Maker Co-Founder Rune Christensen Dispels “Freeze Function” Rumors Ahead Of USDS Launch

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Rune Christensen, co-founder of the just lately rebranded Maker protocol, has clarified that there shall be no “freeze perform” added to the mission’s new USDS stablecoin.

“Really there shall be no freeze perform at launch, there’ll simply be an improve skill,” Christensen stated in an Aug. 27 X publish. With this improve skill, members of the mission’s governance will be capable of resolve later how new features shall be carried out to guard in opposition to “as many danger components as attainable.”

Crypto X Neighborhood Raises Centralization Issues

Christensen’s X publish comes after the protocol confronted backlash for a supposed “freeze perform” in its new stablecoin. Some on-line observers additionally began to query the decentralization of the protocol. One X person that goes by the identify “Tunez” requested his 155,000 followers whether or not the perform would “fully defeat the aim of the mission.”

maker is rebranding to sky

extra importantly, $DAI is rebranding to $USDS and introducing a freeze perform

does not this fully defeat the aim of the mission? am i lacking one thing right here

— tunez (evm/acc) 🎮 (@cryptunez) August 27, 2024

Cinneamhain Ventures associate Adam Cochran stated {that a} freeze perform could be essential if the brand new stablecoin is to be backed by US treasuries. “You’re both decentralized and by yourself, otherwise you undertake the treasury departments stick, to get their carrot,” he stated.

Maker Rebrands To Sky, Will Launch Two New Tokens In September

Talks of a freeze perform come amid Maker’s rebranding to “Sky” this week. Boasting $7 billion price of property, the protocol will introduce new variations of each its $5 billion DAI stablecoin and its MKR governance token as a part of the rebrand.

A brand new USDS stablecoin and a SKY governance token shall be added to the upgraded ecosystem, whereas their predecessors will proceed to commerce on the open market. DAI holders will be capable of alternate their tokens 1:1 for USDS. In the meantime, every MKR token may be swapped for 28,000 SKY tokens.

Present DAI and MKR holders may also be capable of voluntarily select to maintain the outdated tokens or swap them out for the brand new USDS and SKY tokens, which shall be launched on Sept. 15.