Assets/USDE

USDe

USDE

US dollar exposure

StablecoinCrypto-nativeEthena (BVI) Limited

USDE is a synthetic dollar token that gives holders gains or losses as its price moves around a one-dollar target. No holder receives a promise of one-dollar value or exact one-dollar redemption.

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USDE is a synthetic dollar token that gives holders gains or losses as its price moves around a one-dollar target. No holder receives a promise of one-dollar value or exact one-dollar redemption.

Sources · 6
sec.gov ↗
“The market value and backing of each USDe generally approximates 1 U.S. Dollar in most market conditions due to the delta-neutral hedging mechanism used for the backing.”
sec.gov ↗
“USDe is not intended to be a “stablecoin” as traditionally defined; users are not made a promise that the value of each USDe will always be $1, or that USDe will be redeemable for exactly 2 Ethena Labs and its subsidiaries operate entirely outside of the United States, and U.S. persons are not permitted to interact with the Ethena Protocol or mint or redeem USDe.”
sec.gov ↗
“and due to these differences, a 1:1 redemption value is not guaranteed, but rather a s”
ethena.fi ↗
“perpetual futures positions make up just 11% of the USDe backing today, with the rest allocated to a variety of stablecoin reserve and DeFi lending positions.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Ethena's USDe is **not** the same as a fiat stablecoin like USDC or USDT. USDe is a synthetic dollar, backed with crypto assets and corresponding short futures positions.”
sec.gov ↗
“users can stake USDe in exchange for sUSDe, which is a distinct asset issued autonomously via an immutable smart contract and that accrues rewards in the form of USDe sourced from the revenue generated from the Ethena Protocol reserves.”

Overview

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Underlying

Crypto and credit assets

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Issuer

Ethena (BVI) Limited

How USDE works

Users acquire USDe on external AMMs; approved market makers can mint after KYC/KYB by transferring accepted reserve assets. The protocol pairs applicable crypto collateral with offsetting short derivatives to limit backing-value changes. Funding, basis spreads, and staking yield generate revenue that raises sUSDe's USDe value after holders stake. Ordinary holders exit on AMMs; permissioned users redeem through the protocol, typically for USDC or USDT.

Disputed
Sources · 8
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“**Permissionless Acquire** *USDe.* Access external AMM pools to acquire or dispose of *USDe* with assets such as USDT or USDC.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“**Direct Mint** *USDe*. Transfer accepted reserve assets and receive *USDe, subject to clearing KYC/KYB checks exclusively for approved market making counterparties*. See Supplemental USDe Terms and Conditions.”
sec.gov ↗
“The Ethena Protocol execution system then programmatically and algorithmically determines the most capital-efficient and risk-mitigated path to exchange the USDC or USDT for an alternative asset (e.g., BTC, ETH, SOL) and execute an equal, offsetting hedging transaction in order to maintain the overall value of the backing assets within the Ethena Protocol to be delta ( i.e. , price change risk) neutral, creating a relatively stable and approximate 1:1 backing position for the USDe in circulation.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“The protocol opens a corresponding short perpetual position for the approximate same notional dollar value on a derivatives exchange.”
coinmarketcap.com ↗
“The 'Internet Bond' will combine yield derived from staked Ethereum as well as the funding & basis spread from perpetual and futures' markets, to create the first onchain crypto-native 'bond' that can function as a dollar-denominated savings instrument for users in permitted jurisdictions.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“sUSDe is the staked form of USDe and the protocol's dollar savings asset. By staking USDe, holders are eligible to receive incentive reward distributions. As rewards accrue to the staking contract, the USDe value of sUSDe increases over time, with no further action required by the holder.”
sec.gov ↗
“users can stake USDe in exchange for sUSDe, which is a distinct asset issued autonomously via an immutable smart contract and that accrues rewards in the form of USDe sourced from the revenue generated from the Ethena Protocol reserves.”
Pending verification (4)
Composition
USDe's backing was concentrated in a delta-neutral crypto basis trade (spot BTC, ETH, SOL, and LSTs hedged with short perpetual futures) from 2023 through 2024. Since Ethena onboarded USDtb as backing on 2024-12-16, the protocol has diversified into liquid stablecoins, non-crypto basis trades, DeFi and institutional lending, and real-world assets.Unverified
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As of an April 2026 reserve overhaul, perpetual-futures hedges had fallen to about 11% of total backing, with the remainder spread across stablecoins, lending, and RWAs.

Sources · 3
unchainedcrypto.com ↗
“Perpetual futures now make up just 11% of total backing”
paragraph.com ↗
“Ethena's Risk Committee approved a proposal last week to onboard USDtb as a USDe backing asset.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“For most of the protocol's history, backing has been concentrated in spot crypto assets hedged with short perpetual futures, alongside a buffer of liquid stablecoins.”
Yield mechanics
Yield accrues only via staking USDe into sUSDe (ERC-4626-style vault); sUSDe's USDe exchange rate rises with periodic reward distributions rather than rebasing token balances; unstaked USDe earns nothing; unstaking sUSDe carries a seven-day cooldown.Unverified

The underlying

Underlying issuer

Ethena (BVI) Limited

More

Ethena (BVI) Limited operates websites and related services, tools, and features, including the Ethena service. It collects, uses, and discloses user information under its privacy policy.

Sources · 3
bafin.de ↗
“Die Ethena GmbH mit Sitz in Frankfurt am Main ist Emittentin eines vermögenswertereferenzierten Tokens mit dem Namen USDe.”
bafin.de ↗
“Die Ethena GmbH emittiert ihren USDe-Token seit dem 28. Juni 2024 in Deutschland.”
bafin.de ↗
“Nachdem die Ethena GmbH den USDe-Token zeitweise alleine emittiert hatte, wird dieser Token seit dem 1. Januar 2025 auch von der Ethena BVI Limited mit Sitz auf den Britischen Jungferninseln emittiert.”

Portfolio overview

Pool-wide metrics

Performance

Growth

Growth of $10,000 over 1 month

Growth

Growth of $10,000 over 3 months

Growth

Growth of $10,000 over 6 months

Growth

Growth of $10,000 over year to date

Growth

Growth of $10,000 over 1 year

Growth

Growth of $10,000 over all history

Returns

As of August 8, 2026

1 mo

3 mo

6 mo

YTD

1 yr

Issuer

Ethena (BVI) Limited

Issuer
Ethena (BVI) Limited operates websites and related services, tools, and features, including the Ethena service. It collects, uses, and discloses user information under its privacy policy.

Structural credibility

Shared legal identity, ownership, people, incidents, and channels.

Key people

Legal & regulatory structure

The legal claim, governing regime, and holder protections if the structure fails.

✓

Legal wrapper

Protects holders if the issuer fails.

Transfer restrictions
The Company can change mint/redemption/transfer/velocity limits as it deems necessary.
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Sources · 2
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“When you register as a Mint User, you will be required to designate an administrator for your registration and provide a wallet address to be whitelisted.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“The Company reserves the right to change the mint, redemption, transfer, and velocity limits as we deem necessary.”
Tax treatment

Custody

Where the backing sits, who can touch it, and which independent checks apply.

✓

Custodian

Holds the underlying, independent of the issuer.

Custodians
Copper
Ceffu
Fireblocks
Kraken
Anchorage Digital· off-exchange settlement
Sources · 4

Fees

Fee

Rate

Charged by

Reserve fund allocation
Sources · 2
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“The percentage of revenue allocated to the Reserve Fund is currently 0%, with 100% being directed to incentive rewards, promotional distributions, and distribution incentives.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“A portion of protocol yield is directed to the Ethena Reserve Fund.”

0%

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Redemption

The settlement ladder for exiting your position.

  • Secondary market

    Instant
    Non-whitelisted holders — the large majority — cannot redeem with the issuer at all; their only exit is selling USDe (or sUSDe) on secondary venues such as Uniswap, Curve, Orca/Raydium, or CEXs at prevailing market price, instantly and with no minimum or cooldown.
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    Sources · 2
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Users can trade USDe on secondary market DEXs and centralized exchanges.”
    eco.com ↗
    “You can use decentralized liquidity pools on platforms like Uniswap or Curve to swap sUSDe for USDe instantly...However, the price may be lower than the amount you'd get by waiting out the cooldown.”

Risks & protections

  • Concentration

    USDe depends on OES custodians and derivatives venues; Ethena limits exposure per provider and uses multiple providers

    ⌄
    USDe depends on OES custodians and derivatives venues; Ethena limits exposure per provider and uses multiple providers.Disputed
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    Sources · 3
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Given that Ethena relies upon "Off-Exchange Settlement" provider solutions to hold protocol backing assets, there is a dependence upon their operational ability. This is the "Custodial Risk" we are referring to.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “These three risks are mitigated by Ethena not exposing too much backing assets to a single OES provider and ensuring concentration risk is managed.”

Opsec

Current onchain authority configuration first, followed by documented operational controls.

Freeze authority
None
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Sources · 1
DEkqHyPN7GMRJ5cArtQFAWefqbZb33Hyf6s5iCwjEonT
Mint authority
A program-derived authority (program 9S6fwN8gZsr3ikUH38QWPDbLzyJTYcQd5GtrEWzoS2y9)
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Sources · 2
DEkqHyPN7GMRJ5cArtQFAWefqbZb33Hyf6s5iCwjEonT
4x3oQtX4MhjTKGBeXDZbtTSLZ9cUWo5waN2UChAuthtS

Documents

Attestation
counterparty-risk disclosure: Names Copper, Ceffu, and Fireblocks and describes availability, operational, and custody dependencies that attestations must cover
2026-08-07

Onchain transparency

Token

Mint address
DEkqHy…wjEonT

Chain

Network
Solana

Networks & bridges

  • Supply and mint authority

    A program-derived authority (program 9S6fwN8gZsr3ikUH38QWPDbLzyJTYcQd5GtrEWzoS2y9)
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    Sources · 2
    DEkqHyPN7GMRJ5cArtQFAWefqbZb33Hyf6s5iCwjEonT
    4x3oQtX4MhjTKGBeXDZbtTSLZ9cUWo5waN2UChAuthtS
  • Networks

    Solana
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    Sources · 2
    DEkqHyPN7GMRJ5cArtQFAWefqbZb33Hyf6s5iCwjEonT
    4x3oQtX4MhjTKGBeXDZbtTSLZ9cUWo5waN2UChAuthtS
Research appendix

Plan fulfillment

SlotStatusClasses covered
Terminal underlyingFilled-verifiedNone
CompositionFilled-verifiedNone
CollateralizationFilled-verifiedNone
Yield sourceFilled-verifiedNone
Depeg / liquidityFilled-verifiedNone
Credit / counterpartyFilled-verifiedNone
NetworksFilled-verifiedNone
Canonical deploymentRejected-retryNone
Bridge providerEmptyNone
Bridge custodyEmptyNone
Oracle dependenciesEmptyNone
Supply and mint authorityFilled-verifiedNone
Key managementRejected-retryNone
Incident responseEmptyNone
Monitoring and attestationEmptyNone
Bridge & oracleEmptyNone
What it isFilled-verifiedIssuer-docs, onchain, regulator
How it worksFilled-verifiedNone
CategoryFilled-verifiedNone
Holder's claimFilled-verified
sec.gov ↗
“Permissioned users can also utilize the Ethena Protocol to redeem USDe for digital assets supported by the Ethena Protocol at the time a redemption is requested, typically USDC or USDT.”
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Sources · 2
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“USDe is a synthetic dollar that does not earn rewards.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Once users stake their USDe for sUSDe, they begin to accrue rewards, to the extent provided, without any further action or cost.”
How it works
Whitelisted institutional 'Mint Users' who pass KYC/KYB mint USDe directly by delivering approved collateral (e.g., stablecoins, BTC, ETH, stETH) to Ethena, which hedges the exposure; all other holders acquire USDe on secondary markets. USDe itself does not accrue value — a holder must stake it into sUSDe to receive protocol reward distributions, which raise sUSDe's USDe exchange rate rather than rebasing token balances.Unverified
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Exit is via secondary-market sale for any holder, direct pro-rata redemption with Ethena BVI for whitelisted Mint Users, or unstaking sUSDe (subject to a seven-day cooldown) before selling or redeeming the resulting USDe.

