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MakerDAO Implements Emergency Measures Amid Market Volatility
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MakerDAO Implements Emergency Measures Amid Market Volatility

MakerDAO approves an Executive Vote for crucial changes in response to market conditions, aimed at stabilizing the DAI peg and enhancing the protocol's resilience.

MakerDAO Keeps USDC as Primary Collateral for Dai
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MakerDAO Keeps USDC as Primary Collateral for Dai

MakerDAO has voted to keep USDC as the primary collateral for Dai, rejecting a proposal to diversify into GUSD and USDP. The decision was made based on reduced risks from a cascading bank run in the US and USDC's return to a $1 peg.

MakerDAO Increases US Treasury Bond Holdings by 150%
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MakerDAO Increases US Treasury Bond Holdings by 150%

MakerDAO passed a proposal to increase its US Treasury bond holdings by 150% to $1.25 billion. The move aims to diversify its liquid assets and boost revenue stream through a net annualized yield of 4.6% to 4.5%. The bonds will be purchased with equal maturities over a six-month period.

Oasis.app and Jump Crypto Retrieve $225 Million in Crypto
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Oasis.app and Jump Crypto Retrieve $225 Million in Crypto

The hacker's vaults show that Oasis sent 120,695 wstETH and 3,213 rETH to Jump Crypto on February 21.

MakerDAO Votes to Bring Another Commercial Bank Into Its Ecosystem
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MakerDAO Votes to Bring Another Commercial Bank Into Its Ecosystem

MakerDAO is voting on adding a commercial bank.

The DeFi space is on a path of steady recovery as good actors
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The DeFi space is on a path of steady recovery as good actors

Yearn.finance, MakerDAO, SushiSwap, and Aave were among 30 protocols engaged.

DeFi TVL Rebounds to the $54 Billion Mark, Eth-based MakerDAO Remains Dominant Lender
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DeFi TVL Rebounds to the $54 Billion Mark, Eth-based MakerDAO Remains Dominant Lender

The total value locked (TVL) in DeFi rebonds to approximately $54 billion currently. The TVL has been down since October 12, trading between $53.7 and $53.29 billion level.

Stablecoin Issuer MakerDAO Invests $500m into U.S Treasuries & Corporate Bonds
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Stablecoin Issuer MakerDAO Invests $500m into U.S Treasuries & Corporate Bonds

The move is an attempt by MakerDAO to diversify its holdings by allocating $500 million for investment in U.S. short treasuries and corporate bonds.

Users Panic as Nexo Withdraws 7,758.8 WBTC from MakerDAO
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Users Panic as Nexo Withdraws 7,758.8 WBTC from MakerDAO

There have been panic in the digital space amidst rumours of Nexo being insolvent due to the abrupt withdrawal of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) from MakerDAO with an address labelled as Nexo Ox8fd

MakerDAO Intends to Depeg DAI from USDC
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MakerDAO Intends to Depeg DAI from USDC

Announcing through Discord, MakerDAO’s founder Rune Christensen revealed that the DeFi protocol might consider de-pegging its native token DAI from stablecoin USD Coin (USDC).

Argentinians Seek Shelter in Stablecoins after Economy Minister Resignation
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Argentinians Seek Shelter in Stablecoins after Economy Minister Resignation

Argentinians have taken refuge in stablecoins after the nation’s economy minister Martin Guzman resigned over the weekend attributed to the financial crisis crushing the South American country.

MakerDAO Adds Layer-2 Network StarkNet to Address DAI Transaction Costs
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MakerDAO Adds Layer-2 Network StarkNet to Address DAI Transaction Costs

The newly integrated StarkNet, a zero-knowledge proof layer 2 protocol, aims to improve efficiency of DAI stablecoin.

Total Value Locked in Maker Reaches a Record High as Maker Foundation Returns Dev Fund to DAO
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Total Value Locked in Maker Reaches a Record High as Maker Foundation Returns Dev Fund to DAO

Maker's total value locked (TVL) surged to $12.02B, hitting a record high amid Maker Foundation's announcement that it would refund 84,000 MKR from the development fund to the MakerDAO.

Maker Hits a New All-Time High Close to the $5,000 Mark
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Maker Hits a New All-Time High Close to the $5,000 Mark

Maker has grown nearly eight-fold since the beginning of this year. It hit a record high of $4,995 today, breaking the $4,500 mark in one clean swoop.

Maker (MKR) Token Hits a New High as MakerDAO's First Financing Proposal Gets Approved
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Maker (MKR) Token Hits a New High as MakerDAO's First Financing Proposal Gets Approved

The market value of altcoins broke through $1 trillion for the first time, and MAKER successfully attracted the attention of investors.