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DAI Stablecoin Surpasses $5B Market Cap on Higher Yield, Lifting Spark Protocol

The recently-introduced Enhanced Dai Savings Rate reversed some of the token’s decline in market value.

Rune Christensen (Trevor Jones)

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MakerDAO Founder on Future of DAO Voter Participation

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen joins "First Mover" to discuss the main issues surrounding coordination within DAOs and his "Endgame" plan to "decentralize the broken financial system & replace it with a system that benefits everyone." Plus, insights on MakerDAO paving the way to purchase up to an additional $1.28 billion in U.S. government bonds via crypto asset manager BlockTower Capital.

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MakerDAO’s MKR, Ripple’s XRP and Stellar’s XLM Led Crypto Gainers in July

Cryptocurrency giants bitcoin and ether, meanwhile, lost ground during the month.

Crypto leaders in July (CoinDesk Indices)

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MakerDAO Looks to Ignite Growth for $4.6B DAI Stablecoin With Up to 8% Reward

The circulation of Maker’s DAI stablecoin has shrunk by a third over the past year.

Rune Christensen (Trevor Jones)

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Paradigm Moves $3.5M in MakerDAO's MKR Tokens Following Peer a16z's Maneuver

Fellow venture capital firm a16z over the past week transferred $7 million of its MKR holdings to crypto exchange Coinbase.

Paradigm's MKR transfers (Arkham Intelligence)

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Venture Capital Firm a16z Unloads $7M of MKR Tokens as Price Soars

Venture capital heavyweight Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is selling a part of its investment in crypto lender MakerDAO's MKR governance tokens as the price of coins soared to a near one-year high, blockchain data shows. "The Hash" panel discusses the implications for Maker’s ecosystem.

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Venture Capital Firm a16z Unloads $7M of MKR Tokens as Price Soars

Lending platform Maker’s governance tokens soared to near one-year high prices last week prior to the sales.

a16z's MKR transactions (Arkham intelligence)

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MakerDAO’s MKR Soars 28% in a Week as Token Buyback Scheme Goes Live

The lending platform is on track to remove some $7 million of MKR governance tokens from the market in the next month, according to blockchain data.

MKR weekly price (CoinDesk)

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MakerDAO Votes to Halt Lending to Tokenized Credit Pool After $2M Loan Default

The embattled Harbor Trade credit pool minted $1.5 million of DAI stablecoin secured with loans to a consumer electronics firm, which defaulted on $2.1 million of debt.

Rune Christensen, fundador de MakerDAO. (CoinDesk TV)

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MakerDAO Boosts U.S. Treasury Holdings by $700M to Back DAI Stablecoin With Real-World Assets

The purchase is the latest step to increase the role of real-world assets in the platform’s DAI stablecoin reserve.

Rune Christensen, fundador de MakerDAO. (CoinDesk TV)