Sources · 3
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Approved parties from permitted jurisdictions who pass KYC/KYB screening are able to mint & redeem USDe on-demand with Ethena contracts directly following whitelisting.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“USDe is a synthetic dollar that does not earn rewards.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“A whitelisted user provides ~$100 of USDT and receives ~100 newly-minted USDe atomically in return less the gas & execution costs to execute the hedge.”
Holdings
USDC, USDT and USDtb held as a redemption buffer and hedge-substitute during periods of suboptimal funding/basis.Unverified
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Sources · 2
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“act as a safeguard during periods when perpetual funding rates and futures basis are suboptimal”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“7% … January 2025”

Structure & quality

The Risk Committee sets allocation caps, counterparty standards, collateralization requirements, and liquidity parameters. Proposed direct loans use liquid BTC or ETH collateral, triparty custody, margin calls, automatic liquidation, and redemption-sensitive tenors.Disputed
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Proposed initial expanded RWA allocations target AAA-rated CLO funds.

Sources · 4
ethena.fi ↗
“which sets allocation caps, counterparty standards, collateralisation requirements, and liquidity coverage parameters, and monitors positions on an ongoing basis.”
ethena.fi ↗
“overcollateralised lending with only high-quality, immediately liquid collateral (BTC/ETH) and facing institutional counterparties that meet strict eligibility criteria.”
ethena.fi ↗
“Each loan is overcollateralised with defined margin call and automatic liquidation ratios, and has tenors designed to minimise liquidity risk for large USDe redemption scenarios.”
ethena.fi ↗
“Initially, allocations will likely be limited to AAA-rated CLO funds, which have had no history of defaults.”

Yield source

Protocol revenue comes from basis funding, lending, tokenized real-world assets, and eligible stablecoin rewards. Staked-asset yield supplements returns when crypto collateral includes LSTs.
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Ethena directs backing revenue toward discretionary incentives, including sUSDe.

Sources · 3
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“That revenue is generated from a diversified set of strategies, including: * Funding rates on delta-neutral basis trades in crypto perpetual and futures markets; * Funding rates on delta-neutral basis trades in non-crypto markets; * Lending revenue from overcollateralised on-chain DeFi lending markets; * Lending revenue from overcollateralised loans to institutional counterparties; * Rewards on tokenised real-world assets, including short-duration government debt and high-liquidity credit; * Rewards on liquid stablecoin holdings where applicable.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Using LST collateral, such as stETH, as collateral for USDe, provides an additional margin of safety for negative funding in the form of the ~3% annualized returns earned on stETH .”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Revenue earned on the backing of USDe is utilized in promotional and incentive programs, including sUSDe (which is maintained by a subsidiary of the Ethena Foundation)and certain partner reward programs on partner exchanges, platforms, or protocols.”

Collateralization

100%
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Sources · 2
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“USDe only requires 1:1 'collateralization' in the majority of market conditions.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Ethena trades with no effective leverage across exchanges as the delta offsetting short perpetual positions are equal in size to the backing assets”

Portfolio composition

7 holdings · sorted by weight

Institutional lending
Overcollateralized lending to institutional counterparties
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Sources · 1
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“overcollateralised lending to institutional counterparties”
Usdtb
USDtb is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank as of October 2025
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Sources · 2
paragraph.com ↗
“Ethena's Risk Committee approved a proposal last week to onboard USDtb as a USDe backing asset.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“As of October 2025, USDtb is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank”
Reserve fund
A Reserve Fund held by the protocol acts as an additional margin of safety for USDe, intended to absorb losses from negative funding or other causes before the sUSDe staking contract is affected
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Sources · 2
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“If the protocol were to suffer a loss due to funding or another reason, Ethena's Reserve Fund is intended to bear the cost, rather than the staking contract.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“The Reserve Fund is a pool of assets held by the protocol as an additional margin of safety for USDe.”
Rwa
Tokenized real-world assets: short-duration government debt, expanding into liquid fixed income and credit instruments, selected for low volatility, strong liquidity, and predictable exit value
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Sources · 2
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“high-liquidity real-world assets beyond treasury bills - including tokenised, liquid fixed income and credit instruments”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“low volatility, relatively strong liquidity and settlement terms, and their ability to be exited at predictable values”
Liquid stablecoins
Liquid stablecoins (USDC, USDT, USDtb) held as a redemption and hedging buffer, allowing whitelisted counterparties to redeem without unwinding hedged positions; allocation is dynamic
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Sources · 1
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“support the protocol's ability to manage on-demand redemptions, allowing whitelisted counterparties to redeem USDe without the protocol needing to unwind hedged positions”
Basis trade
Delta-neutral basis trade: spot crypto paired with a short derivatives position of roughly equal notional
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Sources · 2
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“delta-hedged crypto assets”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Volatile assets, such as spot crypto and tokenised commodities, are paired with a corresponding short derivatives position so that the combined position is delta-neutral.”
Staked eth
Liquid staked ETH (e.g
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Sources · 1
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Staked Ethereum assets make up just ~6% of the backing assets of USDe as of January 2025.”
Pending verification (3)
Composition
USDe's backing was concentrated in a delta-neutral crypto basis trade (spot BTC, ETH, SOL, and LSTs hedged with short perpetual futures) from 2023 through 2024. Since Ethena onboarded USDtb as backing on 2024-12-16, the protocol has diversified into liquid stablecoins, non-crypto basis trades, DeFi and institutional lending, and real-world assets.Unverified
More

As of an April 2026 reserve overhaul, perpetual-futures hedges had fallen to about 11% of total backing, with the remainder spread across stablecoins, lending, and RWAs.

Sources · 3
unchainedcrypto.com ↗
“Perpetual futures now make up just 11% of total backing”
paragraph.com ↗
“Ethena's Risk Committee approved a proposal last week to onboard USDtb as a USDe backing asset.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“For most of the protocol's history, backing has been concentrated in spot crypto assets hedged with short perpetual futures, alongside a buffer of liquid stablecoins.”
Yield mechanics
Yield accrues only via staking USDe into sUSDe (ERC-4626-style vault); sUSDe's USDe exchange rate rises with periodic reward distributions rather than rebasing token balances; unstaked USDe earns nothing; unstaking sUSDe carries a seven-day cooldown.Unverified
More
Sources · 2
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“USDe is a synthetic dollar that does not earn rewards.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Once users stake their USDe for sUSDe, they begin to accrue rewards, to the extent provided, without any further action or cost.”
Holdings
USDC, USDT and USDtb held as a redemption buffer and hedge-substitute during periods of suboptimal funding/basis.Unverified
More
Sources · 2
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“act as a safeguard during periods when perpetual funding rates and futures basis are suboptimal”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“7% … January 2025”
1M
0.00% 30d return

$10,000.57

+$0.57
Jul 8, 26Jul 16, 26Jul 24, 26Jul 31, 26Aug 8, 26
$10,030$10,020$10,010$9,997$9,986$9,976

$9,992.58

-$7.42
May 8, 26May 31, 26Jun 23, 26Jul 16, 26Aug 8, 26
$10,020$10,010$9,998$9,987$9,976$9,965

$10,005.24

+$5.24
Feb 8, 26Mar 25, 26May 10, 26Jun 24, 26Aug 8, 26
$10,040$10,030$10,010$10,000$9,989$9,978

$10,005.46

+$5.46
Jan 1, 26Feb 25, 26Apr 21, 26Jun 14, 26Aug 8, 26
$10,040$10,020$10,010$9,997$9,983$9,970

$9,985.11

-$14.89
Aug 8, 25Nov 7, 25Feb 7, 26May 9, 26Aug 8, 26
$10,030$10,010$9,996$9,980$9,965$9,949

$9,989.00

-$11.00
Jun 30, 25Oct 9, 25Jan 18, 26Apr 29, 26Aug 8, 26
$10,030$10,020$10,000$9,985$9,969$9,953

As of Aug 8, 2026 · source: Kamino API

Since inception

USDE

+0.00%

-0.03%

+0.00%

+0.01%

-0.01%

-0.01%

Benchmark

3M T-BILL

+0.32%

+0.30%

+0.30%

+0.30%

+0.30%

+0.30%

1 mo
USDE+0.00%
3M T-BILL+0.32%
3 mo
USDE-0.03%
3M T-BILL+0.30%
6 mo
USDE+0.00%
3M T-BILL+0.30%
YTD
USDE+0.01%
3M T-BILL+0.30%
1 yr
USDE-0.01%
3M T-BILL+0.30%
Since inception
USDE-0.01%
3M T-BILL+0.30%

1 mo

3 mo

6 mo

YTD

1 yr

Since inception

USDE

+0.00%

-0.08%

+0.03%

+0.05%

-0.15%

-0.11%

Benchmark

3M T-BILL

+0.32%

+0.89%

+1.79%

+2.16%

+3.67%

+4.13%

1 mo
USDE+0.00%
3M T-BILL+0.32%
3 mo
USDE-0.08%
3M T-BILL+0.89%
6 mo
USDE+0.03%
3M T-BILL+1.79%
YTD
Guy Young
Arthur Hayes· founding advisor (BitMEX founder, early investor via Maelstrom)
Alex Nimmo· CTO
Christoffer Hjortlund· CIO/founding team member
Zach Rosenberg· General Counsel
Elliot Parker· COO
Seraphim Czecker· Head of Growth
A separate Ethena Foundation
Role detail

A separate Ethena Foundation runs on-chain ENA governance.

