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MKR — Maker (Sky)

MKR is the native token of Maker (Sky), currently ranked #31 by market capitalisation in the DeFi Lending category with an approximate circulating market cap of 2.4B. This page provides live price data, tokenomics, recent news flow, and peer comparison drawn from the DeFi Intel research database.

Live price & chart

Tokenomics

SymbolMKR
CategoryDeFi Lending
Market cap rank#31
Approx market cap$2.4B
Total supply1,000,000
Circulating supply880,000
Max supply1,000,000
Inflationary?No (hard cap)

Issuer

sky ecosystem is the principal issuing or sponsoring entity for MKR.

Chains

MKR is live on the following chains:

Recent news

Comparison to peers

The closest peers of MKR in the DeFi Lending category by market-cap rank:

Audit history

MKR smart contracts have been audited by recognised firms; the DeFi Intel /audits/ index lists the latest engagements. As with any DeFi asset, audits reduce but do not eliminate residual risk.

Risk factors

Key risk factors for MKR: smart-contract risk, oracle manipulation, and governance attack vectors. Sizing should reflect the principal's tolerance for these risks; the DeFi Intel research desk views MKR risk as commensurate with its category mean.

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