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MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen (Original image by Trevor Jones)
Finance
Makerdao
MakerDAO Hikes DAI Savings Rate, Ousts Paxos Dollar, Curbs Gemini Dollar in Reserve
The move could redefine baseline interest rates in the DeFi space, spurring higher stablecoin lending rates and making leverage more expensive, one analyst noted.
MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen (Original image by Trevor Jones)
By Krisztian Sandor
Jun 15, 2023 at 8:17 p.m. UTC
Jun 15, 2023
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Gemini founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Markets
Makerdao
MakerDAO Weighs Ditching $390M of Gemini Dollars from DAI Reserve
The result could have a significant impact on Gemini and its stablecoin as MakerDAO’s reserve holds roughly 88% of total GUSD supply.
Gemini founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
By Krisztian Sandor
Jun 14, 2023 at 5:03 p.m. UTC
Jun 14, 2023
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Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss (L-R) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Markets
Makerdao
MakerDAO Favors Holding GUSD Stablecoin as Part of Reserve in Early Voting
MakerDAO voters so far prefer keeping the $500 million Gemini USD stablecoin ceiling in Maker’s DAI stablecoin reserve over decreasing its role or phasing it out.
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss (L-R) (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
By Krisztian Sandor
Jan 18, 2023 at 9:08 p.m. UTC
Jan 18, 2023
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video, games
Markets
Retail
You Can Now 'Spedn' Bitcoin at GameStop, Barnes & Noble and More
Payments startup Flexa has released a crypto wallet called SPEDN to help brick-and-mortar retailers accept cryptocurrencies.
video, games
By Leigh Cuen
May 13, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
May 13, 2019
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WT
Markets
Exchanges
Winklevoss Exchange Gemini Shuts Down Accounts Over Stablecoin Redemptions
OTC traders tell CoinDesk that crypto exchange Gemini is limiting access to redemptions of its GUSD stablecoin.
WT
By Leigh Cuen
Feb 5, 2019 at 5:45 p.m. UTC
Feb 5, 2019
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Winklevosses
Markets
Tether
Gemini Stablecoin Volume Doubles on Top 10 Exchange Amid Tether Turmoil
The Bibox exchange dominates trading in the Gemini Dollar, the Winklevoss twins' month-old stablecoin. Its volume surged when tether's peg broke.
Winklevosses
By David Floyd
Oct 17, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 17, 2018
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jenga
Markets
Payments
Stablecoins All Want to Be $1, But They're Not Worth the Same
Buying bitcoin may be cheaper using a stablecoin the market has greater confidence in, like the Gemini dollar, than with an alternative like USDT.
jenga
By Nikhilesh De
Oct 16, 2018 at 10:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 16, 2018
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Markets
Winklevoss
Winklevoss-Backed Stablecoin Soars Above $1 as Tether's Market Cap Plunges
The Gemini dollar has broken its peg, climbing to an all-time high of $1.19 on Tuesday.
usd
By Nikhilesh De
Oct 16, 2018 at 5:15 p.m. UTC
Oct 16, 2018
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