Rune Christensen, founder and CEO of MakerDao, explains what Andreessen Horowitz’s $15 million funding in its Maker token blueprint for the ecosystem and why they selected to work with a16z and its total accomplice Kathryn Haun. He additionally responds to criticism that the blueprint took space dead closed doors no topic the true fact that MakerDao has a notably originate, clear machine in any other case, and considerations about the seeming slash worth of 40% that the a16z crew obtained. He additionally talks about whether or not MakerDao would perhaps well amass too worthy energy within the Ethereum ecosystem, thereby centralizing energy around the Dai stablecoin.

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Episode links:

Rune Christensen: https://twitter.com/runekek

MakerDao: https://makerdao.com

Announcement about funding from a16z: https://medium.com/makerdao/a16z-crypto-purchases-6-of-mkr-backing-stablecoin-vanguard-makerdao-ff410a692393

Rune’s comments about why MakerDao needs to work with a16z and Kathryn Haun: https://www.reddit.com/r/MakerDAO/comments/9ihwz0/big_news_az16z_buys_6_of_makerdao/e6jque0/

Critiques from Meltem Demirors about the blueprint for deciding upon this funding: https://twitter.com/Melt_Dem/web page/1044217806043181057

MakerDao being ready to cross to multi-collateralized Dai: https://medium.com/makerdao/the-code-is-ready-2aee2aa62e73