Should you diversify into MKR now that MakerDAO is demonstrating healthy activity and growth? Here's what our findings reveal.
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.
For Maker to confirm a bullish breakout, it needs to flip the resistance at $1,550.
Sky co-founder Rune Christensen told Decrypt that Solana support "marks the beginning of a new multi-chain era for USDS."
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.
Trader bids are fueling the uptrend, with a 13.67% rise in Open Interest to $120.30 million.
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.
Early polling indicates MKR holders want to keep the SKY brand, though participation in the poll is still low.
Terraform Labs (TFL) has executed a large-scale token burn of 251 billion Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) and 264 million TerraClassicUSD (USTC) tokens from circulation. The burn was part of a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that required TFL to dispose of specific assets held in its Shuttle Bridge wallets.
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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.
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.
Maker has experienced a sustained downtrend over the past month, declining by 32.58%. However, analyst predicts MKR is set for a reversal.
QNT approaches a crucial breakout, as positive metrics fuel hopes for a trend reversal.
Quant (QNT), a prominent player in the blockchain space, has been stuck in a narrow price range between $60 and $70 for several months. With increased buying and selling pressure, the crypto community is buzzing with speculation about whether the token can break out of its current pattern and push beyond the $70 resistance level.
Quant is approaching a breakout, with bullish momentum building despite increased selling pressure.
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.
The decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape is ever-evolving, and the recent developments surrounding the stablecoin-focused protocol Sky, formerly known as MakerDAO, highlight the complexities of brand identity and community engagement in the crypto space.
The following article is adapted from The Block's newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Sky is reconsidering its rebrand from MakerDAO after community pushback, with options including returning to the original MakerDAO brand or adopting a hybrid approach.
Sky, the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform previously known as MakerDAO, is considering reverting to its original brand, Maker.
DeFi project Sky (formerly known as MakerDAO) is evaluating the possibility of additional brand adjustments following community feedback on its recent rebrand. On Oct. 21, Sky's co-founder Rune Christensen released a proposal that reviewed the protocol's accomplishments and the challenges it has faced since transitioning from MakerDAO to Sky.
After rebranding to Sky, MakerDAO may change its name if the community agrees.
Sky will hold a community call this Friday to discuss rebranding options set forth by founder Rune Christensen.
A whale sold Maker (MKR) at a loss, making speculative bets on SPX6900 (SPX) and Mogcoin (MOG), with floating gains of $230K as the memes rallied in the short term.
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Quant's token, QNT, is currently showing some intriguing signs that could suggest a potential price reversal. However, investors should remain cautious as the market dynamics evolve.
Quant (QNT) has recently displayed signs of bullish sentiment, but the market is still under pressure. Despite strong indications from both retail and institutional investors, the question remains: is now the right time to jump into QNT?
MKR, the governance token of the leading stablecoin lender MakerDAO, has experienced a sharp decline in recent weeks. It currently trades at $1,206, noting an 11% price drop over the past week.
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QNT deposited to exchanges has increased 5x in the last 24 hours.
Sky Ecosystem will change the security fees on its WBTC vaults, but has given up on the accelerated divestment of the asset.
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The world's largest crypto exchange Binance has burned 1.14 Terra Luna Classic tokens in the 26th batch of LUNC burn mechanism. This move has sparked optimism, as evidenced by the surge of over 10% in LUNC and USTC prices.
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Quant attracted institutional players and retail traders as QNT maintained robust bullish sentiments before the post-Fed rate cut broad market rebound. Meanwhile, the altcoin trades in a seemingly break-or-make point after gaining 43% the previous month. Quant lost 2% and 1.58% in the past week and day. Meanwhile, its current price of $74.