MakerDAO Agrees to Deploy $100M USDC on DeFi Protocol Yearn Finance
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Maker will open an individual non-custodial vault on Yearn with a ceiling set at $100 million to deposit USDC from its "peg stability module," or PSM, which backs the value of Maker’s decentralized stablecoin DAI.
What Does MakerDAO Stand to Gain from the Deployment on Yearn Finance?
According to the proposal submitted at the end of November, MakerDAO is predicted to earn a 2% annual yield with the strategy. Around 72% of voters favored the plan. For final implementation and the transfer of funds from the PSM, a further “executive vote” is necessary.
Maker is managed by a decentralized autonomous organization, where holders of the maker (MKR) governance token can vote on proposals.
Deployment to Bring in Steady Revenue
The maneuver is part of Maker’s strategy to earn a steady revenue stream by allocating a part of its $7 billion in reserve assets to various yield-generating strategies such as partnering with crypto exchange Coinbase’s (COIN) custody platform and investing in U.S. government bonds. DAI holders are receiving a 1% annual reward as a result of increased income since last month.
The move may also boost Yearn’s dwindling user activity. The protocol’s total value locked, a popular indicator to show the worth of assets deployed on a DeFi protocol, has dropped to $442 million from an all-time high of $6.9 billion in December 2021.