Maker The Maker coin (MKR) is the cryptocurrency unit native to the Maker platform. It operates alongside another coin which exists on the same platform - Dai, which is a decentralized stablecoin based on the EthereumEthereumEthereum is an open source, public, blockchain-based distributed computing platform and operating system featuring smart contract functionality. It supports a modified version of Nakamoto consensus via transaction-based state transitions.en.wikipedia.org blockchain.