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84/100STRICT
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#14market cap15 Oct 2026

Sky Dollar

USDS
Stablecoin, stable asset weightsMarket-cap rank 14, CoinGecko 23 Oct 2026
Fundamentals, not price
PillarRatingPosition on the 0 to 100 scaleWeightAdds
Sustainability84×0.2823.52
Transparency86×0.2420.64
Revenue78×0.086.24
Innovation78×0.086.24
Community83×0.129.96
Tokenomics86×0.2017.20
Weighted sum, weights total 1.0083.80Rounds to the published score84
Analysed
15 Oct 2026
Engine
v5.2.0
Computed
2026-10-15 05:27 UTC
Inputs hash
69bc83125c0b

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Pillar evidence

Input set 15 Oct 2026. 7 sources, 12 citations.
Each arc is one pillar rating, drawn to scale from 0 to 100.
Sustainability84

Can this project keep operating and funding itself for years?

Every USDS token is backed by excess protocol collateral and over $4.4 billion in Peg Stability Module liquidity. Durability remains sensitive to oracle and liquidation performance.12

Transparency86

Can outsiders see and check what the team and the protocol do?

Sky exposes real-time USDS collateral backing on its public financial dashboard and publishes every executive vote on-chain. Multi-agent allocations remain complex to audit.23

Revenue78

Does the protocol earn real fees or income from use?

Prime Agents borrow USDS and deploy capital across DeFi and tokenized real-world assets to generate protocol surplus and fund the Sky Savings Rate.12

Innovation78

Is the technology being built and shipped, and does it matter?

USDS pairs a two-way Peg Stability Module with optional sUSDS savings conversion and rate-limited SkyLink bridges across Solana and Avalanche.41

Community83

Who uses, builds and holds it, and how durable is that base?

USDS maintains multi-billion-dollar circulation across Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche with listings on major centralized and decentralized exchanges.56

Tokenomics86

Do supply, issuance and unlocks protect holders from dilution?

Overcollateralized minting and 1:1 Peg Stability Module swaps anchor the dollar peg, while holders remain exposed to governance rate adjustments and collateral risk.71

Sources

About Sky Dollar

Analysis of 15 Oct 2026

Sky Dollar (USDS) is Sky Protocol's decentralized dollar stablecoin and the September 2024 Endgame successor to MakerDAO's DAI. Every circulating USDS token is backed by excess on-chain collateral and supported by a two-way Peg Stability Module for 1:1 USDC conversions.

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In October 2026, Sky disclosed more than $4.4 billion in Peg Stability Module liquidity, while noting that bank cash-outs still route through USDC issuers. Holding plain USDS pays no yield, whereas depositing into the savings contract mints sUSDS to earn the variable governance-set Sky Savings Rate.

Through 2026 executive votes, Sky expanded SkyLink cross-chain bridges across Solana and Avalanche alongside Prime Agent capital deployment.

Strengths
  • Deep peg liquidity. Sky reported over $4.4 billion in Peg Stability Module reserves in October 2026, supporting 1:1 on-chain conversions between USDS and USDC.
  • Overcollateralized backing. Protocol vaults require collateral value above issued USDS, with live positions and reserves exposed on Sky's public financial dashboard.
  • Optional sUSDS savings wrapper. Holders can deposit USDS into the Sky Savings Module to receive sUSDS without altering the base stablecoin's dollar peg.
  • Prime Agent revenue engine. Autonomous Sky Agents borrow USDS and allocate capital across DeFi and tokenized real-world assets to fund protocol surplus.
  • Multi-chain SkyLink expansion. Governance executive votes in April and May 2026 deployed and managed rate-limited SkyLink bridges across Avalanche and Solana.
Risks
  • Indirect fiat off-ramps. As October 2026 disclosures highlighted, converting USDS into bank wire transfers requires swapping into USDC and using external issuer redemptions.
  • Collateral liquidation exposure. Severe crypto drawdowns or oracle delays could test vault liquidations and real-world asset counterparty performance.
  • Variable savings rate. Sky's legal disclosures state that SKY governance can lower the Sky Savings Rate to zero or negative levels.
  • Cross-chain pause controls. SkyLink bridges use governance rate limits and circuit breakers, as shown by the May 2026 vote to unpause Solana SkyLink.
  • Jurisdictional interface blocks. Users in restricted territories, including the United States, face frontend blocks on official Sky.money savings and reward features.
Competitive position

USDS is the largest decentralized stablecoin, backed by MakerDAO's lending lineage and over $4.4 billion in October 2026 Peg Stability Module liquidity. Its combination of on-chain collateral dashboards, 1:1 USDC swap pools, and the sUSDS savings wrapper differentiates it from centralized issuers.

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However, USDT and USDC dominate global exchange pairs, retail remittance rails, and direct institutional bank redemptions. USDS excels as composable DeFi collateral across Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche, while relying on USDC rails for fiat bank settlement.

Conclusion

USDS provides resilient decentralized dollar infrastructure backed by overcollateralized vaults and more than $4.4 billion in October 2026 Peg Stability Module liquidity. Public financial dashboards, Prime Agent revenue generation, and optional sUSDS savings utility support high sustainability and transparency scores.

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Key trade-offs include indirect fiat bank redemptions via USDC, variable governance-set savings rates, SkyLink bridge pause controls, and US frontend restrictions. As a dollar-pegged stablecoin, USDS carries no price targets or investment recommendation.