Venture capital has attempted to take over the crypto ecosystem. DeFi is under attack from all sides and its only chance of being saved is if its community is able to fight back and defend it from those who seek to destroy it. Over the last few years venture capitalists invested billions of doll… (read more)

When disaster strikes, kindred spirits join together. That appears to be what’s happening in DeFi as the sector’s oldest and most influential protocols lock arms in the wake of the FTX collapse. (read more)

In a critique that may throw the future of token-based governance into flux, Vitalik Buterin, the influential co-founder and chief scientist of Ethereum, said decentralized voting systems are benefitting whales at the expense of tokenholders. (read more)

Skip the Queue With DAI Fast Withdrawals on Arbitrum and Optimism Article by Florian Strauff Edited by Frank America Do you ever drive to the pump and see the gas prices are up once again, and sigh? It may even make you rethink that road trip or consider taking the bus to work. High gas prices (read more)

MakerDAO, the largest DeFi lender by total value locked, could soon allow another Ether derivative as collateral on its network. (read more)

Parameter Proposal Group: MakerDAO Open Market Committee Authors: @Primoz @LongForWisdom, @Monet-supply, @SebVentures, @hexonaut, @ultraschuppi Note LFW and Primoz were not able to review proposed rate changes before publication. Source: Risk Premiums & Competitive Rates - Updates for May 202… (read more)

DeFi Saver is an advanced management dashboard for decentralized finance protocols, including MakerDAO, Compound and Aave. (read more)

A new generation of DeFi projects — Terra, Fantom — have had a blistering run in the last 30 days. The old guard, let’s call them DeFi 1.0 blue chips, not so much. (read more)

The mixture of institutional capital and DeFi some argue, was due to happen from the start. But, can institutions really benefit from it? (read more)

Recent government noise, both in the US and abroad, have led people to an expectation of incoming regulation. Centralized stablecoins and their issuing parties, as well as the broader DeFi ecosystem… (read more)

Amid the correction of the cryptocurrency market, seven large Vaults of the MakerDAO platform were in danger of liquidation. More than $60... (read more)

To burn, or not to burn: that is the question we’ll be exploring in Issue Discussion #3: MKR Burn and the Surplus Buffer Join us on Zoom Wednesday, 2021-12-15T16:00:00Z (UTC) as GovComms Engagement Lead @thomas.flitter leads a discussion on the burning of MKR. From MKR valuation and capital liquid… (read more)

We’re in DeFi’s infancy and the growth of tools such as DeFi lending platforms, DEXs, payment systems, etc. is stratospheric. Here’s why! (read more)

Watchdogs are warning that some DeFi activities are probably illegal under federal law and pose serious danger to consumers. (read more)

By Rune Christensen, Maker Foundation CEO MakerDAO is now completely decentralized. With several Core Units approved by governance to efficiently (read more)

Blockchain technology is already radically transforming the financial system. However, properties such as trustlessness and immutability aren’t only useful in monetary applications. Another potential… (read more)

Blockchain technology is already radically transforming the financial system. However, properties such as trustlessness and immutability aren’t only useful in monetary applications. Another potential… (read more)

The books suggested explore the history and significance of blockchain tech, which draws on early internet technologies and insights from various disciplines. (read more)

As unique, transferable blockchain assets, NFTs serve a range of use cases. Here are six ways they’re making a difference in the ways we live, work, and play. (read more)