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Maple Released 2.0

Maple @maplefinance

Introducing Maple 2.0. Maple 2.0 is a fundamental overhaul of the smart contract architecture. The new contracts are modular and robust and will facilitate Maple bringing capital markets on-chain.

Maple releases a new version that focuses on diversifying borrowers and improving risk management parameters. Maple recently experienced a borrower default.

MakerDAO to Fund RWA

Centrifuge ꩜ @centrifuge

We're thrilled to announce that $220 million in Real-World Assets (RWA) are coming to Centrifuge, in partnership with @BlockTower and @MakerDAO! BlockTower Credit will be the first institutional credit fund to bring their collateralized lending on-chain.

medium.comBlockTower Credit and MakerDAO to Fund $220 Million of Real-World Assets through CentrifugeMakerDAO has approved four RWA vaults that will finance real-world assets originated by BlockTower — all issued on-chain through Centrifuge

MakerDAO passed the executive vote and will deploy four vaults to fund investments in real-world assets (RWA), originated by BlockTower and issued on-chain through Centrifuge.

PayPal x MetaMask

MetaMask 🦊💙 @MetaMask

Our US users will now be able to fund their wallet with ETH via @PayPal! 🦊 Rolling out in the next weeks in the US, excl. Hawaii, through our mobile app (make sure to update to v5.13.0)🧵👇 consensys.net/blog/press-rel…

consensys.netConsenSys Teams with PayPal for A New Way To Buy Crypto in MetaMask | ConsenSysPayPal will seamlessly integrate within the MetaMask wallet, providing customers with a simple and convenient way to buy Ethereum with PayPal

The PayPal MetaMask integration enables buying ETH from within the MetaMask wallet using PayPal. Starting with selected users, PayPal will roll out the functionality to all eligible customers in the coming weeks.

Vote: Funding Ren 2.0

Ren @renprotocol

📣 Calling all Ren community members Ren 2.0 funding and Ren Foundation set up proposal is live on the Ren Forum and Snapshot Proposal: forum.renproject.io/t/rip-000-018-… Voting link: snapshot.org/#/ren-project.… Review, discuss and vote 🗳️☑️

snapshot.orgSnapshot

Ren community is voting on setting up a Ren Foundation and minting new Ren tokens to it, such that the Foundation can fund Ren 2.0 development. The 200m Ren mint is the leading option as of writing.

MakerDAO x GnosisDAO

GnosisDAO @GnosisDAO

We're super excited to announce an important strategic alliance with @MakerDAO!🤩🦉🤝 This partnership will help both of our organizations grow and make a bigger impact on the ecosystem. Let's work together and make some great things happen! Details below ⬇️

MakerDAO and GnosisDAO form a strategic partnership. MakerDAO has onboarded GNO as a new collateral type, and GnosisDAO will utilize the available debt ceiling for borrowing DAI against GNO from its treasury and mint up to 30m DAI to fund the Gnosis ecosystem.

Stable Farms on Optimism