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MakerDAO’s Rune Christensen Joins VC Firm Dragonfly Capital

Christensen is the founder of MakerDAO, which ranks second among DeFI projects with $19.3 billion in total value locked.

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MakerDAO’s Christensen Turns Optimistic After US Stablecoin Report

The founder of the crypto lender and stablecoin issuer had feared the worst about potential regulation.

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MakerDAO Founder on Biden Administration’s Stablecoin Report

A coalition of U.S. financial authorities under the Biden administration published its long-anticipated report and recommendations on the regulation of stablecoins last week.

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Tech

Meet the DeFi Delegate Knocking on the Doors of Congress

MakerDAO delegate PaperImperium is leading the charge to educate lawmakers on crypto. But his crusade brings up a looming question: Should DeFi be regulated? And how?

Inside the U.S. Capitol's Cannon House Office Building, June 28, 2021 (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Finance

Société Générale Applies for $20M MakerDAO Loan Using Bond Token Collateral

One of the largest banks in France is working with one of the largest protocols in DeFi on a historic step toward institutional adoption.

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Société Générale Applies for $20M MakerDAO Loan Using Bond Token Collateral

In a proposal Thursday on MakerDAO's governance forums, French multinational banking giant Société Générale (SocGen) applied for the DeFi lending platform to accept on-chain bond tokens issued by the bank as collateral for a stablecoin DAI loan for up to $20 million. "The Hash" panel discusses the historic step towards institutional adoption of DeFi.

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MakerDAO Moves to Full Decentralization; Maker Foundation to Close in 'Months'

The move by the protocol’s home office has been long expected.

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen in Davos, Switzerland, January 2020.

Finance

MakerDAO on Collision Course With Banking Regulators

As MakerDAO rolls out real estate loans, banking regulators are unlikely to ignore DeFi banks, our columnist says.

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MakerDAO Will Allow Users to Use Real Estate to Finance Loans

The price of MakerDAO’s token, Maker (MKR), has been soaring past $4K amid news that MakerDAO is bridging real estate with the blockchain world. MakerDAO Head of Real-World Finance Sébastien Derivaux discusses the latest price surge and how people can put real-world property on the blockchain and borrow against it.

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