USDS, the Sky Protocol stablecoin formerly associated with the Maker ecosystem, is not designed to appreciate like a conventional cryptocurrency. Its intended value is approximately $1, so the realistic upside is primarily in: Under normal conditions, a reasonable long-term unit-price range is approximately $0.995 to $1.005, with temporary deviations potentially reaching around $1.01 to $1.02 during demand imbalances or liquidity disruptions. A sustained price of $2, $5, or $10 would generally indicate that USDS had stopped functioning as a dollar stablecoin, rather than that it had successfully appreciated.