Awesome MakerDAO

Awesome-MakerDAO (AMD) is a community-driven project, designed to be a resource people can use to familiarize themselves with Dai and MakerDAO. All are welcome to contribute.
Get Started
Those interested in MakerDAO are invited to explore AMD's collection of resources below. Get to know Maker with the help of beginner guides, official documentation, analysis pieces, tools, partnership announcements, AMAs, podcasts, and third-party apps, and more.
Please Be Advised
Users are strongly encouraged to perform their own due diligence before trusting third-party services listed below. Despite MakerDAO's best efforts to provide a clean resource, given the nature of the cryptocurrency realm, scams do exist, and even great projects are frequently compromised.
The Maker Foundation grants program offers bounties to community members who bring attention to compromised third-party apps and services.
Table of Contents
Official
​Properties​
​Channels​
​Meetings​
​Events​
​Partnerships​
Frequently Asked Questions
​FAQs​
Basics
​Onboarding Guides​
​Beginner Guides​
​Tutorials​
​Stablecoins in General​
​In-Depth Analysis: 101 | 201​
​Maker Protocol​
Governance | Risk
​Overview​
​Governance Resources​
​Key Votes​
​Important Forum Threads​
​Governance call presentations​
​Analytics​
​Meetings and Discussions​
Voting
​Overview​
​Onboarding​
​Dashboard​
​Voting Contract​
Dai
​Generate Dai​
​Earn Dai​
​Hold Dai​
​Use Dai​
​Spend Dai​
​Lend Dai​
​Trade Dai​
​Watch Dai​
Milestones
​2020​
​2019​
​2018​
​2017​
​2016​
Media Coverage
​Interviews​
​Podcasts​
​Videos​
​Mentions​
​Speculation​
​Criticism​
Audits | Security
​Multi-Collateral Dai​
​Single-Collateral Dai​
​Dappsys​
Developer
​Developer Resources​
Translations
​Translated Resources​
Archive
​Archived Resources​
Official
Properties
​MakerDAO Website​
​Whitepaper​
​Vault Portal​
​Community Portal​
​Developer Portal​
​Governance Portal​
​Maker Documentation Portal​
​Oasis​
Channels
​Blog​
​Forum​
​Kakaotalk​
​Reddit​
​RocketChat​
​Soundcloud​
​Telegram​
​Twitter​
​WeChat (Makershequ)​
​YouTube​
Meetings
Community Meetings
​Join * | Calendar | Video Playlist​
Scientific Governance and Risk Meetings
​Join * | Calendar | Video Playlist | Audio Playlist | Transcripts | Minutes (Archive)​
* Note: Public meetings are now password protected. Reach out to an admin on the #general channel on Maker's Rocket.Chat to request access.
Upcoming Events
​Events and Meetups Schedule​
Partnerships
​Maker Partnerships​
FAQs
​Glossary of Terms​
​All​
​Dai​
​Dai Savings Rate​
​Emergency Shutdown​
​Governance​
​Liquidation​
​MakerDAO​
​MKR Token​
​Oracles​
​Stability Fees​
​Vaults​
​Special FAQ: Where does the name "Dai" come from?​
Basics
Onboarding Guides
Dai Onboarding Guide: coming soon
​Vault Onboarding Guide​
​Voter Onboarding Guide​
Beginner Guides
​What is Pooled ETH (PETH)? The Fuel of the MakerDAO System​
Video by Chris Blec (August 2019)
​What is Dai, and how does it work?​
Medium Post by Sharon Manrique (February 2019)
​What is MakerDAO? Understanding The Essential Mechanism​
Video by Ivan-on-Tech (November 2018)
​What I Learned by Getting a Loan From a Robot (Ethereum, MakerDAO, Stablecoins)​
Video by Blockhead Media (September 2018)
​How to Use the Dai Platform​
Medium Post by Jordan Randolph (August 2018)
​A Stable Coin to Kill Traditional Secured Loans: Meet Maker Dai​
Medium Post by Chelo Cavazzoli (July 2018)
​MakerDAO (MKR): Replacing Federal Reserve With Lines of Code​
