Sky
MakerDAO rebrand; USDS issuer
About
Sky (the rebrand of MakerDAO) issues USDS and DAI, decentralized stablecoins, and runs the Sky Savings Rate paid on sUSDS. As the original DeFi credit system (the Maker Vault / collateralized debt position model), Sky remains a foundational lending and stablecoin protocol, channeling billions into RWAs and DeFi via its SubDAO stars including Spark.
Stablecoins
Key products
Chains
- Founded
- 2014
- HQ
- Remote
- Stage
- Token (SKY)
- Funding
- DAO-governed (formerly MKR)
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