Young
Role detail

Young remains CEO of Ethena Labs and has not moved to the Foundation.

Service providers

Copper
Ceffu
Fireblocks
Kraken
Anchorage Digital Bank· off-exchange settlement

Backers

Dragonfly Capital
Maelstrom· Arthur Hayes' family office
Brevan Howard Digital
Avon Ventures
Fidelity
Franklin Templeton
Binance Labs
Bybit
OKX Ventures
Pending verification (4)
Launched
2024-02-19Disputed
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Sources · 2
cryptonews.net ↗
“USDe launched to the public on Feb. 19, 2024”
sec.gov ↗
“USDe…launched in February 2024 by an Ethena Labs subsidiary.”
Incidents & track record
Ethena has weathered several stress events without reported loss of USDe reserves: (1) September 18, 2024 — a domain-registrar compromise briefly served a phishing site for under two hours, with no backend or mint/redemption compromise; (2) February 2025 — the Bybit exchange hack (~$1.5B ETH theft) left Ethena with roughly $30M of hedging exposure on Bybit, held off-exchange rather than on Bybit itself, cut to near-zero within about 90 minutes to a day; (3) April 14, 2025 — Germany's BaFin ordered Ethena GmbH to wind down its unauthorized MiCAR-regulated USDe business in the EEA, with a supervised redemption process completed by August 6, 2025; (4) October 10-11, 2025 — during a broad market-wide liquidation cascade, USDe traded away from its $1 peg before recovering within hours, though researchers disagree on the depth of the dislocation and its cause.Disputed
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Sources · 5
paragraph.com ↗
“On 18th September 2024, we experienced a security incident where a malicious actor briefly gained access to our domain registrar account for ethena.fi.”
bafin.de ↗
“On 14 April, BaFin ordered Ethena GmbH to wind up its business that was subject to an authorisation requirement.”
bravenewcoin.com ↗
“On October 10, 2025, USDe crashed to $0.65 on Binance due to Binance using its internal orderbook to mark prices for margin trading rather than checking prices across major exchanges.”
21shares.com ↗
“On October 10, Ethena's USDe experienced a price dislocation on Binance's spot market, falling to $0.65 due to thinned orderbook liquidity and internal liquidation engines, despite protocol minting and redemptions remaining intact on-chain.”
bafin.de ↗
“Beginning 7 August 2025, any claims may only be asserted against Ethena (BVI) Limited.”
What the issuer does
Ethena Labs, S.A., a Portuguese private limited-liability company, develops and operates the Ethena protocol, whose products include USDe (synthetic dollar), sUSDe (staked yield-bearing token), and USDtb (treasury-backed stablecoin). The business runs institutional onboarding, off-exchange settlement integrations, and delta-neutral hedging operations rather than conventional deposit-taking.Unverified
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Sources · 3
sec.gov ↗
“Ethena Labs is a private limited liability company incorporated in, and domiciled in, Portugal.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Ethena Labs was founded to create a crypto-native synthetic dollar”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“A crypto-native synthetic dollar utilizing spot assets as backing”
Legal entity
Ethena BVI Limited (British Virgin Islands) is the primary USDe issuer for non-EEA users; Ethena GmbH (Germany) was the EEA issuer until a BaFin-ordered wind-down in 2025; the operating company, Ethena Labs, S.A., is domiciled in Portugal.Unverified
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Sources · 4
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Ethena GmbH, Germany, will issue and redeem USDe for users in the European Economic Area (EEA). Ethena BVI Limited…will issue and redeem USDe for users in all counties outside the EEA.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Users contract with 'Ethena BVI Limited' for USDe-related services (Section 2)”
sec.gov ↗
“Ethena Labs is a private limited liability company incorporated in, and domiciled in, Portugal.”
bafin.de ↗
“Beginning 7 August 2025, any claims may only be asserted against Ethena (BVI) Limited.”
Holders are solely responsible for determining and paying their own taxes.
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Sources · 1
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“It is your responsibility to determine what, if any, taxes apply to the payments you make or receive, and to collect, report, and remit the correct tax to the appropriate tax authority.”
Vehicle
Ethena (BVI) Limited (Reg. No.
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2127704); Holds legal title to USDe reserves directly.

Sources · 2
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Ethena (BVI) Limited (Registration number 2127704, Craigmuir Chambers, PO Box 71, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110, BVI)”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Legal title to the reserves associated with USDe are held by the Company, which administers the assets accordingly.”
Regime
Ethena GmbH's EEA/MiCA authorization application was withdrawn 2025-04-03.
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Sources · 2
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“These Terms are governed by the laws of the British Virgin Islands, without regard to conflict of laws rules”
bafin.de ↗
“Ethena GmbH withdrew this application on 3 April 2025, resulting in the termination of the authorisation procedure.”
Bankruptcy remote
NoDisputed
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Sources · 3
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Legal title to the reserves associated with USDe are held by the Company, which administers the assets accordingly.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Protocol assets are never held in control or beneficially owned by the 'Off-Exchange Settlement' provider at any point.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Backing assets within these solutions are not owned by the custodian nor is the custodian or its creditors expected to have a legal claim on the assets. This is a result of OES providers either utilizing bankruptcy-remote trusts or MPC wallet solutions.”
If the issuer fails
Ordinary ('Holding User') holders have no direct, enforceable redemption right against the issuer — USDe is expressly not a claim, participation, or economic right against Ethena BVI. Only whitelisted, KYC/KYB-approved 'Mint Users' hold a contractual (unsecured) right to redeem USDe for a pro-rata share of reserve assets, capped at $1 notional per token and conditional on no adverse regulatory/court action.
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No insolvency priority, waterfall, administrator-control, or set-off treatment for holders is disclosed; in an issuer failure, non-whitelisted holders' recourse is limited to secondary-market value.

Sources · 2
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“If you are a Holding User, you do not have a right to redeem USDe with Ethena BVI.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Holding Users are not customers of Ethena BVI.”
Pending verification (1)
Tax treatment
No special issuer-level tax structure disclosed; users are solely responsible for determining and paying their own applicable taxes, and the issuer does not issue K-1s or withhold taxes.Unverified
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Sources · 2
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“You are solely responsible for reporting and paying any taxes (Section 11)”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Users are solely responsible for determining and paying applicable taxes”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“The defining mechanic of OES is the separation of custody from margining.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“depositing backing assets…does not transfer beneficial title over the assets to the provider or exchange partners.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Assets are held off-exchange with custodians including Copper, Ceffu, Cobo, and Zodia”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Backing assets remain in custody with the OES provider at all times.”
Attestations
Custodial partners publish periodic attestations (at minimum monthly) confirming the value of backing held, published via Ethena's Custodian Attestations resource.
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Sources · 2
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Custodian Attestations”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“the custodial partners publish periodic attestations - at minimum monthly - confirming the value of backing held within their solutions.”
Attestation frequency
MonthlyDisputed
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Sources · 1
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Monthly attestations are completed with the custodians to validate the existence, control, and value of the backing assets of USDe.”
✓

Independent validators

Third-party checks on the operation.

Audits
Quantstamp audited the v1 contracts on 18 October 2023 and reported no critical or high-severity issues.
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Sources · 1
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Attached is the audit report by Quantstamp completed on 18 Oct 2023. No critical or high level issues were identified.”
Audits
Code4rena ran a public competitive audit of v1 contracts on 2023-11-13.
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Sources · 3
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Code4rena | v1 contracts (public) | 13 Nov 2023”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“completed on 13 Nov 2023. No critical or high level issues were identified.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“No critical or high level issues were identified”
Audits
Smart-contract audits by Pashov across v1 (2023-10-22), ENA/LP staking (2023-12-22), V2 contracts (2024-05-23), sENA (2024-09-02), and USDtb (2024-10-20).
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Sources · 1
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Pashov (V2 contracts) - Date: 23 May 2024”
Audits
Performed an economics/financial-risk audit of protocol system design (not a code audit).
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Sources · 1
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“economics audit and financial risk audit”
Audits
Smart-contract audit named alongside Spearbit in Ethena's audit disclosures.
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Sources · 1
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“The protocol's smart contracts have been audited by Zellic, Quantstamp, Spearbit, and Cantina, and have been the subject of public audit through Code4rena.”
Pending verification (1)
Audits
Pashov audited: v1 contracts (2023-10-22), ENA & LP staking (2023-12-22), v2 contracts (2024-05-23), sENA (2024-09-02), and USDtb (2024-10-20); no critical or high-severity issues reported.Unverified
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Sources · 3
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Pashov | v2 contracts | 23 May 2024”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“No critical or high level issues were identified”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Independent Audit by Pashov on V2 of contracts…completed on May 23th 2024.”
Reserve allocation
Sources · 2
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“The percentage of revenue allocated to the Reserve Fund is currently 0%, with 100% being directed to incentive rewards, promotional distributions, and distribution incentives.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“The percentage of revenue allocated to the Reserve Fund is currently 0%, with 100% being directed to incentive rewards, promotional distributions, and distribution incentives.”

0%

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Performance
Sources · 2
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“The percentage of revenue allocated to the Reserve Fund is currently 0%, with 100% being directed to incentive rewards, promotional distributions, and distribution incentives.”
app.rwa.xyz ↗
“Performance Fees 0 %”

0%

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Reserve fund allocationVerified fee rate
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Reserve allocationVerified fee rate
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Subject to change. Any update is shown in the buy form before you confirm a transaction.

