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MakerDAO Community Approves Proposal to Place USDC in Coinbase's Custody Platform
Up to $1.6 billion in USD coin will be held with Coinbase Prime, where it will earn a 1.5% reward.
Updated May 9, 2023, 4:00 a.m. Published Oct 24, 2022, 5:23 p.m.
The MakerDAO community has approved a proposal to place as much as $1.6 billion in USD coin (USDC) with Coinbase Prime, where it will yield 1.5%.
MakerDAO is the issuer of the DAI stablecoin. Coinbase Prime is crypto exchange Coinbase's institutional custody service.
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"This proposed collaboration with Coinbase (COIN) follows an approved signal of intent by the MakerDAO community to increasingly invest Maker’s collateral into short-term bonds," Jennifer Senhaji, growth and business development lead at MakerDAO, said in a statement.
Last week, it was reported that 88% of the community votes were in favor of the proposal.
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