Sky pivots beyond treasuries as yields dip, staking overhaul looms

The rapid slide in US Treasury yields is prodding some stablecoin treasuries to diversify. 

This week, Spark — the DeFi lending protocol and core “Star” within the Sky (formerly MakerDAO) ecosystem — allocated $100 million of its stablecoin reserves to Superstate’s USCC fund, a regulated crypto carry product that earns yield from futures basis trades instead of solely interest on government debt.

The move comes just as the 10-year Treasury yield dipped below 4% for the first time since April, closing at 3.976%. Lower yields have squeezed protocols that rely on short-duration Treasuries to fund operations and incentives. Spark’s pivot marks one of the first large-scale…

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