Article by Londonletter (June 2018)
​Primer on Stablecoins: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3​
Blog Series by MakerDAO (June 2018)
​Intro to MakerDAO Part 1 | Part 2​
Articles by Blockgeeks (May 2018)
​Messari: MakerDAO Analysis​
Analysis by Roy Learner (April 2018)
​The Dai Stablecoin is a Game Changer​
Medium Post by James Seibel (April 2018)
​What is Maker Dai? | Beginner's Guide​
Coin Central Article by Johnny Sessa (February 2018)
​TL:DR; A Snappy Guide to MakerDAO and Dai Tokens​
Medium Post by Shaunsuave (December 2017)
​MakerDAO for Dummies: Part 1 | Part 2​
Medium Series by Gregory DiPrisco (November 2017 | July 2018)
Tutorials
Written Tutorials
​An Intro To DaiJS: Build Applications on Top of MakerDAO​
Medium Post by Gaurav Agrawal (April 2019)
​Get Started with MakerDAO CDPs and Dai.js​
Medium Post by Ross Bulat (February 2019)
​Opening a CDP using InstaDapp's CDP Portal​
Medium Post by Vishva Dave (December 2018)
​Opening a CDP with the New MakerDAO CDP Portal​
Medium Post by Deepit AG (November 2018)
​Seamless Dai Integration in Existing DApps​
Blog Post by Kevin Liu (August 2018)
​How to Setup Dai for Local Development​
Medium Post by Matthew Black (June 2018)
​Managing CDPs Directly in MyEtherWallet (For Hardware Wallets)​
Reddit Post by u/zarigis (April 2018)
Video Tutorials
​Executive Vote Audit Tutorial with Chris Mooney​
Video by MakerDAO (April 2020)
​Governance Dashboard Video Walkthroughs: Voting with a Linked Wallet​
Video by MakerDAO (May 2019)
​Governance Dashboard Video Walkthroughs: Voting with a Single Wallet​
Video by MakerDAO (May 2019)
​Spanish Tutorial on Using the CDP Portal: MakerDAO Step by Step​
Video by Marcin Jagodziński. Narrated by Luis Lozada (April 2019)
​Polish Tutorial on Using the CDP Portal: MakerDAO Krok Po Kroku​
Video by Marcin Jagodziński (March 2019)
​English Tutorial on Using the CDP Portal: MakerDAO Step by Step​
Video by Marcin Jagodziński. Narrated by Kenny Rowe (March 2019)
​MakerDAO CDP Tutorial - What is it and why is it awesome?​
Video by Crypto Bobby (February 2019)
​MakerDAO Tutorial - How To Create A Loan CPD​
Video by Nuggets News (Novermber 2018)
Stablecoins in General
Media
​Stablecoins in 2019: Reliable, Proliferating, Liquid, and Global​
Medium Post by ConsenSys (March 2019)
​Stablecoin Overview: A Condensed Version​
Post by the CoinMarketCap Blog (November 2018)
​A Taxonomy of Stablecoins - Token Daily​
Post by Cyrus Younessi of Scalar Capital (October 2018)
​A Brief History of Stablecoins (Part 1)​
Post by Bitmex Research (July 2018)
​The Instability of Stablecoins​
Hackernoon Post by Anthony Xie (May 2018)
​Introduction to Stable Coins​
Medium Post by By Victor Hogrefe, Aviv Milner, of Blockspace Solutions (April 2018)
​The Case for Central Bank Electronic Money and The Non-Case for Central Bank Cryptocurrencies​
Post by A. Berentsen and F. Schar of The St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank (April 2018)
​The Rise of Stablecoins​
Post by Alex T. (April 2018)
​Blockchain After the Gold Rush​
Hackernoon Post by Abram Symons (April 2018)
​Satire: Announcing World Trade Francs: The Official Ethereum Stablecoin​
Post by Vitalik Buterin (April 2018)
​Race for Stable Cryptos Heats Up as Volatility and Demand Surge​
Post by Camila Russo (February 2018)
​Stablecoins: Designing a Price-Stable Cryptocurrency​
Hackernoon Post by Haseeb Qureshi (February 2018)
​Stablecoins 101: Why the Crypto Market Needs Fiat Stability​
