For those that are unaware: Their leader (
@Rune) used to be very active in BitShares. @nikolai/
@toast used to be a developer at Cryptonomex who has worked on BitShares2 for a couple months.
The concepts behind Maker/Dai are similar yet different. For instance, they allow to back their dai/dai with multiple different assets, while in BitShares, only one type of collateral is allowed.
Their margin calls are different as well ...
Anyways, I wish the all the best with their project - I am confident they can pull this off as they have a very good and dedicated team!