Rune Christensen, founder and CEO of MakerDao, explains what Andreessen Horowitz’s $15 million funding in its Maker token means for the ecosystem and why they selected to work with a16z and its basic accomplice Kathryn Haun. He additionally responds to criticism that the method happened behind closed doorways although MakerDao has a notably open, clear system in any other case, and considerations in regards to the seeming low cost of 40% that the a16z staff obtained. He additionally talks about whether or not or not MakerDao might amass an excessive amount of energy within the Ethereum ecosystem, thereby centralizing energy across the Dai stablecoin.
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Episode hyperlinks:
Rune Christensen: https://twitter.com/runekek
MakerDao: https://makerdao.com
Announcement about funding from a16z: https://medium.com/makerdao/a16z-crypto-purchases-6-of-mkr-backing-stablecoin-vanguard-makerdao-ff410a692393
Rune’s feedback about why MakerDao needs to work with a16z and Kathryn Haun: https://www.reddit.com/r/MakerDAO/feedback/9ihwz0/big_news_az16z_buys_6_of_makerdao/e6jque0/
Critiques from Meltem Demirors in regards to the course of for deciding upon this funding: https://twitter.com/Melt_Dem/standing/1044217806043181057
MakerDao being prepared to maneuver to multi-collateralized Dai: https://medium.com/makerdao/the-code-is-ready-2aee2aa62e73
A earlier episode of Unchained with Rune: http://unchainedpodcast.co/why-its-so-hard-to-keep-stablecoins-stable
A earlier episode of Unconfirmed with Katie Haun:
http://unconfirmed.libsyn.com/sxsw-episode-former-doj-prosecutor-kathryn-haun-on-what-the-sec-subpoenas-and-fincen-letter-likely-mean
A earlier episode of Unchained with Katie Haun, when she was a federal prosecutor:
http://unchainedpodcast.co/federal-prosecutor-kathryn-haun-on-how-criminals-use-bitcoin-and-how-she-catches-them