Direct mint

Direct…
Direct redemption is limited to whitelisted, KYC/KYB'd Mint Users.
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Sources · 2
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“A whitelisted user provides ~$100 of USDT and receives ~100 newly-minted USDe atomically in return less the gas & execution costs to execute the hedge.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“Direct Redeem USDe. Burn USDe & receive backing asset[s], subject to clearing KYC/KYB checks exclusively for approved market making counterparties.”
docs.ethena.fi ↗
“This limits Ethena's exposure to idiosyncratic events on any one exchange to the outstanding PnL between Off-Exchange Settlement providers' settlement cycles.”
  • Underlying / economic

    USDe's income depends on perpetual-futures funding rates plus LST and stablecoin yield; when funding turns negative, Ethena's Reserve Fund is designed to absorb the shortfall rather than pass it to sUSDe holders

    ⌄
    USDe's income depends on perpetual-futures funding rates plus LST and stablecoin yield; when funding turns negative, Ethena's Reserve Fund is designed to absorb the shortfall rather than pass it to sUSDe holders. Funding has historically been positively biased, negative on only 17.5% of ETH days and 15.9% of BTC days over the last three years, with average annualized funding of 7.8%-9%.
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    Sources · 3
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “BTC and ETH funding rates have exhibited natural positive bias and contango, with an average annualized rate of between 7.8% - 9% over the last 3 years ... only 17.5% and 15.9% of days had a sum negative return for ETH and BTC.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “An Ethena reserve fund exists and will step in on occasions when the combined revenue between LST assets, such as stETH, the funding rate for a short perpetual position, the basis from short dated futures as well as potential rewards from holding liquid stables, is negative.”
    paragraph.com ↗
    “This post walks through the history and evolution of the allocation strategy for USDe's backing.”
  • Regulatory

    BaFin alleged prospectus and MiCAR violations, prohibited Ethena GmbH's public offering, and ordered its custodians to freeze reserves

    ⌄
    BaFin alleged prospectus and MiCAR violations, prohibited Ethena GmbH's public offering, and ordered its custodians to freeze reserves.Disputed
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    Sources · 3
    bafin.de ↗
    “Zudem macht die BaFin ihren begründeten Verdacht bekannt, dass die Ethena GmbH in Deutschland Wertpapiere ohne den erforderlichen Wertpapierprospekt öffentlich anbietet.”
    bafin.de ↗
    “Im laufenden Zulassungsverfahren hat die BaFin unter anderem gravierende Mängel in der Geschäftsorganisation sowie Verstöße gegen die Anforderungen der MiCAR etwa zur Vermögenswertreserve und zur Einhaltung der Eigenmittelanforderungen festgestellt.”
    bafin.de ↗
    “Die BaFin hat der Ethena GmbH unter anderem das weitere öffentliche Anbieten ihres USDe-Tokens untersagt und das Unternehmen angewiesen, die entsprechende Vermögenswertreserve durch die Verwahrstellen einfrieren zu lassen.”
  • Credit / counterparty

    Exchange failure exposes USDe to unsettled PnL; institutional lending adds borrower and collateral-liquidation exposure despite overcollateralization

    ⌄
    Exchange failure exposes USDe to unsettled PnL; institutional lending adds borrower and collateral-liquidation exposure despite overcollateralization.
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    Sources · 4
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “This limits Ethena's exposure to idiosyncratic events on any one exchange to the outstanding PnL between Off-Exchange Settlement providers' settlement cycles.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “PnL settlement on frequent - generally daily - cycles bounds the value at risk to the exchange to the amount accumulated since the last settlement.”
    ethena.fi ↗
    “overcollateralised lending with only high-quality, immediately liquid collateral (BTC/ETH) and facing institutional counterparties that meet strict eligibility criteria.”
    ethena.fi ↗
    “Each loan is overcollateralised with defined margin call and automatic liquidation ratios, and has tenors designed to minimise liquidity risk for large USDe redemption scenarios.”
  • Custodian

    USDe's backing collateral is held off-exchange with a small set of institutional custodial/settlement providers (variously named across Ethena disclosures as Copper, Ceffu, Cobo, Zodia, Fireblocks, Kraken and Anchorage Digital) under bankruptcy-remote trust or MPC arrangements intended to keep assets outside a custodian's bankruptcy estate

    ⌄
    USDe's backing collateral is held off-exchange with a small set of institutional custodial/settlement providers (variously named across Ethena disclosures as Copper, Ceffu, Cobo, Zodia, Fireblocks, Kraken and Anchorage Digital) under bankruptcy-remote trust or MPC arrangements intended to keep assets outside a custodian's bankruptcy estate. Ethena's documentation identifies accessibility/availability, performance of operational duties, and operational failure of the custodian as the three principal custodial risks, and states it mitigates concentration by using multiple OES providers in parallel rather than relying on a single custodian.
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    Sources · 3
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “insolvency of a custodian would pose operational issues for the creation and redemption of USDe.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Accessibility and Availability, Performance of Operational Duties, and Operational Failure of Custodian”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The protocol uses multiple OES providers in parallel rather than concentrating on a single custodian.”
  • Hack / smart contract

    Compromised mint or redemption roles can execute incorrect prices; external gatekeepers can disable affected transactions and limit damage

    ⌄
    Compromised mint or redemption roles can execute incorrect prices; external gatekeepers can disable affected transactions and limit damage.Disputed
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    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Will include external trusted organisations to be gatekeepers. Limits damage on mint/redeem roles compromise. Disables mint/redeems when they execute at incorrect prices on chain.”
  • Exit risk

    Only permissioned users can redeem directly, preventing unrestricted holders from accessing issuer redemption during market stress

    ⌄
    Only permissioned users can redeem directly, preventing unrestricted holders from accessing issuer redemption during market stress.Disputed
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    Sources · 1
    sec.gov ↗
    “Permissioned users can also utilize the Ethena Protocol to redeem USDe for digital assets supported by the Ethena Protocol at the time a redemption is requested, typically USDC or USDT.”
  • Depeg / liquidity

    USDe's traded price can decouple from its roughly $1 backing value under stress or venue-specific pricing failures, and Ethena's terms explicitly disclaim any guarantee that USDe will trade at $1 on any platform

    ⌄
    USDe's traded price can decouple from its roughly $1 backing value under stress or venue-specific pricing failures, and Ethena's terms explicitly disclaim any guarantee that USDe will trade at $1 on any platform.
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    Sources · 2
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Ethena BVI does not guarantee that the value of one (1) USDe will always or ever equal 1 USD ($1) on any platform.”
    theblock.co ↗
    “Binance compensated users $283 million following October 10, 2025 volatility that caused Ethena's synthetic dollar USDe to briefly fall to $0.65 on Binance while remaining near parity on other venues.”
  • Pending verification (1)
    Exit risk
    Direct at-par redemption is available only to whitelisted Mint Users and is contractually capped at $1.00 notional value per USDe; Ethena may decline, limit, or suspend the facility at its sole discretion without a fixed settlement SLA, and per-asset/global per-block limits further throttle direct exit volume. Staked sUSDe holders face an additional gate -- an unstaking cooldown, historically a static 7 days and now dynamic between 1 and 7 days (contractually settable up to a 90-day maximum) -- during which funds sit in the USDeSilo contract and cannot be withdrawn, pushing holders who need immediate liquidity toward the secondary market instead.Unverified
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    Sources · 3
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “up to a maximum amount of 1 USD in notional value.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “can set setCooldownDuration, up to a maximum value of 90 days from the unstaking request.”
    x.com ↗
    “Cooldown periods will vary between 1-7d periods going forward based on the composition of USDe backing in more liquid assets.”
    Token extensions
    None
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    Sources · 1
    DEkqHyPN7GMRJ5cArtQFAWefqbZb33Hyf6s5iCwjEonT
    Bridge configuration
    None
    Sources · 2
    DEkqHyPN7GMRJ5cArtQFAWefqbZb33Hyf6s5iCwjEonT
    4x3oQtX4MhjTKGBeXDZbtTSLZ9cUWo5waN2UChAuthtS
    Authority multisig
    None
    Sources · 2
    DEkqHyPN7GMRJ5cArtQFAWefqbZb33Hyf6s5iCwjEonT
    4x3oQtX4MhjTKGBeXDZbtTSLZ9cUWo5waN2UChAuthtS
    Unilateral changes
    The Company may change, suspend, or discontinue platform services without notice. The Company may change transaction limits and fees without holder consent.
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    Sources · 3
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Subject to Section 17 of the USDe Terms, we reserve the right to change, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Services or the Platform at any time, including hours of operation or availability of any feature, without notice and without liability.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The Company reserves the right to change the mint, redemption, transfer, and velocity limits as we deem necessary. We may establish individual or aggregate transaction limits on the size or number of mints, redemptions, transfers or other transactions that you initiate using your status as a Mint User during any specified time period.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “we may change any of the fees that the Company charges at any time, with or without notice.”
    Upgradeability
    Docs describe multisig admin control and a 7-day timelock on core-function changes but do not explicitly confirm proxy upgradeability; new contract versions (e.g., Mint/Redeem V2 on 2024-07-08) have been deployed as replacements rather than confirmed in-place upgrades.Disputed
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    Sources · 4
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “7 day time-locks for any change to core functions.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The documentation does not explicitly specify signer thresholds for multisigs or timelock durations for any role.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Ethena upgraded the Mint and Redeem Contract from the first version to the second version on the 8th of July 2024.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Contract upgrades require multisig approval subject to protocol timelock”
    Admin powers
    Ethena's mainnet smart contracts are controlled by a 5-of-11 'Dev' multisig with authority to modify contract parameters, while separate multisigs govern reward payouts (3-of-11) and the Reserve Fund (4-of-10). Off-chain, Ethena BVI retains discretionary power to suspend or terminate Mint User status.
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    No timelock or on-chain governance delay on these multisig actions is disclosed.

