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Makerdao Considers Significant DAI Savings Rate Hike: 3.3% on the Horizon, If Vote Passes

[May 28, 2023 12:00 AM] The Makerdao collective is currently immersed in a discussion about the potential rise of the DAI stablecoin’s savings rate to 3.3%. This suggestion was introduced by Block Analitica and revealed to the community on May 26 under the title…

MakerDAO proposal seeks to hike DAI savings rate to 3.33%

[May 26, 2023 11:51 PM] The DAI savings rate was previously increased to 1% in December 2022, and led to 35 million DAI being deposited in the span of a month, according to MakerDAO.

Stablecoin Economy Shrinks by $7.3 Billion in 2023, USDC and BUSD Record Mass Redemptions 

[May 21, 2023 9:30 AM] From the beginning of this year, the crypto economy has surged by 41.77%, reaching a current market capitalization of $1.17 trillion. However, amidst this growth, the stablecoin economy experienced a substantial loss of $7.3 billion within a span…

Bitcoin, Ethereum bears are back in control — Two derivative metrics suggest

[May 21, 2023 9:16 AM] Given the uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment, Bitcoin price bulls have no reason to bet against a six-week descending wedge pattern.

MakerDAO Founder Proposes Plan for Upgraded Versions of DAI Stablecoin, Governance Token

[May 12, 2023 12:47 PM] Rune Christensen also proposed to incorporate artificial intelligence-assisted processes into Maker’s governance.

MakerDAO publishes 5-phase roadmap featuring funding for open-source AI projects

[May 12, 2023 12:00 PM] DAI stablecoin proprietor MakerDAO offered up an AI-heavy roadmap for the future with plans for a new blockchain.

Tether Grows 2.3% as Stablecoin Economy Loses $2.4 Billion in Value Since March 31

[Apr 25, 2023 10:00 AM] While several top digital assets have decreased in value against the U.S. dollar over the past month, the stablecoin economy has lost $2.4 billion in value since March 31, 2023. Four of the top five stablecoins experienced net redemptions over the…

Crypto Lending Protocol MakerDAO Approves Transferring a Maximum of $500M in USDC to Coinbase Custody for 2.6% Yield

[Apr 20, 2023 2:33 PM] The maneuver is part of MakerDAO’s earlier decision to move up to $1.6 billion of USDC stablecoins to Coinbase’s custody arm.

Tether Stablecoin Sees 22% Growth in 2023 Despite Dollar-Pegged Token Economy’s Contraction

[Apr 17, 2023 12:00 PM] Since January 2023, the number of tether stablecoins in circulation has grown from 66 billion to the current 80.9 billion, representing growth of more than 22% this year. Tether’s growth is approaching the high of $83 billion in stablecoins…

With Close to 10 Billion Stablecoins Redeemed, BUSD’s Supply Drops to Lowest Level Since April 2021

[Apr 16, 2023 8:30 AM] Statistics recorded on April 15, 2023, show that the number of coins in circulation for the stablecoin BUSD dropped below the 7 billion range to 6.68 billion, marking the lowest number of BUSD in circulation since April 2021. Furthermore, data…

Olympus DAO Votes to Buy More ETH for Treasury Backing OHM Token

[Apr 14, 2023 1:18 PM] The rebalancing comes as ether rallies off a successful Shapella upgrade.

Uniswap Topped Coinbase’s Trading Volume in March During USDC Depeg, U.S. Crackdown

[Apr 6, 2023 11:56 AM] The DEX, however, has been unable to maintain elevated periods of trading volumes in the past, CCData noted.

Rogue Validator Exploits MEV Bots on Ethereum, Resulting in $25.3M in Crypto Losses

[Apr 4, 2023 8:00 AM] On April 3, 2023, at Ethereum block height 16,964,664, a group of MEV (Maximal Extractable Value) bots were exploited for $25.3 million. An analysis of the exploit revealed that a renegade validator switched the MEV bots’ transactions and…

Circle’s USDC Remains Dominant in DeFi as Pressure Eases on the Stablecoin

[Mar 30, 2023 5:13 PM] USDC, the key stablecoin in decentralized finance, temporarily lost its dollar peg earlier this month after the collapse of its key banking partner.

Euler Finance exploiter returns another $37.1M worth of ETH and DAI

[Mar 27, 2023 2:21 PM] The exploiter originally drained $195 million worth of ETH and tokens from the protocol but has now returned around $138 million.