Post by Reuben Jackson (February 2018)
​An Overview of Stablecoins - Multicoin Capital​
Post by Myles Snider of MultiCoin Capital (January 2018)
​Can a Blockchain Help Charities?​
Post by Leo Bauza (October 2017)
Other Stablecoin Projects
​AMPL: Ampleforth: Algorithmic Stability
​CUSD: Carbon: Algorithmic Stability
​USDC: Coinbase: USD Backed
​GUSD: Gemini: USD Backed
​NUSD: Neutral: Metastable Stablecoin Basket
​PAX: Paxos: USD Backed
​RSV: Reserve: Collateral Backed
​SU: StableUnit: Collateral Backed
​SUSD: Synthetix: Collateral Backed
​TUSD: TrustToken: USD Backed
​USDT: Tether: USD Backed
In-Depth Analysis
MakerDAO 101
​How Dai Addresses Centralization and Counterparty Risk​
Blog Post by MakerDAO (April 2018)
​Ether Deflation Caused by MakerDAO Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3​
Medium Post by Deepit AG (September 2018)
​Maker DAO Network Analysis​
Post by Santiment (October 2018)
​The Role of Ether in Multi-Collateral Dai​
Medium Post by David Hoffman (December 2018)
​MakerDAO Token Economics: An Independent Research Report​
Research Report by Lisa JY Tan (September 2019)
​Rise of the Cryptodollar, a look at DeFi Interest Rates Blog Post by Ryan Sean Adams (February 2020)
MakerDAO 201
​Measuring Dai Supply and Demand Price Effects​
Post by Primoz Kordez on Santiment (August 2019)
​A Ratings-Based Model for Credit Events in MakerDAO​
Paper by Alex Evans (July 2019)
​Maker Network Overview: Placeholder VC​
Report by Placeholder VC (March 2019)
​MakerDAO Stability Fee Benchmarking​
Medium Post by Primoz Kordez (February 2019)
​Evaluating MKR Buyback and Burn model​
Medium Post by David Hoffman (February 2019)
​Dai in Numbers​
Blog Post by MakerDAO (February 2019)
​Examining the Supply of Maker Dai: An Analysis into CDP Demand​
Medium Post by Jack Purdy (January 2019)
​The Auction Grinding Attack: A Case for a Liquidation Penalty in MCD​
Paper by Lev Livnev (June 2018)
​Single Collateral Dai — 9 Months in Review​
Medium Post by Mike McDonald (September 2018)
​Maximum Leverage on Maker​
Blog Post by Ian Macalinao (January 2018)
​Measuring Maker-Dai Stability​
Medium Post by Sid Shekhar (March 2018)
​Collateralized Debt Obligations for Issuer-Backed Tokens​
Research Post by Vitalik Buterin (January 2018)
​How Stable are the top Stablecoins? A Quantitative Analysis​
Medium Post by Wes Levitt (January 2019)
​MakerDAO 2018 Revenue Analysis​
Medium Post by Marc-André Dumas (February 2019)
​MakerDAO Q1 2019 Revenue Analysis​
Medium Post by Marc-André Dumas (April 2019)
​MakerDAO Tokens Explained: DAI, WETH, PETH, SIN, MKR. Part 1​
Medium Post by Aleksey Studnev (May 2019)
​Maker DAO Transactions Illustrated​
Medium Post by Aleksey Studnev (May 2019)
Maker Protocol
Documentation Portal
​MCD Docs: Introduction to the Maker Protocol​
​Maker Protocol 101​
Smart Contract Modules
​Core Module​
​Collateral Module​
​Dai Module​
​System Stabilizer Module​
​Oracle Module​
​MKR Module​
​Governance Module​
​Rates Module​
​Proxy Module​
​Emergency Shutdown Module​
​Maker Protocol Shutdown​
Other MCD Documentation
​MCD Glossaries​
​Smart Contract Annotations​
Migration
​SCD<>MCD Migration​
Auctions
​The Auctions of the Maker Protocol​
Governance and Risk
The Maker Governance Framework is built on rigorously vetted, reproducible, scientific models created by experts with proven track records in the traditional finance space. Maker's risk analysts share research ideas, discuss quantitative models, and perform due diligence on collateral types.
