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Société Générale Applies for $20M MakerDAO Loan Using Bond Token Collateral

In a proposal Thursday on MakerDAO's governance forums, French multinational banking giant Société Générale (SocGen) applied for the DeFi lending platform to accept on-chain bond tokens issued by the bank as collateral for a stablecoin DAI loan for up to $20 million. "The Hash" panel discusses the historic step towards institutional adoption of DeFi.

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Policy

Who in Crypto Met With Brian Brooks When He Ran OCC? Here's His Calendar

As Donald Trump’s national bank regulator, Brooks met with a wide range of crypto market participants, from Fortune 500 execs to DeFi protocol founders, documents show.

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Tech

MakerDAO Moves to Full Decentralization; Maker Foundation to Close in 'Months'

The move by the protocol’s home office has been long expected.

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen in Davos, Switzerland, January 2020.

Finance

MakerDAO on Collision Course With Banking Regulators

As MakerDAO rolls out real estate loans, banking regulators are unlikely to ignore DeFi banks, our columnist says.

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Videos

MakerDAO Will Allow Users to Use Real Estate to Finance Loans

The price of MakerDAO’s token, Maker (MKR), has been soaring past $4K amid news that MakerDAO is bridging real estate with the blockchain world. MakerDAO Head of Real-World Finance Sébastien Derivaux discusses the latest price surge and how people can put real-world property on the blockchain and borrow against it.

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Maker Price Soars As MakerDAO Brings Real-World Assets to DeFi

The Maker token's price has soared to a new all-time high over $4K after news that MakerDAO will allow users to use real estate to finance their loans on the platform. Will Foxley breaks down the significance of MakerDAO's move to bring real-world assets to DeFi.

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Markets

Maker Price Passes $4K for First Time, as MakerDAO Brings Real Estate to DeFi

"Real world" assets have entered DeFi, as the Maker protocol reportedly just minted $38,000 of dai stablecoins to finance a mortgage loan.

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen

Markets

Bullish Sign for Crypto? USDC and Dai Balances on Exchanges Hit Record Highs

Buying in these stablecoins may foretell where the crypto market is going.

Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire

Markets

Maker's MKR Token Surges to 2-Year High on DeFi Growth

Maker's MKR token surged to its highest level in more than two years.

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen

Tech

MakerDAO Loans Can Be Gamed to Hold Out Funds From Liquidation, Startup Finds

A loophole in MakerDAO’s collateralized debt market enables positions to be closed far more leniently than intended due to an oversight in the auction process.

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