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Due to the decline in the prices of its underlying assets, the total supply of DAI, MakerDAO's decentralized stablecoin, has since dropped by 50% from its early 2022 peak, data from Delphi Digital revealed.

Timeline of Maker

On March 11, 2023, the decentralized finance project Makerdao issued an emergency proposal following the USDC depegging incident that saw the stablecoin dip down to $0.877 per unit. At the time of writing, Makerdao commands $3.1 billion in USDC collateral that backs a portion of the project's stablecoin, DAI.

On March 11, MakerDAO issued an “urgent executive proposal” to mitigate any risks to the protocol associated with its USDC tail risk exposure. Make DAO has over 3.1 billion USDC in collateral backing its DAI stablecoin.

The collapse of Silvergate and Silicon Valley Bank has thrown the banking industry into crisis, potentially impacting stablecoins. Proposed changes aim to limit MakerDAO's exposure to risky collaterals and maintain liquidity.

Maker (MKR/USD) price formed a double-top pattern as a vote on capital deployment continued. The MKR token retreated to a low of $855.36, the lowest point since March 3 of this year. It has plunged by about 12.1% from its highest level this year.

Maker [MKR], at press time, was one of the market's biggest weekly gainers, despite the overall bearish sentiment in the crypto-market. In fact, it recorded gains of 10% compared to Bitcoin's [BTC] 4.6% depreciation over the last 7 days.

MakerDAO, one of the first and largest DeFi protocols on Ethereum, is raking in millions of dollars. Even as it remains successful, the decentralized money market is under immense pressure from its community.

Stablecoin DAI is considering increasing the amount of money it invests in United States Treasury bonds from the current allocation of $500 million to a potential total of $1.25 billion.

MakerDAO, the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) behind the DAI stablecoin, has proposed allocating an additional $750 million to invest in U.S Treasury bonds in order to capitalize on a favorable yield environment. The resolution, if passed, would add $750 million to the $500 million already approved in October 2022, bringing the total value to $1.25 billion.

MakerDAO, the governance token behind the fifth most popular stablecoin DAI, is contemplating an increase in its United States Treasury bond investments to $1.25 billion from its previous allocation of $500 million.

MakerDAO is considering investing $750 million in US Treasurys to take advantage of the current yield environment, with the proposal expected to increase the ceiling to $1.25 billion.