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MakerDAO, the organization behind the DAI stablecoin, has temporarily suspended the depositing and minting of DAI on the crypto lending platform Aave. The suspension came after Maker (MKR) holders voted to disable the Aave DAI Direct Deposit Module (D3M) on June 16. The proposal got a 64% approval rate, allowing Maker to implement the change on June 17. According to Maker, [embed]https://twitter.com/MakerDAO/status/1537217119913484288[/embed] By disabling Aave’s D3M, Maker stopped Aave traders from borrowing DAI against staked Ethereum (stETH), which lost its…

Leading digital-asset investment firm Grayscale Investments has announced that it is considering several crypto-assets for potential product offerings. This, according to the firm, is part of its aims to diversify its current product portfolio.  23 Cryptocurrencies Under Consideration Grayscale revealed this latest development in a press release on February 26, 2021. According to the report, the firm is currently exploring 23 crypto-assets to expand its current investment products for its clients.  Several top cryptocurrencies are included, including smart contract-based platforms…

The crypto space has been vibrant in the past 24 hours, with the recent pump of Dogecoin on everyone's lips. However, one sector that has gone below the radar is the DeFi sector, which has experienced a bullish increase.  At the time of writing, the total locked-In value in DeFi protocol has hit a record $27 billion. Looking at the data from DeFi Pulse, over $2billion was added into DeFi protocols 24 hours. The recent surge in the value of…

After a few days of bearish trend, the crypto market has rebounded in the past 24 hours of trading.  This upsurge in price movement sees most of the top coins trading in green with a few in double digits profits. Bitcoin recovers towards $32,000 Bitcoin has not enjoyed the best of weeks as the leading coin is on a bearish trend. The price of BTC has struggled to make significant gains since it surpassed the $40,000 mark two weeks ago.…

Brian Brooks, the Comptroller of the United States Currency believes that decentralized finance (DeFi) could determine the future of banks.  According to him, DeFi will eventually redefine the banking system provided that adequate regulations are put in place. DeFi Could Change the Banking Sector Brian Brooks the current director of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) revealed his thoughts in an opinion piece published for the Financial Times.  According to Brooks, licenses from national banks could one…

Taking another step in decentralization, Aave Protocol has just announced the handover of admin keys to governance. With this announcement, the Aave team will give up the control of admin keys - giving ownership of the LendingPoolAddressProvider & TokenDistributor contract to the Aave Governance. Enabling governance in the hands of token holders Earlier this year, the protocol went live on Ethereum Mainnet, putting the governance in the hands of its native token (LEND) holders. Shortly after this announcement, the token…

Aave protocol has raised $25 million from investors as it seeks to continue developing DeFi projects. Funds were raised from three investment firms. Aave revealed on Twitter that the DeFi protocol had successfully secured funding from three firms. Blockchain.com Ventures, Blockchain Capital, and Standard Crypto were the firms that partook in the latest funding round, which raised $25million. Blockchain.com ventures are the investment body of popular crypto wallet provider Blockchain.com, and its investment in Aave shows the potentials within the DeFi…

Traditional currency and banking systems feature several downsides as far as transacting is concerned. Cryptocurrencies present a decentralized alternative to deal with issues surrounding the two options. The introduction of DeFi was a step further in pushing the mass adoption of blockchain technology and digital currencies.  DeFi lending is on the same track, trying to bridge the void between traditional banking and all users globally without intermediaries. Now, lenders and investors can deposit, loan out, or borrow currencies in or…

Every crypto user, including the beginner, has met with the word DeFi, an acronym for Decentralized Finance. DeFi consists of an ecosystem of Financial applications developed on top of blockchains. In addition, DeFi introduces the investors' aspect, making returns on the value of their assets through yield farming markets. Yield farming, also known as liquidity mining, is where crypto holders lend cryptocurrencies and get fees and interest as returns. For example, yield farming imposes a similar principle when an individual…