Main DeFi protocols Aave and Sky (previously MakerDAO) have partnered to launch Sky Aave Power, aiming to bridge the hole between decentralized finance and conventional monetary programs.
In an announcement on Sept. 3, the initiative was described as a vital step towards making a extra resilient and aligned ecosystem, with targets of broader accessibility, elevated adoption, and collaborative progress.
This collaboration unites two of the most important DeFi platforms to foster sector development. In response to DeFillama knowledge, Aave is the second-largest DeFi protocol, with over $18 billion in whole worth locked (TVL).
Alternatively, Sky is thought for issuing the DAI stablecoin, which is now rebranded as USDS. The DeFi lender has over $6 billion locked.
Rune Christensen, Sky’s co-founder, commented:
“Sky and Aave communities coming collectively for the shared advantage of all of DeFi – the largest and better of financial savings deeply built-in with the largest and greatest in borrow & lending.”
Collaboration particulars
The Sky Aave Power’s proposal includes integrating USDS and Financial savings USDS (sUSDS) into Aave V3, providing native token rewards, and establishing a brand new Spark.Fi/Aave marketplace for seamless interactions and unique advantages.
Sky’s proposal additionally included provisions that sUSDS provides on Aave V3 Principal Market qualify for the SPK pre-farming airdrop program, providing 3.33 million SPK tokens month-to-month (50% of SparkLend). It acknowledged:
“This program will assist Sky to spice up adoption of USDS after launch, and the incentives program will increase Aave’s TVL and income by attracting new debtors.”
Moreover, the proposal recommends deploying a USDS D3M to the Aave Lido Market with an preliminary debt ceiling of $100 million to drive mass adoption. The plan envisions utilizing this ceiling till market charges align, with extremely liquid ETH and wstETH as collateral.
Sky’s proposal additionally reveals that Aave and Spark have agreed to separate income equally from the sUSDS and USDS markets.
