MKR

MakerDAO Will Allow Users to Use Real Estate to Finance Loans

The price of MakerDAO’s token, Maker (MKR), has been soaring past $4K amid news that MakerDAO is bridging real estate with the blockchain world. MakerDAO Head of Real-World Fi...

By CoinDesk Staff

Apr 28, 2021 at 4:11 p.m. UTC

Apr 28, 2021

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Ethereum

Maker's MKR Token Surges to 2-Year High on DeFi Growth

Maker's MKR token surged to its highest level in more than two years.

By Muyao Shen

Jan 6, 2021 at 9:53 p.m. UTC

Jan 6, 2021

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Makerdao

MakerDAO Users Hosed by March Flash Crash Won't Get MKR Payouts, Say MKR Whales

After initially voting to do so, the Maker community will not compensate investors who lost big on the lending platform during "Black Thursday's" price rout.

By William Foxley

Sep 23, 2020 at 10:25 p.m. UTC

Sep 23, 2020

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DISSOLUTION: MakerDAO's builders are beginning to chart out the two-year process of winding down. (Credit: Shutterstock)

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Decentralization

MakerDAO Foundation Plots Its Own Demise

The MakerDAO Foundation is getting serious about its planned obsolescence. A governance call Thursday laid out founder Rune Christensen's three pillars of full decentralizatio...

By Brady Dale

Apr 3, 2020 at 10:11 p.m. UTC

Apr 3, 2020

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Dragonfly Capital, Paradigm Buy $27.5M Stake in Governing MakerDAO's Future

Combined, the VCs have the second largest private stake in the MKR ecosystem.

By Paddy Baker

Dec 19, 2019 at 5:45 p.m. UTC

Dec 19, 2019

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News

MakerDAO's Multi-Collateral DAI Token Is Launching Nov. 18

From Nov. 18, borrowers of DAI tokens will be able to stake multiple types of cryptocurrency collateral, not just ETH.

By Christine Kim

Oct 9, 2019 at 5:58 p.m. UTC

Oct 9, 2019

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How MakerDAO Works: A Video Explainer

An illustrated guide to the decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform MakerDAO and its tokens, MKR and DAI.

By Bailey Reutzel Christine Kim Brady Dale

May 30, 2019 at 4:00 a.m. UTC

May 30, 2019

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News

MakerDAO Fee Decrease Stalls Amid Decline in Token Holder Voting Turnout

A decrease to fees on stablecoin DAI failed to activate over the weekend due to a lack of voter turnout.

By Christine Kim

May 20, 2019 at 4:37 p.m. UTC

May 20, 2019

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MakerDAO Votes to Decrease Stablecoin Fees for First Time in 5 Months

Dollar-backed stablecoin DAI is trading above a dollar for the first time in a long-time. MakerDAO token holders have voted to decrease fees on the stablecoin in order to addr...

By Christine Kim

May 16, 2019 at 5:37 p.m. UTC

May 16, 2019

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