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Markets

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.

(CoinDesk/CCData)

Markets

Circle’s USDC Remains Dominant in DeFi as Pressure Eases on the Stablecoin

USDC, the key stablecoin in decentralized finance, temporarily lost its dollar peg earlier this month after the collapse of its key banking partner.

(Getty Images)

Finance

Lending Platform MakerDAO Approves ‘Constitution,’ Moves Forward With ‘Endgame’ Plan

The proposal sets a new foundation for the largest decentralized lending protocol’s major restructuring, called “Endgame.”

Rune Christensen (Trevor Jones)

Web3

Creators Behind Web3 Game Aavegotchi Raise $30M in Multiyear Token Sale

The sale, which began in September 2020, ended Monday over concerns of the stability of the DAI stablecoin.

Gotchi Guardians (Aavegotchi Blog)

Finance

Burning USDC and Minting DAI Prove to Be Popular On-Chain Activities Amid SVB Collapse

Circle’s USDC stablecoin had nearly $3 billion in net redemptions since Friday, while the total supply of DAI increased by 1.2 billion tokens over the same time period.

(Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Finance

MakerDAO Weighs Using Emergency Switch to Prevent Future DAI Depegging

The community proposal comes just two days after DAI followed stablecoin USDC in slipping beneath the one-dollar mark. 

MakerDAO booth at CES 2020 (Brady Dale/CoinDesk)

Markets

DAI Depegs to Lifetime Lows as Stablecoin Rout Plagues Crypto

MakerDAO’s decentralized stablecoin hit an all-time low of 88 cents in Asian afternoon hours on Saturday.

(Pixabay)

Finance

MakerDAO Founder Calls for Rebranding of DAI Stablecoin

Rune Christensen said on a call with community members DAI suffers from bad branding that could be slowing its growth.

Rune Christensen (Trevor Jones)

Finance

Stablecoin Issuer MakerDAO Proposes Additional $750M U.S. Treasury Purchase

The decentralized autonomous organization behind the DAI token previously purchased $500 million worth of government notes and bonds.

Rune Christensen, fundador de MakerDAO. (CoinDesk TV)

Markets

DeFi Giant MakerDAO Rejects $100M Loan to Cogent Bank

The rejection follows less than a year after Maker approved a similarly structured loan to Huntingdon Valley Bank.

(Unsplash)