Maker values the opinions of informed members who participate in on-going Governance discussions.
Governance Resources
​MakerDAO Governance Risk Framework Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3​
Blog Posts by MakerDAO (July 2018 | December 2018)
​Lessons From MakerDAO​
Medium Post by Nick Tomaino (February 2018)
​Deep Dive Into MakerDAO Governance: A Look at the Code for Governance in SCD​
Medium Post by Banteg (December 2018)
​Foundation Proposal V2 | V1​
Blog Post by MakerDAO (August 2018 | June 2018)
​The Importance of Debt Ceilings within MakerDAO’s Collateralized Stable-Coin System​
Medium Post by David Utrobin (April 2018)
​Maker Governance: Exploring the Importance of Stability Fees​
Article by Fitzner Blockchain Consulting (February 2019)
​Introducing A New Governance On-Boarding Experience​
Medium Post by MakerDAO (May 2019)
​FakerDAO: An Exploration Of MakerDAO’s Governance Incentives​
Blog Post by Ben DiFrancesco (March 2020)
Key Votes
All Votes below have passed
​Multi-Collateral Dai activation | Executive Vote​
​Replace Debt Auction contract in MCD and remove the MKR oracle delay in SCD? | Executive Vote​
​Set the Governance Security Module Delay to 24 hours? | Executive Vote​
​Poll: Should we suspend monetary policy votes when there are emergency technical changes to be made to the system? Passed | Governance Poll​
​Poll: Should we replace the weekly DSR Rate governance poll with a weekly DSR Spread governance poll? | Governance Poll​
​Poll: Migration Risk Construct Proposal | Governance Poll​
​Poll: DeFi Public Feed Proposal | Governance Poll​
​Poll: Responsible Oracle Migration Proposal | Governance Poll​
​Poll: Oracles Incentives Restructuring | Governance Poll​
​Poll: Ratify the Interim Oracle Team Mandate | Governance Poll​
​Poll: Exponential Rate Stepping for Stability Fee Polls | Governance Poll​
​Poll: Ratify the Interim Governance Facilitator Mandate | Governance Poll​
​Poll: Ratify the Interim Risk Team Mandate | Governance Poll​
Important Forum Threads
​An Explanation of Continuous Voting and the Peculiarities of the 7/26 Executive Stability Fee Vote​
​Governance Initiatives​
​Signaling Guidelines​
​Participation in Maker governance​
​Vote delegation​
​Stablecoins as collateral​
​DSR spread​
​Validation Teams Proposal​
​Interim Governance Facilitators Mandate​
​Oracle Team mandate​
​Oracle Migration​
​Risk Team mandate​
​Migration Risk Construct​
​Executive bundling in relation to technical changes​
​Systemic Risk Directory​
​SCD Shutdown Parameters Discussion​
​Dark Fix Mechanism: A Proposal for Handling Critical Vulnerabilities​
​Ranked Choice Voting​
​How to Audit Executive contract code?​
​Compensating vault holders that liquidated at 0 bid​
​Black Thursday Response Thread​
Governance Call Presentations
​May 21, 2020: MIP 15 Dark Spell Mechanism with Wil Barnes​
