Defi Review #2: MakerDAO The Collective Wealth
MakerDAO is a decentralized autonomous organization that runs decentralized finance through their government token Maker to form a self-sustaining community. It is a kind organization without centralized authority and manages finance through its governance. It is also a one-of-a-kind stablecoin issuer formed fully by communities.
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What is MakerDao
Created in 2015, the Maker DAO or Multi-Collateral Dai (MCD) system is a decentralized autonomous organization that allows users to generate Dai, a stablecoin, by leveraging collateral assets approved by Maker Governance. It is a fully self-sufficient and self-governed organization to manage and issue its currencies without third parties interference.
Why Choose MakerDao
Citizens do not vote to have money printed out in the traditional finance market. Usually, few people or a single entity decide how much to print. They are considered experts to represent people. However, the decision has never been made by all agreed-upon but to proceed with a closed-door deal. MakerDao offers a solution to have an unbiased currency that any individual or business can anticipate and vote to influence the future of money.
Goals of MakerDao
The idea of MakerDao is to have an unbiased, transparent, and highly efficient permissionless financial system. Unless Bitcoin is speculated to hedge inflation, MakerDao is designed to minimize price volatility. It invented the stablecoin Dai to peg the dollar at a 1 to 1 ratio. They also create unique smart contracts as Collateralized Debt Positions (CDPs) to generate income streams similar to the bond issued by the government. It makes the competition between fiat currency and threatens the status quo of the fiat currency system.
MakerDao Focus on Governance
MakeDao runs its own governance system with stablecoin and voting tokens. There is a decentralized risk management function to proactive govern and reactive govern. There are two types of voting through governance polls and executive votes. Their scientific governance makes sure holders have their fair rights and ensure the stability of the stablecoin. Yet, voting tokens and stablecoin are separate valuations that strictly distinguish financial power from political power.
Holders From MakerDao
Holders are equally distributed among communities. Not holders may have significant voting tokens to overinfluence one another. The system tends to be more democratically operated through communities and each holder.
Risks With MakerDao
Even though MakerDao claimed their code is open source, it is not accessible to the public. Their portfolio-backed assets are intransparent, making their stablecoin unsustainable to overcome the risks of over-leveraging.
In Conclusion
I think MakerDao makes decentralized governance feasible by separating voting rights and currency. However, with time and communities growing, we may see a new form of governance that runs by communities and decentralized finance with a fair system for each participant to vote and make decisions.
