The stablecoin DAI is 40% collateralised by centralised assets — USDC, WBTC, TUSD and PAX, according to observations by The Block.
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In addition to Ethereum, the assets backing DAI include:
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- USDC — the stablecoin from the Centre consortium, which includes Circle and Coinbase;
- The Bitcoin-backed token WBTC, backed by crypto custodian BitGo;
- Stablecoins TUSD from TrustToken and PAX from Paxos Standard.
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These four centralised assets account for 39.27% of DAI’s collateral.
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Source: The Block.
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Some experts believe that such a collateral structure for DAI carries centralisation risks.
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\”How long would it take to liquidate these 40% by court order, if there were weighty grounds (financing terrorism/climate-change research or any other reason Uncle Sam dislikes)?\” asks HOPR founder Sebastian Bürgel.
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MakerDAO — the protocol that allows users to generate DAI — a synthetic stablecoin, initially backed only by Ethereum (ETH).
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In November 2019, MakerDAO introduced a multisignature version of DAI. This step opened the possibility of using a range of crypto assets as collateral for the stablecoin.
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DAI ranks third in its segment after Tether and USD Coin by market share. Its capitalization approaches $1 billion.
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Data: Messari.
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The total market capitalization of the stablecoin segment currently exceeds $20 billion.
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Data: Messari.
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In this segment, USDT from Tether leads by a wide margin. Its share among all stablecoins exceeds 75%.
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In March this year, Maker Foundation members approved USDC as collateral.
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