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Stablecoin Market Hits $160 Billion, Reaching Heights Not Seen Since Terra’s Crash
22.4.2024
This week, the value of the fiat-pegged cryptocurrency economy has climbed to $160 billion, a peak last observed in May 2022, shortly before Terra’s UST detached from its intended $1 parity on May 9, 2022. In the past month, various stablecoins have experienced an increase in supply, with...
Stablecoin Market Climbs $2.81B in a Week, Nearing $160B Valuation
19.4.2024
Over the past seven days, the stablecoin sector has expanded by $2.81 billion, bringing the dollar-pegged cryptocurrency market close to a total valuation of $160 billion. A significant portion of this growth, exceeding $2 billion, is attributed to the increase in USDT’s market...
USDE and FDUSD Experience Brief Depegs Amid Saturday’s Crypto Market Shake-Up
14.4.2024
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...
Arthur Hayes Introduces New ‘Risk Radar’ for Ethena’s USDE Stablecoin
13.4.2024
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....
Stablecoin Market Expands by $4.46 Billion in 12 Days
12.4.2024
In the last 12 days of April, the stablecoin sector expanded by $4.46 billion, reaching a current valuation of $155.86 billion. Additionally, the top five dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies experienced an increase in their supplies over the last 30 days. Top Dollar-Pegged Cryptos See Growth Amid...
Ethena Labs Adopts Bitcoin to Back USDE Stablecoin; Supply Surpasses 2 Billion
5.4.2024
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...
Ethena Labs to Scale USDe Stablecoin with Bitcoin Backing
5.4.2024
Ethena Labs plans to use Bitcoin as backing to expand the capacity and stability of USDe stablecoin, which is currently backed by only Ethereum liquid staking tokens.
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Fantom Creator Warns of Potential Crypto Meltdown Due to Risky Incentives
3.4.2024
Fantom creator Andre Cronje recently expressed concerns about risk management practices within a specific DeFi project, indirectly referencing Ethena Labs' synthetic dollar, USDe.
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Ethena’s ENA Token Soars 80% Since Launch, Now a Top 100 Crypto Asset Amid Defi Buzz
3.4.2024
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...
Stablecoin Market Swells With Growth in March, Led by Ethena’s USDE
31.3.2024
This month we have witnessed a continuous expansion in the stablecoin domain, eclipsing the $150 billion mark on March 20, 2024, with an infusion of an additional $1.4 billion into the arena since then. Leading the pack in supply growth for March was Ethena’s USDE, soaring by 194.9% over...
Ethena Details ENA Airdrop for Shard Holders, Announces Bitcoin Sats Campaign
30.3.2024
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...
Stablecoin Market Surpasses $150B, a First in 18 Months, After $980M Growth in 5 Days
20.3.2024
The stablecoin sector achieved a significant milestone on March 20, 2024, hitting the $150 billion mark as the dollar-anchored market continues its expansion. In the last five days, the stablecoin sphere expanded by $980 million, breaking past the latest threshold. Stablecoin Market Value Tops $150...
Stablecoin Sector Expands by $4.95B in 12 Days, USDE Sees 376% Supply Increase, Tether Hits $103B
15.3.2024
In the past 12 days, the stablecoin sector has experienced a growth of $4.95 billion, reaching a new 2024 high of $149.03 billion in market valuation. Among various dollar-tied tokens that have seen their supply numbers go up over the last 30 days, Ethena’s USDE stands out with a 376%...
Ethena’s USDE Yield Hits 67%, Outpacing Most Stablecoin Returns
8.3.2024
According to the most recent figures, Ethena’s USDE now boasts an APY of 67.2%, positioning it among the top annual percentage rates within the realm of stablecoin decentralized finance (defi). Furthermore, the supply of this stablecoin has expanded significantly, increasing by 414.6% in...
Stablecoin Sector Sees $3.26 Billion Growth Spurt; Tether Nears $100B Milestone, USDE Supply Swells by 374%
3.3.2024
The stablecoin sector experienced a $3.26 billion expansion within the last eight days, climbing from $140.82 billion to $144.08 billion by Sunday, March 3, 2024. During February, increases in supply were observed in four of the top five stablecoins by market cap, with FDUSD’s supply growth...
Stablecoin Market Jumps by Over $2.5 Billion in 10 Days, Led by Rise in Key Players
24.2.2024
In the opening fortnight of February, the stablecoin domain expanded by $1.7 billion, marking a significant rise. The value of the fiat token crypto market has once again risen witnessing an increase exceeding $2.5 billion over the past ten days. Specifically, three stablecoins have driven this...
$14M Capital Infusion Catapults Ethena Labs’ Valuation; Stablecoin Ranks 9th Largest
16.2.2024
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...
Ethena Raises $6.5 Million to Develop an Ethereum-Based, Banking System Independent Stablecoin
21.7.2023
Ethena, a protocol that seeks to build a banking system independent stablecoin, has announced that it has raised $6.5 million in its seed round. The round, led by Dragonfly, aims to help issue Ethena’s decentralized stablecoin product in Q3 2023, which was inspired by an article written...