The fifth-largest stablecoin in the crypto economy by market capitalization, Ethena’s USDE, temporarily detached from its peg on Saturday amid market declines. Data reveals that the token, designed to mirror the U.S. dollar’s value, declined to $0.965 each. Similarly, the market witnessed the fourth largest stablecoin, FDUSD, fall to a low of $0.9557 per coin. […]USDE and FDUSD Experience Brief Depegs Amid Saturday’s Crypto Market Shake-Up
The fifth-largest stablecoin in the crypto economy by market capitalization, Ethena’s USDE, temporarily detached from its peg on Saturday amid market declines. Data reveals that the token, designed to mirror the U.S. dollar’s value, declined to $0.965 each. Similarly, the market witnessed the fourth largest stablecoin, FDUSD, fall to a low of $0.9557 per coin. […]
Following criticism of Ethena’s USDE stablecoin, which brought back memories of the Terra blockchain’s Anchor protocol failure, Ethena backer Arthur Hayes introduced a risk tracker by intotheblock.com that monitors aspects like the token’s adherence to its U.S. dollar peg. Intotheblock.com’s Ethena Risk Radar Dashboard At the time of reporting, Ethena’s recently launched USDE stablecoin boasts […]
On Thursday, Ethena Labs unveiled its new strategy to back USDE with bitcoin, enhancing the stablecoin’s foundation. The stablecoin, known for delivering yields in the double digits, has rapidly ascended to become the fifth-largest stablecoin by market capitalization, now valued at over $2 billion. USDE to Utilize Bitcoin as Collateral An update shared by Ethena […]
Since its launch on April 2, the Ethena governance token ENA has experienced an 80% climb in value against the U.S. dollar, ascending from an all-time low of $0.532 per token. Currently, it ranks among the top 100 coins by market capitalization, boasting a total valuation of $1.36 billion at the time of reporting. Rapid […]
Tardfiwhale, a pseudonymous blockchain sleuth who predicted the fall of Luna and UST, has warned about critical flaws in Ethena, a rising blockchain synthetic dollar stablecoin protocol. Tardfiwhale is asking for donations to certain entities before revealing these alleged flaws, as Ethena has no bug bounty program. ‘Critical Flaws’ Present in Ethena According to Pseudonymous […]
Ethena, the protocol for the synthetic crypto native dollar, has announced an airdrop of its governance token, ENA, for participants in its shard campaign. The platform has stated that after a 6-week shard operation, 750 million ENA (which is 5% of the total supply) will be airdropped, with the number of shards held by each […]
On Friday, Ethena Labs, the creators of the stablecoin USDE, secured $14 million in funding from key investors. Following this recent influx of funds and a previous $6.5 million investment from Maelstrom, overseen by Arthur Hayes, in July 2023, the company’s post-valuation has risen to $300 million. USDE Issuer Ethena Labs Raises $14M Ethena Labs, […]