    Sources · 2
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “5/11 signers. Owner of Ethena's deployed mainnet smart contracts & able to modify contract parameters.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “the Company may: (i) suspend your status as a Mint User; (ii) terminate your status as a Mint User; or (iii) return funds.”
    Attestation
    contractual terms: Defines reserve assets broadly, restricts direct redemption to whitelisted Mint Users, permits service suspension, and leaves ordinary holders without direct redemption rights
    2026-08-07
    Attestation
    custody framework: Says omnibus holdings may prevent wallet-level verification and substitutes periodic custodian attestations, exposing a material observability gap
    2026-08-07
    Attestation
    attestation archive: Archive of monthly custodian attestations; reveals coverage frequency and whether reports identify custodians, accounts, assets, liabilities, and procedures
    2026-08-07
    Document
    smart-contract upgrade documentation: Documents the July 2024 addition of price-divergence checks and per-block mint/redeem limits
    2026-08-07
    Document
    Ethena publishes General Risk Disclosures in its official documentation resources.
    2026-08-03
    Document
    [inspection: dated; official; Document is about Ethena's USDe, matching token name and symbol; discusses USDe backing, sUSDe, and UStb, all Ethena-specific.; No mint/contract address is cited, but no conflicting address, chain, or same-ticker project appears either; identity is unambiguous]
    2026-08-03
    Document
    Ethena domain-security incident postmortem, official engineering blog post, September 2024. [inspection: dated; official; Document is Ethena Labs' own engineering blog postmortem of the 18 September 2024 ethena.fi domain registrar takeover; Ethena is the issuer of USDe, so it directly concerns the token's issuer and its security posture.; No mint address cited, but content aligns]
    2026-08-03
    Document
    [inspection: dated; third-party; Article profiles Guy Young, founder/CEO of Ethena Labs, and explicitly covers USDe and sUSDe, matching the token identity and official domain docs.ethena.fi.; No contract address is cited, but no conflicting chain address or same-ticker impostor appears either]
    2026-08-03
    Document
    [inspection: dated; third-party; Article covers Ethena, the issuer of USDe, describing its delta-neutral stablecoin design which matches USDe; No mint address is cited, but no conflicting address or project either; same project, same token narrative; Document predates USDe launch (seed round,]
    2026-08-03
    Terms
    [inspection: current; official; Announcement from @ethena, the official Ethena X account, explicitly naming USDe and sUSDe with no conflicting ticker or chain identity; Describes the sUSDe unstaking cooldown policy (dynamic 1-7 day model), a durable protocol term specific to Ethena's USDe, m]
    2026-08-03
    Document
    Exchange-risk/Bybit hack case study, official Ethena blog post, 2025-02-25. [inspection: dated; official; Document is an Ethena Labs blog post entirely about USDe's design, backing, and redemption behavior during the February 2025 Bybit hack; token identity aligns with Ethena's USDe.; No mint/contract address is cited, but issuer, ticker, and product mechanics (mi]
    2026-08-03
    Document
    'USDe Dynamic Allocation of Backing' — official Ethena Labs Research blog post describing the evolution of the backing allocation strategy, October 2024. [inspection: dated; official; Document is entirely about Ethena's USDe synthetic dollar, matching the token name and symbol; USDe exists on Solana, consistent with the given mint; Content details (Risk Committee formed August 2024, SOL approved as backing, UStb announced 'last month' with ]
    2026-08-03
    Document
    regulatory submission: describes USDe’s structure, issuers, redemption model, restrictions, and Ethena’s legal position
    2026-08-03
    Document
    regulatory measure: records BaFin’s wind-up and USDe redemption instructions
    2026-08-03
    Document
    regulatory measure: records BaFin’s supervisory action concerning Ethena GmbH and USDe under MiCAR
    2026-08-03
    Document
    blog/proposal: USDH proposal writeup
    2026-08-03
    Document
    blog post: USDtb launch post
    2026-08-03
    Attestation
    regulator meeting record: preserves the official SEC meeting record involving Ethena Labs
    2026-08-03
    Document
    regulatory memorandum: identifies Ethena representatives and subjects discussed with SEC staff
    2026-08-03
    counterparty-risk disclosure: Names Copper, Ceffu, and Fireblocks and describes availability, operational, and custody dependencies that attestations must coverAttestation · 2026-08-07
    contractual terms: Defines reserve assets broadly, restricts direct redemption to whitelisted Mint Users, permits service suspension, and leaves ordinary holders without direct redemption rightsAttestation · 2026-08-07
    custody framework: Says omnibus holdings may prevent wallet-level verification and substitutes periodic custodian attestations, exposing a material observability gapAttestation · 2026-08-07
    attestation archive: Archive of monthly custodian attestations; reveals coverage frequency and whether reports identify custodians, accounts, assets, liabilities, and proceduresAttestation · 2026-08-07
    smart-contract upgrade documentation: Documents the July 2024 addition of price-divergence checks and per-block mint/redeem limitsDocument · 2026-08-07
    Ethena publishes General Risk Disclosures in its official documentation resources.Document · 2026-08-03
    [inspection: dated; official; Document is about Ethena's USDe, matching token name and symbol; discusses USDe backing, sUSDe, and UStb, all Ethena-specific.; No mint/contract address is cited, but no conflicting address, chain, or same-ticker project appears either; identity is unambiguous]Document · 2026-08-03
    Ethena domain-security incident postmortem, official engineering blog post, September 2024. [inspection: dated; official; Document is Ethena Labs' own engineering blog postmortem of the 18 September 2024 ethena.fi domain registrar takeover; Ethena is the issuer of USDe, so it directly concerns the token's issuer and its security posture.; No mint address cited, but content aligns]Document · 2026-08-03
    [inspection: dated; third-party; Article profiles Guy Young, founder/CEO of Ethena Labs, and explicitly covers USDe and sUSDe, matching the token identity and official domain docs.ethena.fi.; No contract address is cited, but no conflicting chain address or same-ticker impostor appears either]Document · 2026-08-03
    [inspection: dated; third-party; Article covers Ethena, the issuer of USDe, describing its delta-neutral stablecoin design which matches USDe; No mint address is cited, but no conflicting address or project either; same project, same token narrative; Document predates USDe launch (seed round,]Document · 2026-08-03
    [inspection: current; official; Announcement from @ethena, the official Ethena X account, explicitly naming USDe and sUSDe with no conflicting ticker or chain identity; Describes the sUSDe unstaking cooldown policy (dynamic 1-7 day model), a durable protocol term specific to Ethena's USDe, m]Terms · 2026-08-03
    Exchange-risk/Bybit hack case study, official Ethena blog post, 2025-02-25. [inspection: dated; official; Document is an Ethena Labs blog post entirely about USDe's design, backing, and redemption behavior during the February 2025 Bybit hack; token identity aligns with Ethena's USDe.; No mint/contract address is cited, but issuer, ticker, and product mechanics (mi]Document · 2026-08-03
    'USDe Dynamic Allocation of Backing' — official Ethena Labs Research blog post describing the evolution of the backing allocation strategy, October 2024. [inspection: dated; official; Document is entirely about Ethena's USDe synthetic dollar, matching the token name and symbol; USDe exists on Solana, consistent with the given mint; Content details (Risk Committee formed August 2024, SOL approved as backing, UStb announced 'last month' with ]Document · 2026-08-03
    regulatory submission: describes USDe’s structure, issuers, redemption model, restrictions, and Ethena’s legal positionDocument · 2026-08-03
    regulatory measure: records BaFin’s wind-up and USDe redemption instructionsDocument · 2026-08-03
    regulatory measure: records BaFin’s supervisory action concerning Ethena GmbH and USDe under MiCARDocument · 2026-08-03
    blog/proposal: USDH proposal writeupDocument · 2026-08-03
    blog post: USDtb launch postDocument · 2026-08-03
    regulator meeting record: preserves the official SEC meeting record involving Ethena LabsAttestation · 2026-08-03
    regulatory memorandum: identifies Ethena representatives and subjects discussed with SEC staffDocument · 2026-08-03
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    Rejected facts

    What it is
    USDE is a synthetic dollar token on Solana that gives holders ownership of a token designed to track one dollar. USDe itself pays no holder yield; users must stake it for sUSDe to receive protocol revenue.Disputed
    More

    Its backing includes stablecoin reserves and DeFi lending alongside crypto assets and related hedging positions. The issuer does not promise fiat redemption or an exact one-dollar redemption value.

    Sources · 7
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Ethena's USDe is **not** the same as a fiat stablecoin like USDC or USDT. USDe is a synthetic dollar, backed with crypto assets and corresponding short futures positions.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “The market value and backing of each USDe generally approximates 1 U.S. Dollar in most market conditions due to the delta-neutral hedging mechanism used for the backing.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “users can stake USDe in exchange for sUSDe, which is a distinct asset issued autonomously via an immutable smart contract and that accrues rewards in the form of USDe sourced from the revenue generated from the Ethena Protocol reserves.”
    ethena.fi ↗
    “perpetual futures positions make up just 11% of the USDe backing today, with the rest allocated to a variety of stablecoin reserve and DeFi lending positions.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “The objective of USDe is to provide a relatively-stable fully-backed digital asset, for which the backing is comprised entirely of crypto assets and related hedging positions.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “Rather, the value is intended to approximate $1 utilizing the underlying delta-neutral positioning of the backing assets, and USDe is redeemable for a proportionate share of the backing assets. Furthermore, USDe is not redeemable for fiat currency.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “USDe is not intended to be a “stablecoin” as traditionally defined; users are not made a promise that the value of each USDe will always be $1, or that USDe will be redeemable for exactly 2 Ethena Labs and its subsidiaries operate entirely outside of the United States, and U.S. persons are not permitted to interact with the Ethena Protocol or mint or redeem USDe.”
    Terminal underlying
    Diversified reserve assetsDisputed
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    Sources · 4
    sec.gov ↗
    “The objective of USDe is to provide a relatively-stable fully-backed digital asset, for which the backing is comprised entirely of crypto assets and related hedging positions.”
    app.ethena.fi ↗
    “Liquid Cash Crypto Basis DeFi Lending Liquid Stables Institutional Lending”
    app.ethena.fi ↗
    “BNB BTC ETH RWA SOL XRP mETH stETH WBETH”
    ethena.fi ↗
    “The basis trade remains the core pillar of USDe’s backing”
    Legal entity
    Ethena (BVI) LimitedDisputed
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    Sources · 3
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “USDe is a digital token issued by Ethena BVI. USDe issued by Ethena BVI is a form of stored value or prepaid access and does not represent a claim, participation interest, economic right, voting right, or other similar right associated with Ethena BVI or any of its affiliates.”
    bafin.de ↗
    “Nachdem die Ethena GmbH den USDe-Token zeitweise alleine emittiert hatte, wird dieser Token seit dem 1. Januar 2025 auch von der Ethena BVI Limited mit Sitz auf den Britischen Jungferninseln emittiert.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    ““we”, “us”, “our”, or “Ethena”, means Ethena (BVI) Limited”
    Issuer failure
    Holders retain custody of USDe in their own wallets if Ethena fails or walks away. Ethena does not guarantee service availability, so holders could lose access to minting and redemption services.Disputed
    More

    USDe provides no promise of exact $1 value or redemption. The Reserve Fund is designed to cover backing shortfalls during stressed conditions.

    Sources · 5
    sec.gov ↗
    “Users of the Ethena Protocol maintain their own keys to their digital wallets and custody and control of their own digital assets, including USDe.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “We do not guarantee that the Services will be available at any given time or that the Services will not be subject to unplanned service interruptions or network congestion. You may not be able to buy, sell, store, transfer, redeem, send, or receive crypto assets when you want to.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “USDe is not intended to be a “stablecoin” as traditionally defined; users are not made a promise that the value of each USDe will always be $1, or that USDe will be redeemable for exactly 2 Ethena Labs and its subsidiaries operate entirely outside of the United States, and U.S. persons are not permitted to interact with the Ethena Protocol or mint or redeem USDe.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “Rather, the value is intended to approximate $1 utilizing the underlying delta-neutral positioning of the backing assets, and USDe is redeemable for a proportionate share of the backing assets. Furthermore, USDe is not redeemable for fiat currency.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The Reserve Fund can also be deployed to address shortfalls in backing arising from the risks described in the [Risks](/protocol-overview/risks.md) section, helping the protocol maintain full backing through stressed conditions.”
    Key management
    Ethena Labs controls the sole ADMIN role through a multisig. Ethena may separate owner and admin roles across different multisigs.Disputed
    More

    Ethena assigns identical Minter and Redeemer roles to 20 addresses. Ethena and external security firms share Gatekeeper EOAs among at least three internal and three external holders. The minting contract supports multiple delegated signers through setDelegatedSigner.

