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Coinbase to Significantly Benefit From $1.6B Transfer of MakerDAO's USDC, Analyst Says

A proposal to move the stablecoin assets was made by Coinbase in September and is nearing a final deadline.

Coinbase has proposed moving $1.6 billion of MakerDAO's USDC to Coinbase Prime. (Chesnot/Getty Images)

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A16z Doesn’t Support Plan to Break Up DeFi Giant MakerDAO

MakerDAO, one of the largest decentralized protocols, is in the middle of a makeover. Rifts have emerged between investors and founders as they offer competing plans for making the protocol more decentralized and try to drive growth.

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen (CoinDesk TV)

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Stablecoin Issuer MakerDAO to Invest $500M in US Treasurys, Corporate Bonds

The move is a way for Maker to diversify its balance sheet and make the backing of its stablecoin more stable.

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen (CoinDesk TV)

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DeFi vs CeFi Lending: Before Choosing, Understand the Challenges and Risks

CeFi simplifies DeFi user experience for investors, but comes with many risks.

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Hubble Protocol Raises $5M to Expand Solana-Based DeFi Protocol

The protocol aims to create a Solana-based equivalent of MakerDao: a DeFi protocol with a U.S. dollar denominated stablecoin.

Starry Night is the name of Three Arrows Capital's NFT collection. (Unsplash)

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Rune Christensen Details How MakerDAO Is Navigating Tornado Cash Sanctions

The DAO founder sees a new era ahead for DeFi, and it isn't pretty, he told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program

“We don't really know if we can really rely on working closely with governments in the long run, which has so far really been the strategy of major DeFi projects like Maker,” Rune Christensen said on CoinDesk TV's "First Mover" show. 
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MakerDAO Founder: Crypto Is a 'Force for Good'

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen weighs in on how DeFi projects can "interact with the real world economy" and do things like invest in real estate and renewable energy. Christensen also shares his thoughts on the future of stablecoin regulation.

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MakerDAO Founder on Upcoming Ethereum Merge

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen discusses his plans for a major governance proposal ahead of Ethereum's highly-ancitipated switch from the energy-intensive proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism to a proof-of-stake (PoS) system, also known as the "merge." Christensen explains why staked ETH will be a "very attractive type of decentralized collateral."

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MakerDAO Founder on Tornado Cash, Stablecoin DAI, Ethereum Merge

The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned crypto mixer Tornado Cash, which could have a ripple effect across the industry. Rune Christensen, founder of Ethereum’s pioneering decentralized money layer MakerDAO, discusses the ban and what it means for MakerDAO, its decentralized stablecoin DAI and the state of DeFi. Plus, exploring the impact of Ethereum's merge.

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MakerDAO Founder: US Ban of Tornado Cash is 'Useless' and 'Pointless'

MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen discusses his take on the U.S. Treasury department's sanction of crypto mixer Tornado Cash, explaining why it's "useless and pointless" and goes against the ethos of the crypto industry.

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