Compound overtook MakerDAO Saturday as the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol with the most value locked. As of June 20, Compound has $484 million in cryptocurrency locked, while MakerDAO has $481 million, accordingRead More…
As the dust begins to settle over MakerDAO’s Black Thursday incident, the team is now returning to a normal working pace. We took the opportunity to catch up with Rune Christensen, oneRead More…
MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen told CoinDesk late last year that the MakerDAO Foundation had two years left before its planned obsolescence. It sounds like it may take a bit longer but recentRead More…
In his 1991 book, “Crossing the Chasm,” management consultant Geoffrey Moore defined a crucial gap between the early adopters of a new technology and the larger populations of users that come later.Read More…
It was only December when the entire decentralized finance (DeFi) market was worth less than $700 million. Early this morning, it hit $1 billion, a figure that even the most fervent blockchainRead More…
Opolis received a development grant from MakerDAO to integrate its Dai cryptocurrency into its decentralized employer ecosystem for payroll and benefits, the company said. A blockchain-based answer to the gig-economy’s rise, OpolisRead More…
The Takeaway: Monolith turned a $16.9 million ICO into $25 million-worth of assets by riding the bull market of 2017 then taking out DAI loans. This DAI strategy is increasingly common amongRead More…
After nearly two weeks of continuous voting, MakerDAO token holders have officially activated a decrease to DAI stablecoin fees. DAI is an ethereum-based token which presently maintains a soft peg to theRead More…
“Currently, the Maker development team is going through its most difficult challenge that I have witnessed during my 3.5 years with the project.” So begins a document obtained by CoinDesk, entitled “Zandy’sRead More…
Crypto loan platforms are booming as ether holders look to mitigate portfolio losses endured during 2018’s bear market. Among these decentralized finance (DeFi) applications, San Francisco-based startup Dharma Labs is emerging asRead More…