    Sources · 5
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “ADMIN Multi-Sig Ethena Labs 1”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “If desired, owner and admin can be different multi sigs”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Mint/Redeemer roles to be the same set of 20 addresses. This is to ensure the system can handle a high load of mint transaction concurrently.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “GATEKEEPER EOA Shared between Ethena Labs External Security Firms 3+ internal 3+ external”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Ethena minting has the ability to delegate signers to sign for an address, using setDelegatedSigner .”
    Canonical deployment
    Ethena deploys its Minting contract on Ethereum. USDe.sol implements the ERC-20 token contract.Disputed
    More
    Sources · 2
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “You can view the deployed Ethena Minting contract on the Ethereum blockchain here .”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “USDe.sol is the contract of USDe. It extends ERC20Burnable , ERC20Permit and Ownable2Step from OpenZeppelin.”
    Holder's claim
    A permissioned redemption right to a proportionate share of backing assets, not a guaranteed fiat-dollar claim.Unverified
    More
    Sources · 4
    sec.gov ↗
    “Rather, the value is intended to approximate $1 utilizing the underlying delta-neutral positioning of the backing assets, and USDe is redeemable for a proportionate share of the backing assets. Furthermore, USDe is not redeemable for fiat currency.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “USDe is not intended to be a “stablecoin” as traditionally defined; users are not made a promise that the value of each USDe will always be $1, or that USDe will be redeemable for exactly 2 Ethena Labs and its subsidiaries operate entirely outside of the United States, and U.S. persons are not permitted to interact with the Ethena Protocol or mint or redeem USDe.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “Permissioned users can also utilize the Ethena Protocol to redeem USDe for digital assets supported by the Ethena Protocol at the time a redemption is requested, typically USDC or USDT.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “Ethena Labs, S.A. (“Ethena Labs”) respectfully submits this letter in response to Commissioner Peirce’s February 21, 2025 Statement, “There Must Be Some Way Out Of Here” (the “Statement”).”
    Composition
    The latest supplied issuer disclosure assigns 11% of backing to perpetual-futures positions. Stablecoin reserves and DeFi lending positions comprise the remaining 89%, without a further disclosed split.Unverified
    More

    In June 2025, Ethena described backing as crypto assets and related delta-neutral hedges.

    Sources · 3
    ethena.fi ↗
    “perpetual futures positions make up just 11% of the USDe backing today, with the rest allocated to a variety of stablecoin reserve and DeFi lending positions.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “The objective of USDe is to provide a relatively-stable fully-backed digital asset, for which the backing is comprised entirely of crypto assets and related hedging positions.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “Ethena Labs, S.A. (“Ethena Labs”) respectfully submits this letter in response to Commissioner Peirce’s February 21, 2025 Statement, “There Must Be Some Way Out Of Here” (the “Statement”).”
    Depeg / liquidity
    Thin liquidity or hedge disruption can dislocate USDe; mint-redeem arbitrage incentivizes market participants to restore its target value.Disputed
    More
    Sources · 3
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Crypto assets can have limited liquidity that can make it difficult or impossible to sell or exit a position when desired. This can occur at any time, especially during periods of high volatility.”
    coinmarketcap.com ↗
    “Ethena USDe's peg stability is maintained through delta hedging derivatives positions against protocol-held collateral, alongside a mint and redeem arbitrage mechanism.”
    coinmarketcap.com ↗
    “This process helps maintain the peg to the dollar by incentivizing arbitrageurs to correct any deviations in the price of USDe from its target value.”
    Exit risk
    Only approved market makers redeem directly; custodian outages, service interruptions, or network congestion can suspend redemption access.Unverified
    More
    Sources · 3
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “**Direct Redeem** *USDe*. Burn *USDe* & receive backing assets*, subject to clearing KYC/KYB checks exclusively for approved market making counterparties*. See Supplemental USDe Terms and Conditions.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “While assets are held in segregated accounts, insolvency of a custodian would pose operational issues for the creation and redemption of USDe as Ethena manages the transfer of assets to alternative providers.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “We do not guarantee that the Services will be available at any given time or that the Services will not be subject to unplanned service interruptions or network congestion. You may not be able to buy, sell, store, transfer, redeem, send, or receive crypto assets when you want to.”
    Hack / smart contract
    Contract exploits, blockchain attacks, or compromised credentials can cause irreversible token losses despite atomic execution and signature verification.Unverified
    More
    Sources · 5
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “there is risk of failures, defects, hacks, exploits, protocol errors, or unforeseen circumstances that might occur in connection with a crypto asset or the technologies on which the crypto asset is based.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “a 51% attack is an attack on a blockchain by any person or group of persons who control more than 50% of the network. Attackers with majority control of a network can interrupt the recording of new blocks, alter payment history, and subvert funds.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Transactions in crypto assets are generally irreversible. As a result, losses due to fraudulent or accidental transactions may not be recoverable.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Its atomic operations ensure that tasks are either fully completed or reverted, leaving no room for partial executions.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Signature Verification : The contract cryptographically verifies the signature provided by the user to ensure the authenticity of the minting or redemption order.”
    Custodian
    OES-provider failure can interrupt minting and redemption while Ethena transfers segregated assets to alternative custodians.Unverified
    More
    Sources · 3
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Given that Ethena relies upon "Off-Exchange Settlement" provider solutions to hold protocol backing assets, there is a dependence upon their operational ability. This is the "Custodial Risk" we are referring to.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “While assets are held in segregated accounts, insolvency of a custodian would pose operational issues for the creation and redemption of USDe as Ethena manages the transfer of assets to alternative providers.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Any of these abilities being unavailable or degraded would impede the trading workflows & availability of the mint / redeem USDe functionality.”
    Underlying / economic
    Persistently negative funding requires Ethena to pay funding.Unverified
    More
    Sources · 3
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “"Funding Risk" relates to the potential of persistently negative funding rates. Ethena is able to earn revenue from funding, but could also be required to pay funding.”
    ethena.fi ↗
    “perpetual futures positions make up just 11% of the USDe backing today, with the rest allocated to a variety of stablecoin reserve and DeFi lending positions.”
    ethena.fi ↗
    “This backing diversification includes four areas, each of which represents a natural extension of what Ethena already does today”
    Audits
    Cantina audited Ethena’s smart contracts during Phase 3; the evidence provides no completion date or findings.Unverified
    More
    Sources · 2
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The protocol's smart contracts have been audited by Zellic, Quantstamp, Spearbit, and Cantina, and have been the subject of public audit through Code4rena.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “**Phase 3:** phased audit with industry leading firms:\ \ -[Quantstamp](https://quantstamp.com/)\ -[Spearbit](https://spearbit.com/) & [Cantina](https://cantina.xyz/welcome)”
    Audits
    Zellic audited the protocol’s smart contracts; the evidence provides no completion date or findings.Unverified
    More
    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The protocol's smart contracts have been audited by Zellic, Quantstamp, Spearbit, and Cantina, and have been the subject of public audit through Code4rena.”
    Upgradeability
    Ethena describes the minting contract as immutable, with critical rules and operations not easily altered.Unverified
    More
    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Its immutable nature guarantees that its critical rules and operations cannot be easily altered, ensuring consistency and trust in the process.”
    Admin powers
    Ethena's owner multisig controls ownership, collateral support, custodian addresses, and the USDe address. The admin multisig controls operational roles and block limits.Unverified
    More

    Gatekeepers can disable minting and redemption. sUSDe administrators control cooldowns and redistribution of locked sUSDe.

    Sources · 6
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “transferOwnership, add/remove supported collateral asset, add/remove custodian addresses, setUSDe address”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “grant/revoke Minter, Redeemer, Gatekeeper roles”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Set max/mint mint/redeem per block”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Disable mint/redeem”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “It can set setCooldownDuration , up to a maximum value of 90 days from the unstaking request. The cooldown period is the time period from the unstaking request until the user is able to withdraw USDe .”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “It can redistribute sUSDe tokens that have been locked using resdistributeLockedAmounts.”
    Audits
    Pashov independently audited the v2 contracts on 23 May 2024.Unverified
    More
    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Attached is the audit report by Pashov completed on May 23th 2024.”
    Audits
    Code4rena completed a public USDe v1 audit on 13 November 2023 and reported no critical or high-severity issues.Unverified
    More
    Sources · 2
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Attached is the audit report by Code4rena completed on 13 Nov 2023. No critical or high level issues were identified.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “{% embed url="<https://code4rena.com/contests/2023-10-ethena-labs#top>" %}”
    Audits
    Pashov independently audited USDe v1 contracts on 22 October 2023 and reported no critical or high-severity issues.Unverified
    More
    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Attached is the audit report by Pashov completed on 22 Oct 2023. No critical or high level issues were identified.”
    Audits
    Spearbit audited USDe v1 contracts on 18 October 2023 and reported no critical or high-severity issues.Unverified
    More
    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Attached is the audit report by Speabit completed on 18 Oct 2023. No critical or high level issues were identified.”
    Attestations
    Custodial partners attest backing values when omnibus arrangements prevent direct onchain visibility. Ethena publishes current reports in its Custodian Attestations section.Disputed
    More
    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Where assets are held in omnibus arrangements that preclude direct on-chain visibility, the custodial partners publish periodic attestations - at minimum monthly - confirming the value of backing held within their solutions.”
    Custodians
    Exchanges receive delegated margin value but cannot withdraw or rehypothecate the underlying assets
    Ethena controls OES deposit and withdrawal instructions
    Disputed
    Sources · 5
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The protocol uses multiple OES providers in parallel rather than concentrating on a single custodian.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The defining mechanic of OES is the separation of custody from margining. Backing assets remain in custody with the OES provider at all times. To support a hedging position at a centralised exchange, the OES provider delegates - but does not transfer - a notional value of those assets to the exchange as margin collateral.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The exchange recognises the delegated value for margining purposes but cannot withdraw the underlying assets. Settlement of profit and loss between exchange and custodian occurs on frequent cycles - and any payments owed by the exchange to the protocol are settled into custody at each cycle.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Custody and execution are performed by separate institutions with separate ownership, regulation, and commercial incentives. An exchange cannot redirect, restrict, or rehypothecate backing assets, because it does not hold them.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Ethena, not the exchange, controls the instructions to deposit assets into and withdraw assets from the OES arrangement. The protocol's internal system can scale hedging exposure up or down, move assets between custodians and exchanges, or recall assets to the minting contract to support redemption activity.”
    Transfer restrictions
    Ethena restricts service access by country and wallet risk. Ethena may suspend Mint Users and delay suspicious transactions.Disputed
    More

    Ethena may change mint, redemption, transfer, and velocity limits. sUSDe restrictions do not establish equivalent USDe token-transfer controls.

