Maker Foundation CEO Rune Christensen.
MakerDAO Paves Way for Additional $1.28B U.S. Treasury Purchase
The protocol’s community voted for onboarding a new real-world asset vault that would invest up to the additional amount in U.S. Treasury bonds.
Maker Foundation CEO Rune Christensen.

MakerDao (Brady Dale/CoinDesk)
MakerDAO Votes to Ditch $500M in Paxos Dollar Stablecoin From Reserve Assets
The result is a significant blow for Paxos as MakerDAO currently holds roughly half of USDP’s total supply.
MakerDao (Brady Dale/CoinDesk)

Rune Christensen (Original image by Trevor Jones)
MakerDAO Founder Proposes Plan for Upgraded Versions of DAI Stablecoin, Governance Token
Rune Christensen also proposed to incorporate artificial intelligence-assisted processes into Maker’s governance.
Rune Christensen (Original image by Trevor Jones)

Why MakerDAO's New Spark Protocol Does Not Serve U.S. Customers
Why MakerDAO's New Spark Protocol Does Not Serve U.S. Customers
MakerDAO launches Spark Protocol today, a front-end access lending protocol specifically designed for the DAI stablecoin. But, Phoenix Labs co-founder and CEO Sam MacPherson t...
Why MakerDAO's New Spark Protocol Does Not Serve U.S. Customers

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen (CoinDesk TV)
Crypto Lending Protocol MakerDAO Approves Transferring a Maximum of $500M in USDC to Coinbase Custody for 2.6% Yield
The maneuver is part of MakerDAO’s earlier decision to move up to $1.6 billion of USDC stablecoins to Coinbase’s custody arm.
MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen (CoinDesk TV)

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Olympus DAO Votes to Buy More ETH for Treasury Backing OHM Token
The rebalancing comes as ether rallies off a successful Shapella upgrade.
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Uniswap Topped Coinbase’s Trading Volume in March During USDC Depeg, U.S. Crackdown
The DEX, however, has been unable to maintain elevated periods of trading volumes in the past, CCData noted.
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Circle’s USDC Remains Dominant in DeFi as Pressure Eases on the Stablecoin
USDC, the key stablecoin in decentralized finance, temporarily lost its dollar peg earlier this month after the collapse of its key banking partner.
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Maker founder Rune Christensen (CoinDesk/Original image by Trevor Jones)
Lending Platform MakerDAO Approves ‘Constitution,’ Moves Forward With ‘Endgame’ Plan
The proposal sets a new foundation for the largest decentralized lending protocol’s major restructuring, called “Endgame.”
Maker founder Rune Christensen (CoinDesk/Original image by Trevor Jones)

Gotchi Guardians (Aavegotchi Blog)
Creators Behind Web3 Game Aavegotchi Raise $30M in Multiyear Token Sale
The sale, which began in September 2020, ended Monday over concerns of the stability of the DAI stablecoin.
Gotchi Guardians (Aavegotchi Blog)