​May 21, 2020: SourceCred and Maker with Dandelion Mane​
​Mar 24, 2020: Debt Auction Blocking in the Dai Credit System with Kurt Barry | Written Summary​
​Mar 05, 2020: Collateral Risk Model Presentation with Cyrus Younessi | Written Summary​
​Feb 27, 2020: Oracles and Governance with Nik Kunkel | Written Summary​
​Feb 13, 2020: The Dark Fix (solution for handling bugs with the GSM delay) with Wil Barnes | Written Summary​
​Feb 06, 2020: Governance Analystics Dashboard Demo with LFW | Written Summary​
​Jan 09, 2020: Intro and Current Governance Development Backlog with Derek Flossman and Charles St. Louis | Written Summary​
​Jan 02, 2020: Argument for a DSR Spread Poll Presentation with Sam M | Written Summary​
​Nov 28, 2019: Monetary Policy in MCD with Primoz Kordez | Written Summary​
​Nov 21, 2020: MKR Authority Transfer with Wouter Kampmann | Written Summary​
​Nov 14, 2020: System and Oracle Risk Parameters with Cyrus Younessi | Written Summary​
​Nov 07, 2020: Migration Risk Construct Review - part 3 with Cyrus Younessi | Written Summary​
​Oct 31, 2020: Migration Risk Construct Review - part 2 with Cyrus Younessi | Written Summary​
​Oct 24, 2020: Migration Risk Construct Review - part 1 with Cyrus Younessi | Written Summary​
​Sep 19, 2020: Tokenized Asset Portfolios - TAP with Fluidity Team | Written Summary​
​Sep 12, 2019: Oracles v2 - part 2 with Nik Kunkel | Written Summary​
​Sep 05, 2019: Oracles v2 - part 1 with Nik Kunkel | Written Summary​
​Jul 18, 2020: Ratings-Based Model for Credit Events in MakerDAO with Alex Evans | Written Summary​
​July 11, 2020: Collateral Risk Quantitative Analysis - part 3 with Cyrus Younessi | Written Summary​
​Jun 27, 2020: Collateral Risk Quantitative Analysis - part 2 with Cyrus Younessi | Written Summary​
​Jun 20, 2020: Collateral Risk: Quantitative Analysis - part 1 with Cyrus Younessi | Written Summary​
Analytics
​Governance Analytics Dashboard​
​Governance Poll History​
​Executive Vote History​
​MCD Parameter Changelog, based on passed Executive Votes​
Meetings and Discussions
​Governance Forum​
Scientific Governance and Risk Meetings
​Join * | Calendar | Video Playlist | Audio Playlist | Transcripts | Minutes (Archive)​
* Note: Public meetings are now password protected. Reach out to an admin on the #general channel on Maker's Rocket.Chat to request access.
Voting Basics
MakerDAO relies on its governance community to manage the Maker Protocol. Successful governance grows the system, improves long-term reliability, and encourages the widespread adoption of Dai.
Participate in MakerDAO Governance by staying informed and voting regularly.
Voter Onboarding
​Voter Onboarding Guide​
Voting Dashboard
​Governance Portal​
​Governance Poll History​
Voting Contract
​The MakerDAO Voting Proxy Contract​
Setup Guides
Notice: The Voting Portal is undergoing an update.
