Sky Protocol is a governance-led capital allocation and savings protocol: independent allocators deploy USDS liquidity under governance-set risk limits, while protocol revenue helps fund the Sky Savings Rate. Sky Frontier Foundation’s release

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Moody’s assigned it B3 with a stable outlook. B3 is speculative grade and signals high credit risk; “stable” describes the outlook, not a low-risk rating. The Defiant reports Moody’s cited about $90 million in equity against $10 billion in managed assets—roughly a 0.9% equity buffer, or $9 of equity per $1,000 managed—leaving limited capacity to absorb losses. The Defiant also notes solid profitability and liquid assets as strengths. The Defiant

These are reported figures and rating judgments; they do not by themselves quantify the losses Sky could withstand before obligations are impaired.

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