Spark Protocol

Spark Protocol receives a B- risk grade (28/100) from Hindenrank, where lower scores indicate lower risk. Moderate risk — benefits from MakerDAO's 5+ years of battle-testing, but total ecosystem dependency means one failure point could trigger a major DeFi unwinding The lending arm of Sky (MakerDAO), where you can borrow against crypto or earn savings yield on stablecoins. SparkLend holds $3.5B in deposits while the Spark Liquidity Layer deploys additional capital across DeFi. Its B- grade reflects strong risk management — Spark proactively removed rsETH collateral before the April 2026 Kelp/Aave crisis — offset by total dependence on a single parent ecosystem.

The key risks identified for Spark Protocol are: (1) Every dollar in Spark depends on Sky (MakerDAO) staying solvent. If Sky's governance fails or USDS loses its peg, all Spark TVL unwinds at once. There is no independence here (2) The Spark Liquidity Layer deploys capital across other protocols including Ethena. If any of those receiving protocols gets hacked, the losses cascade back through the entire Spark and Sky ecosystem (3) The SPK governance token is on a 10-year distribution schedule. During the early years, very few people participate in governance, making it cheap for a whale to capture control of a multi-billion dollar protocol

Spark Protocol scores 28/100 across eight risk dimensions: Mechanism Novelty: 3/15, Interaction Severity: 6/20, Oracle Surface: 2/10, Documentation Gaps: 2/10, Track Record: 2/15, Scale Exposure: 7/10, Regulatory Risk: 3/10, Vitality Risk: 3/10. The highest risk area is Scale Exposure at 7/10.

Among 95 rated Lending protocols on Hindenrank, Spark Protocol ranks #12 by safety (lowest risk score = safest). Its 28/100 risk score and B- grade place it among the safer Lending protocols.

Spark Protocol scores 2/15 on the Track Record risk dimension, indicating some history of security incidents or exploits. Higher scores reflect more severe or frequent incidents. Review the full risk report for details.