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Markets

What the Stock Market's 'Robinhood Rally' Means for Bitcoin

The largest 50-day rally in stock market history and even shares of bankrupt companies are up more than 100%. What is going on?

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Finance

MakerDAO Weighs Accepting Real-World Assets as Crypto Loan Collateral

Decentralized finance may soon boast a real-world use case as MakerDao considers accepting freight invoices as collateral for dai loans.

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Tech

Why $4M Dai Made From WBTC Matters for DeFi's Maturation

Crypto lender Nexo minted $4 million in dai on MakerDAO using synthetic bitcoin token WBTC as collateral. Here's why that matters.

Nexo co-founder Antoni Trenchev speaks at Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk archives)

Tech

Trading Contest on Synthetix Aims to Showcase Speed of New DEX Tech

Synthetix is putting over $40,000 in crypto on the line to entice users to try out the faster beta of its decentralized exchange (DEX).

OpenSwap is an interchain liquidity booster.

Videos

CoinDesk at Devcon 5: MakerDAO’s Multi-Collateral DAI Token

CoinDesk Reporter, Christine Kim talks with MakerDAO Founder and CEO, Rune Christensen at Devcon about their new DAI token.

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Videos

Inside the MakerDAO Booth at CES 2020

Inside the MakerDAO Booth at CES 2020

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Tech

The CoinDesk 50: MakerDAO Is the Godzilla of DeFi

The $350 million MakerDAO protocol has become the most important project in DeFi, and DeFi has emerged as the most viable part of Ethereum.

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Markets

Stablecoins Push Ethereum's Transaction Count to Highest Since July 2019

Ethereum’s transaction counts have surged by 72% since mid-February

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Markets

Dai Lending Rates Rise to One-Month High on DeFi Platform Compound

Interest rates on dai deposits have spiked on DeFi platform Compound, another ripple effect of the global financial crisis.

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Markets

Why MakerDAO Should Consider Negative Interest Rates for Dai

To keep dai near its $1 peg, the Maker community should consider negative interest rates. The cost to users may be worth it, says columnist J. P. Koning.

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen