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Tech

Ethereum DeFi Staple MakerDAO Adds StarkNet Bridge in First Step Toward Multi-Chain

Rebuilding Maker on StarkNet involves four phases, starting with a simple bridge that goes live on April 28.

A still from a video explaining how MakerDAO works. (Brady Dale/CoinDesk)

Opinion

Making MakerDAO Matter Again

Recent governance proposals aim to take DeFi’s once-dominant stablecoin issuer into the “real world.”

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Videos

MakerDAO On Its Decentralization Process to Dissolve the Foundation

DeFi protocol MakerDAO plans to complete its roadmap to decentralize governance with the dissolution of its foundation in the coming months. Nadia Alvarez, head of growth at MakerDAO, joins "All About ETH" live from Ethereum Denver 2022 to discuss its journey to decentralization and key lessons learned. Plus, is the trend of DAO-ifying a buzz or a long-term revolution?

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Markets

Ethereum Money Markets See Record Liquidations as Ether Tanks; MakerDAO Revenue Surges

On Friday, MakerDAO collected more than $15 million in liquidation penalty fees.

Ethereum-based lending-borrowing protocols saw record single-day liquidations on Friday. (Delphi Digital, Dune Analytics)

Finance

Grayscale Adds Flexa’s AMP to DeFi Fund, Removes BNT, UMA in Quarterly Rebalancing

The world’s largest digital asset manager announced the updated weightings on Monday, following reconstitution of the CoinDesk DeFi Index (DFX).

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Markets

DeFi Traders Push Terra’s UST Stablecoin to $10B Market Cap

The coin has surpassed Binance Smart Chain in total value locked amid rapid DeFi growth.

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Finance

MakerDAO’s Rune Christensen Joins VC Firm Dragonfly Capital

Christensen is the founder of MakerDAO, which ranks second among DeFI projects with $19.3 billion in total value locked.

MakerDAO CEO Rune Christensen image via CoinDesk archives

Finance

MakerDAO’s Christensen Turns Optimistic After US Stablecoin Report

The founder of the crypto lender and stablecoin issuer had feared the worst about potential regulation.

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen on CoinDesk TV

Videos

MakerDAO Founder on Biden Administration’s Stablecoin Report

A coalition of U.S. financial authorities under the Biden administration published its long-anticipated report and recommendations on the regulation of stablecoins last week.

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