MakerDAO Whale Defies Vitalik Buterin – Moves $12 Million Into Self-Custody

On September 2, Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin sold off his 500 MKR holdings for the first time in two years, triggering a 7% price downswing. Amid swirling controversy, on-chain data sleuths have spotted MakerDAO whales swooping in to buy the dip.

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Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), has offloaded his entire MakerDAO (CRYPTO: MKR) token holdings. What Happened: The move closely follows news from MakerDAO's top brass about a potential pivot towards the Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) blockchain.

Rune Christensen's Proposal to Utilize Solana's Codebase Rune Christensen, co-founder of MakerDAO, has proposed a groundbreaking proposal to develop MakerDAO's upcoming native chain.

In a recent blog post, Rune Christensen, the co-founder and CEO of MakerDAO, outlined the project's long-term vision, which includes a significant shift in its underlying technology. Christensen proposed that MakerDAO could be re-implemented on a new blockchain called NewChain.

Rune Christensen, the co-founder of MakerDAO, proposed a significant shift in the project's technological foundation. Christensen suggested that MakerDAO's upcoming native chain, known as “NewChain,” should be developed using a fork of Solana's codebase rather than the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

Rune Christensen stated that Solana's codebase should be the foundation of MakerDAO's upcoming blockchain, as he highlighted that it's optimized for building “highly efficient blockchains.”

In the times when the crypto markets have remained quiet, floating around the market capitalization of $1.05 trillion, Maker (MKR) has successfully held the gains that the other altcoins lost in the recent plunges.

A startling reversal in profit expectations has hit the MakerDAO community, as projections for the next 12 months have plummeted from an anticipated $80 million to less than $2 million.

On-chain data shows large Maker holders have accumulated recently, a sign that the rally could extend soon. Maker Large Holders Have Continued To Expand Their Holdings Recently According to data from the market intelligence platform IntoTheBlock, inflows to the wallets of the large MKR investors have been taking place for a while now.

The MakerDAO founder, Rune Christensen, has announced an airdrop for the Spark Protocol's native SPK token. According to the proposal, the tokens will be released gradually, with the proposal outlining the distribution of two billion SPK tokens over the next ten years.

MakerDAO, a decentralized finance (DeFi) stalwart, is facing heightened scrutiny after the introduction of its new platform, Spark Protocol. The controversy arises from Spark Protocol's terms of service, which actively prevent users from accessing the platform via virtual private networks (VPNs).