The cryptocurrency market has recently faced a tumultuous time, with major currencies experiencing significant losses in a matter of hours. However, amidst this chaos, Maker (MKR) coin has emerged as the sole winner, experiencing a noteworthy 29.42% growth in the weekly chart.
The overall cryptocurrency market faced a severe downturn, losing as much as $50 billion in market capitalization in just one hour. As market capitalization dropped, currencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) saw their values plummet by over 5%.
The cause of this sudden drop can be attributed to several unfavorable events, including the Silvergate bank crash and Binance FUD. As a result, the crypto market’s total cap went from $1.07 trillion to $1.02 trillion earlier today.
Despite this bearish trend in the cryptocurrency market, MKR was the only currency that showed bullish momentum. While leading currencies such as BTC and ETH were experiencing a downward trend, MKR was making significant gains.
According to the data from CoinMarketcap, currently trading at $932.97, MKR showed a 5% increase in the last 24 hours, outperforming the rest of the top 100 cryptocurrencies.
Maker (MKR) Price Driving Factor
One of the factors that contributed to MKR’s rise was the recent announcement by MakerDAO that deployed lower fees for the RETH-A vault through the latest Executive Vote.
The stability fee was reduced from 1.5% to 0.5%, and the debt ceiling was increased from 5 million DAI to 10 million DAI. Additionally, the current liquidation ratio stands at 170%.
The decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, has recently seen significant developments. In February alone, the platform witnessed a number of noteworthy happenings.
Firstly, OlympusDAO approved and executed the largest DSR deposit to date with over 70 million DAI, earning a fixed 1% directly streamed from the core of the Maker Protocol.
Moreover, MakerDAO made a notable presence at the EBlockchainCon event, with MakerGrowth contributing valuable insights during discussions on real-world assets development within the DeFi industry.
According to the latest official report on real-world assets, MakerDAO generated $2.3 million in fees from its various RWA deployments, with the majority generated by the investment of $500 million in US Treasury short-term bond ETFs.
In addition, the Aave D3M was reactivated with an initial debt ceiling of 5 million DAI and a target borrowing rate of 2%. The Maker Protocol is now supplying direct liquidity to the two largest DeFi lending protocols through a wholesale credit line in DAI.
However, these developments demonstrate MakerDAO’s commitment to innovation and growth within the DeFi industry.
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