Lending Platform MakerDAO Approves ‘Constitution,’ Moves Forward With ‘Endgame’ Plan

[Mar 27, 2023 11:34 AM] The approved proposal aims to set a new foundation for the largest decentralized lending protocol’s major restructuring called “Endgame.”

Stablecoin Market Sees Fluctuations With Some Coins Gaining and Others Reducing Supply

[Mar 26, 2023 8:30 AM] According to statistics, on March 26, the stablecoin economy was valued at $135 billion, with the top stablecoins representing $31.8 billion or 75% of the $42.17 billion in 24-hour global trade volume across the entire crypto market. In the last…

MakerDAO Maintains Trust In USDC Despite Depeg Debacle

[Mar 25, 2023 10:15 PM] MakerDAO, the governance community of the popular DeFi lending platform Maker, has decided to keep using USD coin (USDC) as the primary reserve asset for the DAI stablecoin.  Although USDC experienced a temporary depeg earlier this month, an…

Creators Behind Web3 Game Aavegotchi Raise $30M in Multiyear Token Sale

[Mar 20, 2023 3:09 PM] The sale, which began September 2020, ended Monday over concerns of the stability of the DAI stablecoin.

Major Cryptocurrency ATM Manufacturer General Bytes Hacked, Over $1.5M in Bitcoin Stolen

[Mar 18, 2023 11:30 PM] General Bytes experienced a security incident on March 17 and 18 that enabled a hacker to remotely access the master service interface and send funds from hot wallets, according to the company and sources. The breach forced a majority of U.S.-based…

MakerDAO passes proposal for $750M increase in US Treasury investments

[Mar 16, 2023 3:45 PM] The emergency proposal increases MakerDAO’s holdings of United States bonds by 150%, aiming to diversify the Dai stablecoin’s collateral exposure.

Debtors saved over $100M using de-pegged stablecoins to repay loans

[Mar 13, 2023 11:53 PM] Debtors jumped on the opportunity to grab a discount on their loan repayments when USDC and DAI de-pegged from the dollar.

Stablecoin Trading Dominates Monday’s Crypto Market, Tether and BUSD Sell at Premiums

[Mar 13, 2023 1:30 PM] On Monday, the crypto economy experienced significant market activity with $183.85 billion in global trade volume over 24 hours, with a large portion of those trades involving stablecoins. USDC traded near parity with the U.S. dollar, and several…

How MakerDAO Intervened, Saving DAI From Depegging

[Mar 13, 2023 12:30 PM] MakerDAO, the protocol behind the decentralized stablecoin DAI, intervened and saved its stablecoin from de-pegging following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). The failure of the tech lender significantly affected Circle’s…

USDC Stablecoin Nears Parity With USD After Fed’s Bailout Announcement

[Mar 12, 2023 8:30 PM] The stablecoin USDC has nearly regained parity with the U.S. dollar after rising just above $0.99 on March 12, 2023, at 7:20 p.m. Eastern Time. The stablecoin jumped back to the $0.99 range after the U.S. Federal Reserve revealed it would bail out…

USDC Dominated Trading Volume on Decentralized Exchanges Amidst Depegging Incident

[Mar 12, 2023 8:30 AM] On Saturday, several centralized crypto trading platforms and payment processors stopped USDC auto conversions. However, USDC experienced a significant trading volume on decentralized exchange (dex) platforms such as Uniswap, Curve, and…

Makerdao Issues Emergency Proposal to Address $3.1B in USDC Collateral After Stablecoin Depegging Incident

[Mar 11, 2023 12:30 PM] On March 11, 2023, the decentralized finance project Makerdao issued an emergency proposal following the USDC depegging incident that saw the stablecoin dip down to $0.877 per unit. At the time of writing, Makerdao commands $3.1 billion in USDC…

USDC Stablecoin Depegging Causes Concern Among Crypto Advocates, 5 Other Stablecoins Slip Below Parity

[Mar 11, 2023 10:30 AM] On Saturday, March 11, 2023, crypto advocates are concerned as a few stablecoin assets have depegged from their $1 parity. The second-largest stablecoin USDC, issued by Circle Financial, fell below $0.90, reaching a low of $0.877 per coin…

Aavegotchi bonding curve closes on exact day of DAI depeg

[Mar 11, 2023 8:55 AM] The price of GHST was supported by that of DAI stablecoin for over two years.

Maker DAO files emergency proposal addressing 3.1B USDC exposure

[Mar 11, 2023 7:22 AM] "Proposal(s) implementing the above changes are expected to be posted in the next ~12 hours or less," says Maker.