Dai (DAI) is a decentralized stablecoin that allows businesses and consumers to enjoy the benefits of blockchain technology to power digital payments. The price-stable cryptocurrency DAI is pegged to the US dollar and is governed by the decentralized community within the Maker Protocol, the issuer of the DAI stablecoin.
As of June 2022, Dai enjoys integration with more than 400 dApps, digital wallets, DeFi protocols, blockchain-based games, and other services. It is one of the first stablecoins in the crypto market, with the project launching in 2014.
DAI is an Ethereum-based, fully collateralized decentralized stablecoin whose functioning is overseen by the MakerDAO, one of the very first decentralized autonomous organizations in the crypto and blockchain space. Maker envisioned Dai to be a price-stable digital asset that can be used for lending and digital payments without the inherently volatile nature of cryptocurrencies.
It offers a faster and cheaper way to send and receive payments worldwide on the Ethereum blockchain, thanks to the power of smart contracts. Adopters of the Dai stablecoin can enjoy using cryptocurrencies without worrying about market volatility and severe price fluctuations, one of the biggest deterrents to mainstream adoption of crypto assets for payments.
