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SPARK: ACTIVE CAPITAL ALLOCATOR FOR DEFI

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Summary from the TLDR Crypto newsletter

Spark is positioning itself as DeFi's most advanced onchain capital allocator by combining low-cost capital from Sky (formerly MakerDAO) with an active asset deployment engine called the Spark Liquidity Layer (SLL). Unlike traditional banks or passive DeFi protocols, Spark manages over $7.5B in assets across lending, real-world assets, and DeFi-native protocols. Spark issues sUSDS, a yield-bearing stablecoin backed by USDS deposits, and uses the SLL to rebalance capital across chains in real time. Its structural moat, driven by integration with Sky's capital base and governance-defined rates, enables it to offer sustainable yields, build feedback loops between savings and lending, and merge TradFi stability with DeFi composability at scale.