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MakerDAO Founder on Community Rejecting CoinShares’ Proposal

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen joins "First Mover" to discuss why the MakerDAO community rejected CoinShares' proposal to use up to $500 million in stablecoin USDC to invest in bonds with the crypto investment firm.

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MakerDAO Community Rejects CoinShares Proposal to Invest up to $500M in Bonds

The MakerDAO community rejected a proposal to use up to $500 million in stablecoin USDC to invest in bonds with crypto investment firm CoinShares. MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen discusses the reason behind the rejection and his outlook for decentralized finance. Plus, details on the community’s voting on increasing DAI stablecoin rewards.

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Bitcoin Holding Above $16K Amid BlockFi Bankruptcy

Crypto lender BlockFi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and crypto funds saw the biggest outflows in 12 weeks, according to CoinShares. TheoTrade co-founder Don Kaufman discusses what this means for bitcoin (BTC) and why he expects larger downside volatility.

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Buy the Dip, Sell the Bounce: Crypto Funds Have Biggest Outflows in 12 Weeks

Total asset under management (AUM) in digital-asset funds dropped to a new two-year low of $22.2 billion, according to CoinShares.

Crypto funds had the biggest week of outflows in three months. (CoinShares)

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MakerDAO Community Rejects CoinShares Proposal to Invest Up to $500M in Bonds

The largest decentralized lending protocol MakerDAO previously approved a plan to invest $1.6 billion with Coinbase Prime for an annual yield of 1.5%, but this latest plan didn't fly.

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Investors Short Crypto Assets as Industry Scrutiny Intensifies

Short investment products accounted for 75% of total inflows into crypto assets last week, a report by digital asset investment and trading group CoinShares showed.

Short investment products accounted for 75% of all inflows last week. (CoinShares)

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Crypto Fund Inflows Surged Last Week as Investors Bought on FTX-Induced Dip

The largest inflows in 14 weeks, at $42 million, coincided with the crypto market's sharp downturn, triggered by the swift collapse of once-billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried’s business empire.

Los fondos de criptomonedas registraron US$42 millones en ingresos en los siete días que terminaron el 11 de noviembre. (CoinShares)

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CoinShares Releases Experimental AI Bot That Tries to Calculate the Fair Price for an NFT

The digital asset management platform said the new tool aggregates different data sets to determine how much an NFT on OpenSea might be worth. But some users weren't happy with lower-than-expected numbers.

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Crypto Funds Saw $5M in Outflows Last Week, Suggesting Positive Sentiment

According to CoinShares data, crypto funds saw outflows totaling $5 million last week, suggesting positive sentiment. BTC recorded its fourth straight week of inflows totaling $12 million, while short-bitcoin investment products saw outflows totaling a record $15 million.

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Crypto Funds Witness Minor Outflows – but It's Bullish, Actually

The majority of outflows were from "short" investment products, or those betting on price declines, according to CoinShares. It might be a sign that bearish sentiment is dissipating.

Bitcoin saw its fourth consecutive week of inflows totaling $12 million. (CoinShares)