MakerDAO Loans Can Be Gamed to Hold Out Funds From Liquidation, Startup Finds

MakerDAO has voted to add support for a trio of new tokens for the decentralized finance (DeFi) loans that generate DAI stablecoins.

PRESS RELEASE. Based on the Anti-liquidation protocol, Shaktiio develops a liquidation protection programme for CeFi lending platforms. The anti-liquidation protocol aids the stability of the bitcoin market by preventing it from being overextended. The expansion of the loan market and the extensive usage of trading instruments, including the use of leverage, has resulted in the imposition of massive amounts of collateral on banks and other financial institutions. In the event of a dramatic market decline, mass liquidations will rise and harm the market unless a method is developed and....

Analysts are divided on whether the potential NFT liquidation event is a buy-the-dip opportunity. Many owners of precious Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and CryptoPunks NFTs, who used them as collateral to take out loans in Ether (ETH), have failed to repay their debts. The situation could lead up to the NFT sector's first massive liquidation event.gm. As a result of the floor dropping to 72, the first BAYC liquidation auction on BendDAO has begun Starting price of 68.4e... Any takers or is this going to be the first bad-debt domino that falls for the platform?....

The new liquidation engine has been designed to offer Maker’s users greater predictability and security. Decentralized lending and stablecoin protocol MakerDAO has opened governance voting to allow new tokens as collateral.A number of new collateral types have been proposed for MakerDAO, potentially increasing the number of digital assets that can now be used to mint its stablecoin, DAI. Voting began on April 19 and will run for fourteen days.Seven tokens have been suggested as collateral for the Maker, including Moss Carbon Credit (MCO2), Rocket Pool’s staked Ethereum (rETH), the 1inch....

Islamic law prohibits Muslims from trading through interest-based markets or companies. However, there is still a need for some to secure additional financing or borrow funds to support their personal or business needs. A bitcoin startup based in the US is now helping Muslims get loans without breaking Islamic law. Matthew J. Martin, who converted to Islam five years ago while he was working fintech world, set up Blossom Finance which partners with microfinance institutions to make "investments" in small businesses then takes a 20 percent cut of the profits in order to still make money.....