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Decentralized finance (DeFi) credit market Aave has pulled ahead of stablecoin mint MakerDAO for the title of most collateral staked on Ethereum, according to DeFi Pulse. Aave now has $1.47 billion-worth of different crypto assets staked for credit lines, while MakerDAO has $1.45 billion in total value locked (TVL). “Reaching the highest
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After being defeated by Compound last month, MakerDAO is back as a top DeFi protocol owing to the recent Ethereum price surge.MakerDAO is presently the DeFi platform with the highest amount of locked value, after a recent Ethereum price surge. According to a Cryptobriefing report, MakerDAO has hit one billion dollars in
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There’s no doubt Ethereum decentralized finance (DeFi) has been a hot trend over recent weeks. Nothing shows this as well as the value of cryptocurrencies locked inWith DeFi gaining steam, there have been new voices chiming in. One such voice commenting on DeFi is Ross Ulbricht, one of the earliest
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The World Economic Forum (WEF) has recognized six blockchain firms on its list of 100 ‘early to growth-stage’ companies as Technology Pioneers for 2020.According to the WEF’s website, the blockchain and crypto startups recognized for pioneering new technologies and innovations in 2020 are Lightning Labs, Chainlink, MakerDAO, Bitcoin analytics firms
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The price of MakerDAO (MKR) has rallied by roughly 30% over the past 24 hours, posting a new year-to-date high above $720 on some exchanges. The rally follows a late May spike of up to roughly 45% on the heels of MKR’s second Coinbase Pro listing. The past day’s high saw
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The decentralized finance lending market Maker, like many crypto participants, suffered losses during the price collapse of “Black Thursday” on March 12. The price of Ether (ETH) declined by about 50% within 24 hours, triggering a zero-bid attack as the Maker system became swamped with a huge volume of liquidations.In
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MakerDao governance, a decentralized community of MKR token holders that govern the Maker Protocol, has voted to pull Bitcoin onto the Ethereum blockchain by accepting Wrapped Bitcoin as a new collateral asset in the Maker Protocol, according to the official announcement on May 3. For the uninitiated, wBTC is the
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The Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA) announced on March 30 the appointment of Sébastien Borget as President, while further adding that companies like Ubisoft, AMD, Animoca Brands, and MakerDAO have returned as sponsors for 2020.According to the announcement, the BGA — a coalition of 90 game and blockchain companies advocating
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The crypto industry is young, and in emerging tech, a handful of companies often lead the charge. For those holding equity in these companies, this is generally considered something to be encouraged. For everyone else, it is not.The recent rise of decentralized finance has been no different, and the
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MakerDAO, leading player in the decentralized finance sector, is facing liquidity risk in an uncertain market. The MakerDAO community is considering adding support for USDC, the cryptocurrency associated with Circle, as an alternative collateral to help bear this risk, according to a community thread on March 16. MakerDAO’s Foundation Dev
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