SSKY · Ethereum
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SKY · reward coins still outpace a throttled buyback.

SKY is the governance token of Sky, the rebranded MakerDAO stablecoin protocol on Ethereum~23.3B circulating, with no supply cap, rewards paid to savers and stakers, and a surplus-funded buyback that removes supply.

Sell pressure. Rewards emit ~419M SKY over the next 90 days at the current pace of about 4.7M a day.

Buy pressure. The surplus buyback removes roughly 57M SKY over the same period — running at a throttled rate since a late-March vote.

Net. About +1.6% to market over 90 days — supply heading up, as the reward stream stays ahead of the throttled buyback.

Inflation
Last 90 Days
+1.55%
updated · Jul 8 2026
Net flow: 1.55% of supply goes to market over 90 days
Next 90 Days
+1.55%
estimate
Net flow: 1.55% of supply goes to market next 90 days
Supply growing · projected to keep growing
monitor gap · Our supply monitor read net growth near +0.98% over the last 90 days, below the +1.55% our reward-emission math implies. The gap is structural: about two-thirds of SKY is staked, and new reward coins accrue to staked positions and the staking engine, reaching the freely-tradable float more slowly than they are minted. Primary emission kept.
Upcoming · Next 90 Days
  • Buyback rate reviewrate
    Jun 14 2026 · removed from market
  • Token-rewards schedule end~838M / 180d
    Aug 26 2026 · added to market
Sell pressure
1. Protocol inflation
~419M SKY

New SKY is emitted to savers and stakers as rewards on a governance-set schedule — about 419M over the next 90 days at the current pace of roughly 4.7M SKY a day, set by the late-February 2026 vote.

checked · Jun 22 2026
2. Vesting unlocks
0

SKY carries the MakerDAO history as a 1-to-24,000 redenomination of MKR, which was fully circulating — so there are no team, seed or treasury cliffs. Remaining MKR-to-SKY upgrades are 1:1 swaps of already-counted value, not new supply.

permanent · no change
3. Foundation + unscheduled unlocks
0

No public evidence of a discretionary treasury release in the window — monitored. SKY in the treasury is fed back into the buyback rather than sold; the unconverted MKR pool is a swap queue, not a sell overhang.

checked · Jun 22 2026
4. Long-term locked or bankruptcy
0

No bankruptcy estate or court-ordered distribution applies to SKY.

permanent · no change
Buy pressure
1. Programmatic buyback
~57M SKY

Protocol surplus buys SKY on the open market and removes it from the float — about 57M over 90 days. A late-March 2026 vote cut the daily spend 87% to roughly 37,600 USDS a day for three months to rebuild stablecoin reserves, so the offset is running well below its full pace.

checked · Jun 22 2026
2. Protocol fee burn
0

There is no separate base-fee burn — the surplus buyback is the only mechanism that removes SKY, so it is all booked under buyback above.

permanent · no change
3. Foundation buy
0

No discretionary open-market buying outside the governed surplus buyback — monitored.

checked · Jun 22 2026
4. New long-term lock
0

No new multi-year lock or escrow announced in the window — monitored.

checked · Jun 22 2026

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Supply check · sell, buy & net
 
Last 90D
Next 90D
Sell total (M SKY)
419.090
419.090
Buy total (M SKY)
57.360
57.360
Sell % of circ
+1.800%
+1.800%
Buy % of circ
+0.246%
+0.246%
Net inflation %
+1.554%
+1.554%
Circulating supply: 23283.890M SKY
Read the inflation analysis
The full Pressure Framework write-up for SKY.
Where new supply comes from, and what removes it.

MrNasdog Pressure Framework analysis of SKY, Metric 1 (Inflation Monitor). Data + explanation only. Not financial advice. Updated Jun 22, 2026.