Sky’s USDS stablecoin has a freeze function, raising decentralization concerns. Rune Christensen, Sky’s co-founder, says the freeze function won’t be active at launch. Sky’s website is blocking VPNs further adding to the criticism following the rebrand. A day after the decentralized finance (DeFi) project Maker rebranded to Sky, the new protocol is under intense scrutiny…
In a move to bolster the usage and adoption of its decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform, MakerDAO is undergoing a significant rebranding. The lending protocol, founded by Rune Christensen in 2014, will now be known as ‘Sky’, a shift aimed at appealing to a wider user base. MakerDAO Reinvents Itself As ‘Sky’ MakerDAO was one…
Maker Protocol rebrands to Sky, renaming Dai stablecoin as Sky Dollar (USDS). MKR governance token upgraded to Sky (SKY) with a 1:24,000 conversion rate. Maker SubDAOs rebranded as Sky Stars, with Spark as the first live subDAO. In a significant move to make decentralized finance (DeFi) more accessible, the Maker Protocol has rebranded to Sky,…
Blockchain security platform Scam Sniffer reported that a crypto trader lost $55.47 million in DAI stablecoin to a phishing attack. According to the firm, the trader lost their assets after mistakenly transferring ownership of their collateralized debt position (CDP) on DeFi Saver Proxy to a malicious wallet. DeFi Saver Proxy is a proxy contract deployed…