MKR is a cryptocurrency depicted as a smart contract platform, deployed on the Ethereum blockchain. Its purpose is to stabilize the value of a bond known as DAI through smart contracts called Collateralized Debt Positions (CDP). It can be sent and received by any Ethereum account, or any smart contract that is programmed to use the MKR transfer function. MKR’s value is attributed to the DAI bond, which is pegged to the US dollar, meaning that 1 DAI = US$1.