    Sources · 5
    app.ethena.fi ↗
    “Unfortunately, Ethena is not available in your country yet or your wallet is linked to high risk activities.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “We may, without liability to you or any third party, suspend your status as a Mint User or terminate your status as a Mint User or suspend your use of one or more of the Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, as determined in our sole and absolute discretion.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “We may, in our sole discretion, delay any transaction if we believe that such transaction is suspicious, may involve fraud or misconduct, violates applicable laws or payment network rules, or violates any term of this Agreement.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The Company reserves the right to change the mint, redemption, transfer, and velocity limits as we deem necessary. We may establish individual or aggregate transaction limits on the size or number of mints, redemptions, transfers or other transactions that you initiate using your status as a Mint User during any specified time period.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The Blacklister role is able to grant and remove Soft_restricted_staking_role or Full_restricted_staking_role assigned to an address. In practice, only Full_restricted_staking_role has been utilized. "Fully Restricted Stakers" cannot receive sUSDe.”
    If the issuer fails
    Ethena controls OES withdrawals and may recall backing for redemptions. Exchange failure excludes backing from the exchange estate.Unverified
    More

    The Reserve Fund is intended to absorb protocol losses. Suspended Mint Users may forfeit claims concerning otherwise redeemable assets.

    Sources · 5
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Ethena, not the exchange, controls the instructions to deposit assets into and withdraw assets from the OES arrangement. The protocol's internal system can scale hedging exposure up or down, move assets between custodians and exchanges, or recall assets to the minting contract to support redemption activity.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Backing assets are never held on, or owned by, the exchange. In the event of an exchange failure, the protocol's backing is not part of the exchange's estate, is not subject to its bankruptcy proceedings, and is not expected to be locked alongside other user funds.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “In the event of an exchange failure, the derivatives positions are considered closed with Ethena holding/owing no further obligation to the exchange estate.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “If the protocol were to suffer a loss due to funding or another reason, Ethena&#x27;s Reserve Fund is intended to bear the cost, rather than the staking contract.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Upon closure or suspension of your status as a Mint User, you authorize the Company to cancel or suspend pending transactions and forfeit all proprietary rights and claims against the Company in relation to any assets otherwise eligible for redemption.”
    Vehicle
    Ethena GmbH acted as the German MiCAR applicant and issuer subject to BaFin's reserve measures.Disputed
    More
    Sources · 2
    bafin.de ↗
    “Die Ethena GmbH hatte am 29. Juli 2024 den Antrag zur Zulassung gestellt.”
    bafin.de ↗
    “Anweisung zur Sperrung der Vermögenswertreserve für die durch die Ethena GmbH emittierten Token („Einfrieren der Vermögenswerte“) Beschränkung der Verfügungsbefugnis der Geschäftsleiter der Ethena GmbH in Bezug auf diese Vermögenswertreserve”
    Regime
    Ethena GmbH applied for MiCAR authorization on 29 July 2024 under the transitional asset-referenced-token regime. BaFin froze its asset reserve on 21 March 2025 and temporarily stopped direct redemptions through Ethena GmbH.Unverified
    More
    Sources · 5
    bafin.de ↗
    “Danach dürfen Emittenten, die vermögenswertereferenzierte Token nach geltendem Recht vor dem 30. Juni 2024 ausgegeben haben, damit fortfahren, bis ihnen eine Zulassung erteilt oder verweigert wird. Voraussetzung: Sie haben eine solche Zulassung vor dem 30. Juli 2024 beantragt.”
    bafin.de ↗
    “Die Ethena GmbH hatte am 29. Juli 2024 den Antrag zur Zulassung gestellt.”
    bafin.de ↗
    “Anweisung zur Sperrung der Vermögenswertreserve für die durch die Ethena GmbH emittierten Token („Einfrieren der Vermögenswerte“) Beschränkung der Verfügungsbefugnis der Geschäftsleiter der Ethena GmbH in Bezug auf diese Vermögenswertreserve”
    bafin.de ↗
    “Inhaber von USDe-Token können diese vorübergehend nicht mehr bei der Ethena GmbH rücktauschen. Der Handel mit USDe-Token auf dem Sekundärmarkt bleibt jedoch von den Maßnahmen der BaFin derzeit unberührt.”
    bafin.de ↗
    “Die BaFin ist für Zulassungsverfahren unter MiCAR die in Deutschland zuständige Behörde. Eingebunden in das Verfahren sind die Europäische Zentralbank ( EZB ), die Europäische Bankenaufsichtsbehörde ( EBA ) und die Europäische Wertpapier- und Marktaufsichtsbehörde ( ESMA ), mit denen die BaFin im Kontakt steht.”
    Incidents & track record
    Ethena reports no historical backing impairments, Reserve Fund utilization, or critical issues under its historical framework.Disputed
    More
    Sources · 1
    ethena.fi ↗
    “While the historical framework for USDe has not resulted in any impairments of the backing, utilisation of the Reserve Fund, or critical issues”
    Key people
    Guy Young founded Ethena and currently
    Role detail

    Guy Young founded Ethena and currently serves as CEO.

    Zach Rosenberg
    Role detail

    Zach Rosenberg serves as General Counsel.

    Disputed
    Sources · 2
    coinmarketcap.com ↗
    “With a robust background in traditional finance, Guy Young serves as the CEO and founder, leading the charge in creating this fully-backed on-chain stablecoin.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “Zach Rosenberg General Counsel Ethena Labs June 11, 2025”
    Service providers
    Copper
    Ceffu
    Kraken
    Anchorage Digital
    Role detail

    Anchorage Digital provide off-exchange custody.

    Binance
    Bybit
    Bitget
    Deribit
    Morrison Cohen LLP represented Ethena Labs
    S.A. before the SEC Crypto Task Force
    Unverified
    Sources · 3
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Ethena holds its backing assets with a small set of regulated, institutional-grade custody providers - Copper, Ceffu, Kraken and Anchorage Digital - through arrangements collectively referred to as **Off-Exchange Settlement (OES)**.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Ethena utilizes derivatives positions to offset the delta of the protocol backing assets. These derivatives positions are traded upon CeFi exchanges such as Binance, Bybit, Bitget, Deribit, and Okx.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “Re: Meeting with Representatives of Ethena Labs, S.A. and Morrison Cohen LLP”
    Launched
    2024-02-01Disputed
    More
    Sources · 1
    sec.gov ↗
    “USDe is a digital asset commonly referred to as a synthetic dollar, launched in February 2024 by an Ethena Labs subsidiary.”
    What the issuer does
    Ethena develops synthetic-dollar infrastructure and issues USDe alongside the sUSDe savings asset. Its product suite also includes USDtb and whitelabel infrastructure.Unverified
    More
    Sources · 2
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Ethena is a synthetic dollar protocol built on crypto rails, issuing USDe - a fully backed, dollar-denominated digital asset - alongside sUSDe, the protocol's autonomously and permissionlessly created globally accessible savings asset.”
    app.ethena.fi ↗
    “* [USDe](https://app.ethena.fi/) * [USDtb](https://usdtb.money/) * [Whitelabel](https://whitelabel.ethena.fi/)”
    Holdings
    USDC, USDT, and USDtb are eligible liquid backing assets; individual weights are dynamic and undisclosed.Unverified
    More
    Sources · 2
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The protocol holds a portion of its backing in liquid, fiat-referenced stablecoins - such as USDC, USDT, and USDtb - that already maintain a stable dollar value using fiat (and equivalent) reserves and therefore do not require a derivatives hedge.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The allocation to liquid stablecoins is dynamic. It is increased or decreased in response to redemption patterns, market conditions, and the relative attractiveness of other backing strategies.”
    Collateralization
    100%Disputed
    More
    Sources · 3
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Since the backing assets can be perfectly hedged (in most market conditions) with a short position of equivalent notional, USDe only requires 1:1 "collateralization" in the majority of market conditions.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Each unit of USDe is backed by assets held by the protocol. Virtually every dollar of backing remains productive, generating revenue through the strategies described below, and USDe scales without the onerous collateral buffers required by other decentralised stablecoin designs.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “At all times, the assets held in the Reserve back the amount of outstanding Covered Stablecoins on at least a one-for-one basis.”
    Structure & quality
    Volatile assets receive approximately equal-notional short hedges. Stablecoins and short-duration real-world assets require no hedge.Disputed
    More

    Current perpetual exposure equals 11% of backing. Disclosed materials provide no consolidated maturity or credit-quality schedule.

    Sources · 3
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Volatile assets, such as spot crypto, tokenized equities, and tokenised commodities, are paired with corresponding short futures positions in approximately the same notional size, so that movements in the value of the spot asset are generally offset by movements in the value of the hedge.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Stable assets held within the portfolio - liquid stablecoins and short-duration real-world assets - already hold a stable dollar value and require no hedge. The combined position is a delta-neutral backing whose synthetic dollar value remains relatively stable across most market conditions.”
    ethena.fi ↗
    “perpetual futures positions make up just 11% of the USDe backing today, with the rest allocated to a variety of stablecoin reserve and DeFi lending positions.”
    Category
    Synthetic-dollarUnverified
    More
    Sources · 2
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Ethena's USDe is **not** the same as a fiat stablecoin like USDC or USDT. USDe is a synthetic dollar, backed with crypto assets and corresponding short futures positions.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “However, unlike stablecoins, they are not backed by fiat currencies or physical commodities, but by cryptocurrencies”
    How it works
    Approved counterparties mint USDe with accepted reserve assets after KYC/KYB checks. Other users trade USDe through external markets.Unverified
    More

    Permitted holders stake into sUSDe for discretionary rewards, then unstake back into USDe.

    Sources · 4
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “**Direct Mint** *USDe*. Transfer accepted reserve assets and receive *USDe, subject to clearing KYC/KYB checks exclusively for approved market making counterparties*. See Supplemental USDe Terms and Conditions.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “**Permissionless Acquire** *USDe.* Access external AMM pools to acquire or dispose of *USDe* with assets such as USDT or USDC.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “**Stake & Unstake** *USDe*. Receive rewards from protocol revenue. *Available exclusively for users in permitted jurisdictions.*”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “When a user unstakes his or her *USDe*, the user receives an amount of *USDe* equal to the initial amount staked plus their share of rewards deposited in the staking contract as rewards while that user's *USDe* was staked, as reflected in the *USDe* value increase of *sUSDe*.”
    Regulatory
    Ethena excludes U.S. persons from protocol access, minting, and redemption.Unverified
    More

    Direct minting uses private reverse solicitation for offshore qualified participants.

