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Celsius Pivots Toward Paying Off Aave, Compound Debt, With $950M Collateral as Prize

The troubled crypto lender Celsius started to make good on the $258 million debt on the decentralized lending protocols Aave and Compound – possibly in an attempt to reclaim collateral it had posted as guarantees. The transactions come just a day after Celsius used a debt-paydown to reclaim collateral on Maker.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)

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Is MakerDAO Becoming ‘a Company Run by Politics’?

“The Hash” hosts unpack the specifics and industry implications of the recent “governance drama,” division and lobbying that gripped Ethereum’s pioneering decentralized money layer, MakerDAO.

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Is MakerDAO Becoming ‘a Company Run by Politics’?

A series of recent votes prompted the largest governance participation in Maker’s history, with VCs on one side and the founding team on the other.

MakerDAO CEO Rune Christensen image via CoinDesk archives

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MakerDAO Cuts Off Its AAVE-DAI Direct Deposit Module

MakerDAO is temporarily stopping DAI from being minted and deposited in Aave’s crypto lending platform.

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Dai Creator Rune Christensen on Terra's Collapse

The MakerDAO founder said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” that he wasn’t in the mood to say “I told you so,” following Terra’s stablecoin collapse.

Rune Christensen (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

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MakerDAO Founder: UST Was a 'Big Ponzi Scheme'

In the aftermath of TerraUSD's (UST) $14 billion collapse, Rune Christensen, founder of MakerDAO, a decentralized credit platform on Ethereum that supports the Dai (DAI) stablecoin, discusses why UST was "basically a big ponzi scheme" and what makes DAI different. Plus, reacting to Terra's revival plan and "community bond."

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MakerDAO Founder on Regulating Stablecoins

Following the crash of Terra's algorithmic stablecoin UST, what—if any—regulation should be in place to prevent a similar disaster in the future? MakerDAO Founder Rune Christensen shares his take on the need to regulate algorithmic stablecoins and why they need to be collateralized to work.

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‘Stable in Name Only’: Stablecoin Issuers Speak Out as UST Craters

Asset-backed projects want regulators to know that not all stablecoins are created equal.

Stablecoins? (Amelia Spink/Unsplash)

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MakerDAO Moves Toward Multi-Chain With StarkNet Bridge

Ethereum-based DeFi lending and stablecoin platform MakerDAO is bridging to an overall network called StarkNet as part of efforts to reduce transaction fees and gradually move toward a multi-chain future. “The Hash” group discusses the significant impact MakerDAO has had in the DeFi space and security concerns that might arise as projects like Maker undergo fast-paced development. 

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