MakerDAO Co-founder Proposes “Endgame Plan” to Protect DAI From Attack

The co-founder of MakerDAO has laid out his plan to convert the DAI stablecoin into a free-floating asset if the protocol fails to attain a 75% decentralized collateral level within three years.

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Rune Christensen has outlined his vision for turning the DAI stablecoin into a free-floating asset if the protocol is unable to reach a 75% decentralized collateral threshold within three years. 

MakerDAO co-founder Rune Christensen has reached out to the community in light of recent conversations of decoupling its native token from USD Coin (CRYPTO: USDC) amid the sanctioning of Tornado Cash to explain why free-floating Dai (CRYPTO: DAI) may be the only option for the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). Christensen acknowledged underestimating the hazards associated with risk-weighted assets in his blog post titled "The Path of Compliance and the Path of Decentralization: Why Maker has no option but to Prepare to Free Float Dai.

In light of recent discussions about separating its native token from USD Coin (USDC) during the approval of Tornado Cash, MakerDAO co-founder Rune Christensen reached out to the community and explained why free-floating DAI might be the only option for the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).

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