The Maker (MKR) token has seen a notable surge in whale activity, with large transactions jumping by a staggering 1,400%. Despite this increase in large-scale transactions, technical indicators and on-chain metrics are sending mixed signals about the future direction of MKR's price.

Hyve, a data availability protocol secured by the permissionless shared security platform Symbiotic, has announced a collaboration with Lido to introduce wrapped stETH as its first collateral.

A federal court in California has ruled that members of Lido DAO, the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) behind the popular Lido staking protocol, are legally liable under the state's partnership laws. This ruling marks a significant step in the ongoing efforts to clarify the legal status of decentralized organizations within the United States and could have broad implications for the crypto space.

For Maker to confirm a bullish breakout, it needs to flip the resistance at $1,550.

A significant legal development occurred for Lido DAO as the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled against the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) in a high-stakes lawsuit. Lido DAO had argued that it was not a legal entity and, therefore, could not be held accountable in court.

A recent ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has determined that Lido DAO, a cryptocurrency staking platform, qualifies as a general partnership under state law.

Lido DAO's efforts to shrug off a securities case have fallen through.

A recent ruling from a California court has implications for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), especially those involved in Ethereum (ETH) liquid staking.

Sky co-founder Rune Christensen told Decrypt that Solana support "marks the beginning of a new multi-chain era for USDS."

An unlikely outcome has resulted in a case reported by an investor against Lido DAO. The court has ruled that since Lido DAO is an association of more than two persons, it falls under partnership laws.

Judge Vince Chhabria, in his ruling, raised concerns about whether individuals in the cryptocurrency industry can avoid legal accountability by using unconventional legal structures to profit from innovative financial instruments.

Maker's exchange reserve and exchange supply ratio hits a yearly high signaling potential correction.

Maker (MKR), the governance token of the MakerDAO ecosystem, has been showing impressive upward momentum, recently breaking out of a long-standing bearish pattern. Despite its 11.20% surge in the past 24 hours, reaching $1,416.32, the cryptocurrency faces some resistance and market dynamics that could limit its progress in the short term.

The DeFi project Sky has retained its new brand identity rather than revert to MakerDAO following a community vote. Polling data revealed that 79.3% of votes supported maintaining the Sky brand as the core protocol name.

Paradigm Capital, a prominent player in the cryptocurrency investment space, has made a significant move involving 70 million Lido DAO (LDO) tokens amid the ongoing crypto bull market. In a strategic transfer that took place over the past six hours, Paradigm Capital moved 8.18 million LDO tokens worth approximately $11.29 million to Coinbase Prime.

Crypto prices today stirred a whirlpool of speculations among market watchers globally, showcasing mixed price actions. While Bitcoin (BTC) maintained a trading session in the green at the $75K level, altcoins mainly reflected a turbulent market sentiment.

Trader bids are fueling the uptrend, with a 13.67% rise in Open Interest to $120.30 million.

LDO rallies 32% with bullish momentum building, supported by rising volume and positive metrics.

Sky's USDS is now the third-largest stablecoin, replacing the original DAI which held that position for years on the charts.

The Maker price has jumped ~10% over the past day, resulting in this altcoin successfully recording a bullish reversal. Moreover, with the technical sentiments and on-chain data favoring the project, the MKR coin hints at a promising bullish month.

The crypto market continued its upward surge, posting a strong 7.41% increase over the past 24 hours and lifting the global market cap to an impressive $2.46 trillion. Trading volumes soared by an astounding 128.03%, touching $192.7 billion.

Lido DAO recorded a strong bull run as positive sentiment surrounds the crypto market. Data shows increased whale accumulation around the asset.

Early polling indicates MKR holders want to keep the SKY brand, though participation in the poll is still low.

Bitcoin's rally slows down near the weekend, top altcoins record double digit gains.

Historically, the fourth quarter often brings notable gains for cryptocurrencies, and with November underway, crypto whales are strategically positioning themselves for potential profits.

This week, we examine Ripple, Binance Coin, Solana, Dogecoin, and Maker in greater detail. Ripple (XRP) The week started well for XRP, but the price action turned bearish on Wednesday, closing the week with a 3% loss.

Rune Christensen, founder of Sky (formerly MakerDAO), has proposed a strictly deflationary approach to the protocol's governance token as the community prepares to vote on whether to revert its brand or not on Nov. 11.

MKR may finally be ready for a recovery after dancing with the bears since April.

Ever since the launch of the Bitcoin ETF, the institutions have been accumulating the token heavily. As the price is ascending towards the ATH, these activities have been intensifying, and as a result, the total ETFs held by them have now surpassed the Bitcoins held by Satoshi Nakamoto.

Lido DAO price fell sharply as the broader crypto market pared gains alongside Bitcoin's dip to near $70,700. On Oct. 31, the price of Lido DAO (LDO) declined over 10% to trade near $1.05 before regaining some ground.

Maker (MKR) has staged a significant comeback, revitalizing interest and ignite predictions that it could potentially climb as high as $3,000. Given its central role within the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, Maker (MKR) has captured investor interest, primarily because of the demand for decentralized stablecoins like DAI and the protocol's recent technological strides.

MKR, the governance token of MakerDAO, has witnessed a 10% price uptick over the past 24 hours. It's currently trading at a weekly high of $1,224.

Lido has launched a new cross-chain staking system using Chainlink's CCIP technology, enabling users to stake ETH directly from Arbitrum, Base, and Optimism through a single transaction.

Lido has announced the integration of Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to enable cross-chain staking across Ethereum layer-2 networks such as Arbitrum, Base, and Optimism, according to an Oct. 29 statement shared with CryptoSlate.

GMX-Solana has adopted Chainlink's Data Streams as its official Oracle solution for price data, funding rates, and liquidations. In parallel, Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) has facilitated cross-chain staking for Lido, broadening accessibility to staked Ethereum (ETH) on Layer-2 (L2) networks.

Maker has experienced a sustained downtrend over the past month, declining by 32.58%. However, analyst predicts MKR is set for a reversal.

Lido Finance has launched a "community staking module" to enhance Ethereum staking accessibility, following approval from Lido DAO members.

Lido DAO has taken a big step toward decentralization by voting to add a community staking module, moving closer to a fully open and permissionless staking protocol.

Liquid staking protocol Lido launched its Community Staking Module (CSM) on the Ethereum (ETH) mainnet on Oct. 25. The CSM allows any user staking ETH to become a solo validator.

LidoDAO has launched the Community Staking Module (CSM), a major advancement for solo staking on the Ethereum network. This new feature simplifies access to staking by lowering the entry requirements for node operators.

TL;DR Lido DAO has approved the activation of the Community Staking Module (CSM) on Ethereum, facilitating access for independent stakers to strengthen decentralization. The CSM allows validators to operate with a minimum capital of only 2.4 ETH, thereby reducing entry barriers for new participants.

Lido DAO voted to incorporate the community staking module, a step towards creating a fully permissionless staking protocol.

The new solution enables more independent stakers to participate, thereby focusing on Ethereum's decentralization and security.

The Community Staking Module allows anyone to become a network validator with only 2.4 ETH.

The well-known crypto project MakerDAO, after rebranding to Sky, is considering backtracking.

MakerDAO is reconsidering its recent rebrand to Sky following poor SKY token performance and strong community preference for the original Maker brand

SKY has significantly underperformed the CoinDesk 20 since the re-brand.

Barely two months after, the project now appears to be reconsidering the change.