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Maker News
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Latest Maker News
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Bitcoin is back above $100,000 after a slight correction early this week. A 2024 Pew Research Center poll shows that 17% of U.S. adults say they have ever invested in, traded, or used a cryptocurrency. This statistic has been unchanged since 2021.
![Sky rebrand to Maker rejected as whale votes dominate](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/08/crypto-news-Hybrid-crypto-exchanges-will-inevitably-reign-in-the-market-option02-880x523.webp)
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Sky’s move to revert to its previous brand name Maker was rejected in a governance vote dominated by four whales. In a Nov. 8 announcement, Sky said its governance proposal to rebrand back to Maker was rejected it will continue…
![Maker surges 11%, bringing 50% of holders to the profit zone](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/01/crypto-news-trading-chart-front-side-view-Exchange-building-background-bright-neon-colors-option08-880x525.webp)
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Sky ecosystem’s previous token, Maker, is recording upward momentum as holders prepare to take profits. Maker (MKR) is up 11% in the past 24 hours and is trading at an intraday high of $1,280 at the time of writing. The…
![Identity crisis: Sky could rebrand as Maker](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/07/crypto-news-What-is-a-DAO-option02-880x523.webp)
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Sky, formerly known as Maker, may be facing yet another rebranding decision barely two months after its last transformation. Rune Christensen, co-founder of Maker, has proposed to the community a potential return to the “Maker” name, a response to feedback…
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![Sky mulls cutting support for wBTC over Justin Sun affiliations](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2022/02/Wrapped_Bitcoin_WBTC_Increasing_liquidity_of_DeFi_apps-880x525.jpg)
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Sky, formerly MakerDAO, is evaluating the removal of Wrapped Bitcoin from SparkLend over concerns about its ties to Justin Sun. Sky is considering removing Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) as collateral from its decentralized finance platform SparkLend, citing concerns about the token’s…
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![MakerDAO wants to be compliant rather than centralized](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/07/crypto-news-Defi-needs-some-fine-tuning-before-it-can-replace-banking-as-we-know-it-option01-880x523.webp)
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MakerDAO’s rebranding to Sky has diehard decentralized finance fans worried, but expert claims the move was necessary for the platform. On Aug. 27, MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen announced that the DeFi platform will rebrand as Sky. The protocol’s Dai (DAI)…
![MakerDAO rebrands to Sky, introduces SKY and USDS tokens](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/08/crypto-news-Is-investing-in-classic-stocks-always-safer-than-defi-option04-880x523.webp)
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MakerDAO has rebranded to Sky Protocol, renaming tokens on one of cryptocurrency’s largest decentralized finance platforms. The crypto lender revealed the rebranding of Maker (MKR) in an announcement on Aug. 27, noting that the launch of Sky introduces new tokens.…
![Grayscale launches Maker fund, whales start accumulating](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/08/crypto-news-DAOs-and-centralized-organizations-must-work-in-tandem-option04-880x523.webp)
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Whales have started accumulating Maker tokens after Grayscale announced the launch of its MakerDAO Trust. On Aug. 13, leading crypto asset manager Grayscale launched its MakerDAO (MKR) investment fund. Unlike its spot Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds which…
![MakerDAO dominates Ethereum lending with 52% market share](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/12/crypto-news-Ethereum-option05-880x525.webp)
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MakerDAO, Ethereum's first defi lending protocol, has captured a 52% share in the ETH lending market.
![Fastest-growing cryptocurrencies to keep an eye on in December 2024](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/12/crypto-news-a-tree-grows-out-of-gold-coins-modern-city-background-low-poly-style-v5.2-880x525.png)
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November 2024 injected big money into the crypto market as Bitcoin breached the $100k mark and many altcoins also witnessed a record big surge in prices. Fast-forward to December 2024, and we will examine some of the fastest-growing cryptocurrencies that…
![Maker tokens worth over $8m transferred from Binance to unknown wallet](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/09/crypto-news-Binance-front-side-view-internet-and-blockchain-background-yellow-and-black-color-v5.1-880x525.jpg)
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In recent months, data regarding Maker has shown a series of notable deposits, swaps, and accumulations conducted by prominent players in the cryptocurrency space.
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![HKVAC’s global cryptocurrency index welcomes Hedera, Maker, and Quant](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/09/crypto-news-Hong-Kong-authorities-investigating-cryptocurrency-trading-platform-JPEX01-880x525.webp)
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The latest virtual asset index has been unveiled by the Hong Kong Virtual Assets Consortium, a rating agency specializing in evaluating the reliability of cryptocurrency assets and exchanges.
![USDC and DAI more susceptible to de-pegging, say analysts](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/08/crypto-news-stable-coins-and-finance-stock-exchange-blurry-blackground-bright-neon-colors-сyberpunk-style-v5.2-880x525.png)
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Stablecoins from Circle and MakerDAO have been less stable than those from Tether and Binance in the last couple of years, states a new S&P Global report.
![DeFi group urges UPSTO to protect crypto from patent trolls](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/09/crypto-news-put-a-blank-ballot-paper-in-the-ballot-box-blockchain-background-dark-tone-colors-v5.2-880x525.png)
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A nonpartisan research and advocacy group says it is trying to invalidate efforts by a patent troll to sue crypto projects. The DeFi Education Fund (DEF), a Washington D.C.-based policy research group, said in a recent blog post it has…
![5 best crypto in July: XDC, XRP and other top gainers](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/07/crypto-news-USDT-coin-blurry-internet-and-blockchain-and-trading-chart-background-bright-neon-light-v5.1-880x525.jpg)
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Here are the top five gainers among the leading 100 cryptocurrencies in July despite the recent downtrend. Despite the hype surrounding the Ripple (XRP) case against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the global crypto market registered a $6…
![Crypto whales accumulate MakerDAO (MKR) token](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/07/crypto-news-whale-in-the-air-city-background-bright-neon-color-cyberpunk-880x525.jpg)
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Maker (MKR) stats show significant deposits, swaps, and accumulations carried out by major players in the crypto market. In recent days, MakerDAO Founder RuneKek has been involved in noteworthy swaps, according to data from Spot on Chain. He acquired 1,613…
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