Today in DeFi - Maker RWA Loan, Synthetix FAANG Synths, and More...

First RWA Loan on MakerDAO

Lucas Vogelsang @lucasvo

1/ Today for the first time ever a DeFi protocol financed a Real World Asset: @MakerDAO minted its first 35,913 $DAI backed by real estate. What does this mean for Maker & DeFi? Read on 👇 coindesk.com/maker-price-ma…

coindesk.comMaker Price Passes $4K for First Time, as MakerDAO Brings Real Estate to DeFi - CoinDeskMaker price ($MKR) passed $4,000 for the first time in history, as MakerDAO agreed to introduce “real world” assets as collateral dai loans.

Earlier, we covered Maker passing the Executive Vote, which is to add a Real World Asset (RWA) token as a DAI collateral type.

Yesterday, New Silver just financed its first loan using MakerDAO as a credit facility, becoming the first ever DAI backed with real world assets.

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Synthetix sFAANG Live

ChainLinkGod.eth 2.0 @ChainLinkGod

Synthetic stonks are now live on @synthetix_io and @kwenta_io! $sTSLA (@Tesla) $sFB (@Facebook) $sAAPL (@Apple) $sAMZN (@amazon) $sNFLX (@netflix) $sGOOG (@Google) $sMSFT (@Microsoft) and $sCOIN (@coinbase) coming soon as well 👀 $FAANG $SNX $LINK $ETH

FAANG synthetic stocks are now tradable on Synthetix/Kwenta.

Ampleforth Launches $FORTH

Evan Kuo 🔑 @evankuo

Hey all, just wanted to introduce FORTH a new governance token for AMPL. Anybody who has interacted with the AMPL ecosystem on-chain can claim a portion of the network! Cheers 🍻 @AmpleforthOrg @brandoniles #MayTheForthBeWithYou $AMPL $FORTH ampleforth.org/governance/cla…

ampleforth.orgAmpleforth GovernanceThe $FORTH governance token has arrived. Connect your wallet to claim it. The Ampleforth protocol is governed through a series of sequential steps, each representing increasing levels of consensus from the community. Proposals and ideas are surfaced on the discord or our public forum, and are finali…

Ampleforth, the first algorithmic stablecoin protocol in DeFi, introduced new governance token $FORTH. Users who has previously interacted with AMPL on-chain can claim an airdrop.

Celer Layer2.Finance Launches

CelerNetwork @CelerNetwork

(1/3) 🎉🚀@layer2finance v0.1 launches on @ethereum mainnet taking on two biggest challenges in DeFi: high cost and complexity of use. You can now use @AaveAave @compoundfinance and @CurveFinance through app.l2.finance completely for FREE. blog.celer.network/2021/04/22/the…

blog.celer.networkThe layer2.finance v0.1 Mainnet Launches: Democratize DeFi, Simple and Zero FeesWe are thrilled to announce that layer2.finance v0.1 has launched on the Ethereum mainnet! Layer2.finance tackles the two largest challenges preventing DeFi from reaching mass adoption: the extraor…

Celer network launched layer2.finance, powered by its own rollup tech, on Ethereum Mainnet.

The initial v0.1 supports Compound, AAVE, and Curve, with more protocols to be added in the coming releases.

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