worth it, says columnist J. P. Koning.
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MakerDAO Users Sue Stablecoin Issuer Following 'Black Thursday' Losses
A lawsuit against the Maker Foundation claims the DeFi platform “intentionally misrepresented the risks associated with CDP ownership.”
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MakerDAO Foundation Plots Its Own Demise
The MakerDAO Foundation is getting serious about its planned obsolescence. A governance call Thursday laid out founder Rune Christensen's three pillars of full decentralizatio...
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