MakerDAO and the creation of DAI (2014–2020)

1. Maker project begins early design work

   Jan 1, 2015Labels: Maker Project, Ethereum

   • Maker Whitepaper

2. Single-collateral Dai system white paper published

   Dec 1, 2017Labels: Single-Collateral Dai, White Paper

   • Maker Whitepaper
   • Sai Paper

3. Single-Collateral Dai (Sai) activated on Ethereum

   Dec 18, 2017Labels: Single-Collateral Dai, Ethereum

   • MakerDAO Medium
   • Dai Page

4. Plan for Dai Savings Rate highlighted

   Aug 30, 2018Labels: Dai Savings, Maker Protocol

   • MakerDAO Medium

5. a16z purchases MKR in major 2018 deal

   Sep 24, 2018Labels: Andreessen Horowitz, MKR

   • Nasdaq
   • Cointelegraph

6. Multi-Collateral Dai launch date announced

   Oct 9, 2019Labels: Multi-Collateral Dai, Maker Governance

   • CoinDesk
   • Cointelegraph

7. Single-Collateral Dai renamed “Sai” for migration

   Nov 18, 2019Labels: Sai, Naming Change

   • Maker Docs

8. Multi-Collateral Dai system activated on-chain

   Nov 18, 2019Labels: Multi-Collateral Dai, Executive Vote

   • The Block
   • PRNewswire

9. DSR and governance rates used to manage peg

   Jan 26, 2020Labels: Dai Savings, Maker Governance

   • Blockonomi

10. “Black Thursday” stress event hits Maker liquidations

    Mar 12, 2020Labels: Black Thursday, Vault Liquidations

    • CoinDesk
    • CoinDesk

11. USDC approved as collateral to improve Dai liquidity

    Mar 17, 2020Labels: USDC, Collateral Addition

    • CoinDesk
    • Cointelegraph

12. Debt auctions mechanism explained and used for recapitalization

    Mar 19, 2020Labels: Debt Auctions, MKR

    • Maker Docs
    • Cointelegraph

13. Single-Collateral Dai (Sai) shut down

    May 12, 2020Labels: Sai, Shutdown

    • BitcoinInsider
    • BraveNewCoin