MakerDAO Could Replace Governance Token, Will It Provide Enhanced Incentives?
According to a post on the MakerDAO Forum, the financial service protocol could replace its governance token MKR with a new token called stkMKR. The proposal was introduced to address the criticism around MKR’s tokenomics. Related Reading | Will Ethereum Give In To Bears? New MKR tokenomics could supplement and improve on previous benefits and incentives. The proposal emphasized that stkMKR will preserve MKR’s current burn mechanism and will allow users to claim their reinvest dividends and other payouts without spending funds on gas while keeping its tax efficiency. On previous....
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The proposal introduces a new stkMKR token which will act as a bonding asset for MKR staked in governance proposals. The community behind decentralized stablecoin platform MakerDAO is mulling over a major tokenomics shift that could replace its governance token, MKR.A proposal was made on the MakerDAO forum by community leader “monet-supply” on March 14, outlining an alternative token economic mechanism. If the proposal passes a full governance vote, the protocol could replace its current governance token, MKR, with a new token called stkMKR.There were many responses to the proposal within....
The Makerdao and the stablecoin DAI has been a popular project in the decentralized finance (defi) space and it’s also had its share of problems. This week the project called Bprotocol leveraged a defi flash loan in order to sway a Makerdao governance vote. The development team behind the Maker project aims to make it harder for problems like defi flash loans going forward. Since the project’s inception, Makerdao, often referred to as Maker, has been a defi project that has seen a lot of demand. The Maker project is responsible for creating one of the first decentralized....
Yearn Finance’s governance token YFI surged Thursday as traders assessed its acceptance at MakerDao as a collateral asset. The YFI/USD exchange rate ascended 6.62 percent to $27,193, a multi-week high that appeared as a part of an explosive bull run in which it has jumped close to 300 percent in two weeks. The pair peaked […]
MakerDAO Co-founder Rune Christensen has suggested the DeFi project utilize a fork of Solana’s codebase to build its proposed “NewChain.” Back in May, the MakerDAO announced its “Endgame” network update aimed at improving the protocol’s “efficiency, resilience and participation” via the formation of a “strong governance equilibrium.” The “NewChain” is a vital part of the […]
Optimism Foundation will launch a governance token called OP to goverrn protocol and network parameters and incentivize adoption. The Optimism Foundation has unveiled a new governance structure and token as part of its ongoing efforts to bring scalability and cost efficiency to Ethereum, the world’s largest smart contract platform. The “Optimism Collective” was introduced Tuesday afternoon in a lengthy post that outlined its mission and governance mandate. Described as a “large-scale experiment in digital democratic governance,” the Optimism Collective essentially comprises a band of....