After the community behind DAI stablecoin issuer MakerDAO approved MIP 81, Coinbase Prime will custody up to $1.6 billion USDC from the protocol, the exchange said.
With MIP 81ratified, MakerDAO joined Coinbase in its institutional rewards pilot program to earn 1.5% on the USDC for which Coinbase acts as custodian. Coinbase will maintain 24-hour year-round accessibility to the DAO Peg Stability Module (PSM) responsible for managing governance fees the MakerDAO earns from swaps.
The MakerDAO community also ratified MIP 82 in a step that will move ahead with the issue of a $500 million USDC loan to Coinbase collateralized via ETH and BTC and facilitated through the PSM at a variable interest rate between 4.5%-6%, paid monthly.
