Someone Flash Loaned $200M From MakerDAO to Make $3 Profit
An arbitrage bot took advantage of MakerDAO's 'DssFlash' contract, creating a $200 million flash loan to extract $3 in profit.
New Stablecoin Issuer Raft Is Eschewing Fiat for Its Financial Backing
Its R stablecoin is collateralized by one crypto asset: liquid staking leader Lido’s staked ether (stETH).
MakerDAO Set for $1.28B Treasury Purchase
The community governing MakerDAO, the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) behind stablecoin DAI, has paved the way to purchase up to an additional $1.28 billion in U.S. government bonds via crypto asset manager BlockTower Capital. "The Hash" panel discusses the outlook for the Maker ecosystem.
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.
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 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.
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 tells "First Mover," the product does not serve U.S. customers. "The risk was deemed too high [in the U.S.]," he said.
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.
Olympus DAO Votes to Buy More ETH for Treasury Backing OHM Token
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
The DEX, however, has been unable to maintain elevated periods of trading volumes in the past, CCData noted.