​Maker Governance Voting Setup for Ledger​
​Maker Governance Voting Setup for Trezor​
​Maker Governance Voting Setup for MetaMask​
​Maker Governance Voting Setup for Paper Wallets Using SETH​
​Video Voting Tutorial​
Dai
​The Dai Universe: Jordan Lyall aggregates all the different technical manifestations of Dai
Generate Dai
Vault Onboarding Guide: coming soon
​Oasis Vault Portal: Lock Collateral in Maker Vaults to Generate Dai
Third Party Vault Portals
​DeBank: DeBank is a free data-driven all-in-1 DeFi wallet with (portfolio tracker + token swap + project list + stats ranking)
​DeFi Saver: Manage CDPs and Automate Liquidation Protection
​InstaDapp: Alternative CDP UI With Access to Lending and Borrowing
​Shadowlands: TextUI Dapp Platform built on Python3.5+, Web3 and Asciimatics
​Zerion: Interface to manage multiple Vaults and CDPs in a single place
Earn Dai
​Coinbase (Earn Dai): Earn Dai by watching introductory lessons
​Community Meetup Grants: Get funding in Dai to host a Maker meetup
​Development Grants Program: The MakerDAO Community Grants Program
​Hackathons and Bounties: The MakerDAO Hackathons Initiative
​Oasis (DSR): Earn Interest on Dai with the DSR
Hold Dai
Hardware Wallets
​KeepKey | Ledger | Trezor​
Web | Paper Wallets
​MyCrypto | MyEtherWallet​
Browser Extension Wallets
​MetaMask​
Mobile Wallets
​Argent​
​BRD​
​Celcius​
​DexWallet​
​Edge​
​Ethos Universal Wallet​
​Guarda Wallet​
​Freewallet​
​MEW wallet​
​WiniWallet​
Mobile | Browser Wallets
​AlphaWallet​
​Coinbase Wallet​
​Guarda Wallet​
​imToken​
​Trust Wallet​
​Lumi​
Mobile | Desktop Wallets
​Atomic Wallet​
​Exodus​
​Guarda Wallet​
​Status.im​
​Zelcore​
Use Dai
Apps | Integrations | Tools
​Atstake: Marketplace and Platform for Contract Enforcement
​Bounty0x: Bounty Hunting Platform
​Bounties Network: Platform to Create Projects, Collaborate, and Freelance
​Chai: ERC-20 wrapper for Dai in DSR
​Gilded Finance: Dai Invoicing
​Gitcoin: Crowdfunding and Freelance Developers Platform
​LNDR: Expense Sharing App
​Liquid Long: Leverage ETH
​PoolTogether: Lossless Lottery
​Pool Dai: Lossless Donation Protocol
​Request: Payment Requests: Request payment in Dai and other cryptos.
​Request: Invoicing: Pay and get paid in cryptocurrency by sending compliant invoices as a freelancer or business.
​Sablier: Stream Money with Dai
​Whisp.Money: Dai Payroll Solution
Merchant Solutions | Payment Processors
​Coingate: Accept payment in Dai and 50 other crypto currencies
​Dexpay: Sell more by accepting Dai, Eth and other cryptocurrencies
​Gilded: Crypto accounting
​Groundhog - Accept recurring and pre-authorized subscription payments from customers
​Ink Protocol: Securely buy & sell anywhere with decentralized reputation & escrow using the XNK token
​Reqify: Accept cryptocurrency payments with Request for Shopify
​WooREQ: Accept cryptocurrency payments with Request for WooCommerce
Spend Dai
​Aave: Use crypto to send fiat payments to anyone
​AdEx Network: Platform for decentralized advertising using Dai as payment method
​Bidali: Buy gift cards with Dai
​Cash2VN: Use Dai to send money to anyone in Vietnam
​CelerX: Play eSports games, win crypto prizes
​Coinevents.io: Event tickets, sell your event's tickets for crypto
​Grid Plus Energy: Pay for electricity with Dai, ETH, or BTC (Texas)
​Living Room of Satoshi: Pay any bill with cryptocurrency (Australia)
​Monolith: Ethereum wallet with debit card options and various security features
​NeedsList: Purchase items that are critically needed and help with disaster preparedness
​OpenSea: Buy and sell digital goods and assets, make offers in Dai
​Swarm: Participate in security token offerings
​Unicef: Donate Dai
​Wirex: Visa debit card that can be top-up with Dai
​Mask Network: red packet of DAI on Twitter
​China Green Development Foundation: Donate Dai for environmental NGO
Lend Dai
​Aave: Open Source and Non-Custodial Lending and Borrowing
​Celcius: Custodial Lending and Borrowing
​Compound.Finance: Decentralized Lending and Borrowing
​Dharma: Pretty Compound UI
​DyDx: Decentralized Trading, Lending, and Borrowing
​Ethichub: P2P Lending to Communities Around the Globe
​Fulcrum: Decentralized Dai Lending and Margin Trading
​Nexo: Custodial Lending and Borrowing
​Nuo: Non-Custodial Lending, Borrowing, and Trading
​RAY: Earn the Highest Yield in DeFi
​Zerion: Simple interface to the protocols of decentralized finance
Trade Dai