    Sources · 2
    sec.gov ↗
    “USDe is not intended to be a “stablecoin” as traditionally defined; users are not made a promise that the value of each USDe will always be $1, or that USDe will be redeemable for exactly 2 Ethena Labs and its subsidiaries operate entirely outside of the United States, and U.S. persons are not permitted to interact with the Ethena Protocol or mint or redeem USDe.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “USDe is minted on a private, reverse-solicitation basis by exclusively off-shore institutional firms and high net worth individuals with a need or use for it in their respective businesses.”
    Unilateral changes
    The DEFAULT_ADMIN_ROLE can set the unstaking cooldown up to 90 days without holder consent. It can rescue non-USDe ERC20 tokens to an Ethena-controlled address.Unverified
    More
    Sources · 2
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “It can set setCooldownDuration , up to a maximum value of 90 days from the unstaking request. The cooldown period is the time period from the unstaking request until the user is able to withdraw USDe .”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “It can rescue tokens using rescueTokens to move any ERC20 tokens ( except USDe ) to an address Ethena Labs controls. This has been implemented in case a user accidentally sends non- USDe assets to the Ethena Staking contract.”
    Holdings
    The Reserve Fund provides additional safety beyond USDe backing. Ethena currently allocates 0% of protocol revenue to this fund.Unverified
    More
    Sources · 3
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The Reserve Fund is a pool of assets held by the protocol as an additional margin of safety for USDe.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The Reserve Fund was funded with a portion of the revenue generated by the protocol during periods of high revenue”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The percentage of revenue allocated to the Reserve Fund is currently 0%, with 100% being directed to incentive rewards, promotional distributions, and distribution incentives.”
    Yield mechanics
    USDe holders must stake USDe to receive sUSDe. The staking contract accrues USDe rewards, increasing each sUSDe holder's claim.Disputed
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    USDe itself does not automatically distribute protocol yield.

    Sources · 2
    sec.gov ↗
    “users can stake USDe in exchange for sUSDe, which is a distinct asset issued autonomously via an immutable smart contract and that accrues rewards in the form of USDe sourced from the revenue generated from the Ethena Protocol reserves.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The Rewarder role is able to transfer in USDe rewards, growing the balance of USDe in the Ethena Staking contract.”
    Credit / counterparty
    Ethena exposes backing to stablecoins, DeFi lending, and planned overcollateralized institutional borrowers secured through third-party custody.Unverified
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    Sources · 3
    ethena.fi ↗
    “perpetual futures positions make up just 11% of the USDe backing today, with the rest allocated to a variety of stablecoin reserve and DeFi lending positions.”
    ethena.fi ↗
    “These agreements contemplate Ethena lending stablecoins from the USDe backing to facilitate overcollateralised lending originated by the entities mentioned above held in secured triparty custody.”
    ethena.fi ↗
    “Each loan is overcollateralised with defined margin call and automatic liquidation ratios, and has tenors designed to minimise liquidity risk for large USDe redemption scenarios.”
    Caps / gates
    Ethena restricts direct redemption to permissioned offshore institutional firms and high-net-worth individuals; disclosed evidence specifies no numerical cap.Disputed
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    Sources · 2
    sec.gov ↗
    “USDe is minted on a private, reverse-solicitation basis by exclusively off-shore institutional firms and high net worth individuals with a need or use for it in their respective businesses.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “Ethena Labs and its subsidiaries operate entirely outside of the United States, and U.S. persons are not permitted to interact with the Ethena Protocol or mint or redeem USDe.”
    Exit paths
    Holders sell USDe through external pools; settlement, minimums, caps, gates, and protocol fees remain undisclosed.Disputed
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    Sources · 2
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Mint USDe using USDT from Ethena.”
    coinmarketcap.com ↗
    “This process helps maintain the peg to the dollar by incentivizing arbitrageurs to correct any deviations in the price of USDe from its target value.”
    Backers
    CoinMarketCap tags USDe as part of the YZi Labs Portfolio; investment terms and status are undisclosed.Unverified
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    Sources · 1
    coinmarketcap.com ↗
    “Tags YZi Labs Portfolio EigenLayer Ecosystem Plasma Ecosystem Show all”
    Operating history
    Ethena launched USDe in February 2024. Ethena later added USDtb and whitelabel products.Unverified
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    Ethena reports no backing impairment, Reserve Fund use, or critical historical-framework issue through its undated diversification publication.

    Sources · 3
    sec.gov ↗
    “USDe is a digital asset commonly referred to as a synthetic dollar, launched in February 2024 by an Ethena Labs subsidiary.”
    app.ethena.fi ↗
    “* [USDe](https://app.ethena.fi/) * [USDtb](https://usdtb.money/) * [Whitelabel](https://whitelabel.ethena.fi/)”
    ethena.fi ↗
    “While the historical framework for USDe has not resulted in any impairments of the backing, utilisation of the Reserve Fund, or critical issues”
    Holdings
    USDtb is Ethena's primary disclosed vehicle for tokenized T-bill and adjacent-RWA allocations.Unverified
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    Sources · 1
    ethena.fi ↗
    “Ethena has already allocated to RWAs via tokenised T-Bills and adjacent assets, primarily through our USDtb product”
    Bankruptcy remote
    NoUnverified
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    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Legal title to the reserves associated with USDe are held by the Company, which administers the assets accordingly.”
    Holdings
    Tokenized short-duration government debt, expanding into liquid fixed income and credit instruments approved by the Risk Committee.Unverified
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    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “high-liquidity real-world assets beyond treasury bills - including tokenised, liquid fixed income and credit instruments”
    Holdings
    Delta-neutral spot crypto paired with short derivatives.Unverified
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    Sources · 2
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Volatile assets, such as spot crypto and tokenised commodities, are paired with a corresponding short derivatives position so that the combined position is delta-neutral.”
    unchainedcrypto.com ↗
    “Perpetual futures now make up just 11% of total backing”
    Holdings
    Overcollateralized lending to institutional counterparties, one of several backing categories introduced during Ethena's 2025-2026 reserve diversification.Unverified
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    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “overcollateralised lending to institutional counterparties”
    Yield source
    Protocol revenue comes from the funding and basis spread earned on delta-neutral hedged crypto (and increasingly non-crypto) positions, consensus/execution staking rewards on liquid-staking tokens, interest from overcollateralized DeFi and institutional lending, coupon income from tokenized real-world assets, and rewards on liquid stablecoin holdings (e.g., USDC). Ethena retains this revenue at the protocol level and distributes net income only to sUSDe stakers; negative-revenue periods are absorbed by the Reserve Fund rather than passed through.Unverified
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    Sources · 3
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The funding and basis earned on delta-neutral basis trades, in crypto markets and, increasingly, in non-crypto markets such as tokenised commodities.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The protocol revenue is derived from: 1. The funding and basis spread…2. The rewards earned from liquid stable backing assets. 3. Staked ETH assets receiving consensus and execution layer rewards.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “sUSDe accrues only positive or flat rewards - periods of negative protocol revenue are absorbed by the Reserve Fund.”
    Exit paths
    Permissioned (KYC/AML-cleared) users may redeem USDe directly through Ethena Protocol smart contracts for supported digital assets (typically USDC/USDT), with the protocol's execution system unwinding hedges to source the payout; users may otherwise sell on secondary markets.Unverified
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    Sources · 2
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “USDe can be acquired on the secondary market or minted directly through the Ethena protocol.”
    sec.gov ↗
    “Permissioned users can also utilize the Ethena Protocol to redeem USDe for digital assets supported by the Ethena Protocol at the time a redemption is requested, typically USDC or USDT.”
    Audits
    Ethena Core Contracts undergo third-party security audits, documented on the protocol's audits resource page.Unverified
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    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Security is the most important focus”
    Fee schedule
    0Unverified
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    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “USDe is a synthetic dollar that does not earn rewards.”
    Fee schedule
    0Disputed
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    Sources · 2
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Ethena earns no profit from the minting or redeeming of USDe.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Ethena may apply mint and redeem fees to cover trading and settlement costs.”
    Tax treatment
    No issuer-level or entity-level tax structure is disclosed; users are solely responsible for determining, reporting, and paying any taxes arising from their use of USDe.Unverified
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    Sources · 2
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “You are solely responsible for reporting and paying any taxes arising from your use of USDe or the USDe Services...”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “responsibility to report and pay any taxes”
    Holdings
    Tokenized short-duration government debt (T-bills) and liquid fixed-income/credit instruments.Unverified
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    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “historically centred on tokenised short-duration government debt”
    Holdings
    Spot crypto assets paired with an equal-notional short derivatives position to remain delta-neutral.Unverified
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    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Volatile assets, such as spot crypto and tokenised commodities, are paired with a corresponding short derivatives position so that the combined position is delta-neutral”
    Source documents
    USDe Mint User Agreement — governs KYC/KYB whitelisting and direct mint/redeem terms; excludes US persons (separate EEA and non-EEA variants exist).Unverified
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    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Users in the United States are not eligible to become a Mint User.”
    Audits
    Listed as a smart-contract security auditor alongside Zellic, Spearbit, Quantstamp, and Cyfrin.Unverified
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    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Ethena smart contracts have been audited by Zellic, Spearbit, Quantstamp, Cyfrin, and Salus.”
    Fee schedule
    0Unverified
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    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “The percentage of revenue allocated to the Reserve Fund is currently 0%, with 100% being directed to incentive rewards, promotional distributions, and distribution incentives.”
    Concentration
    Hedging execution and custody are concentrated among a small number of centralized venues and providers: Off-Exchange Settlement custody is limited to a handful of providers (Copper, Ceffu, Kraken, and Anchorage Digital).Unverified
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    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Binance (50%): Daily settlement, 3 funding cycles; Bybit (25%)... OKX (15%)... Deribit (5%)... Bitget (5%).”
    Attestation frequency
    P1MDisputed
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    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “the custodial partners publish periodic attestations - at minimum monthly - confirming the value of backing held within their solutions.”
    Onboarding
    Onboarding as a Mint User requires registering as (or on behalf of) a duly organized legal entity, providing full legal name of the individual and organization plus supporting KYC/KYB identity-verification information (collected/screened via third-party providers), designating an administrator, and supplying a wallet address for whitelisting; the entity/affiliates must never have been previously suspended or removed from Ethena's services. Direct mint/redeem access is currently described as available exclusively to approved market-making/institutional counterparties who clear these KYC/KYB checks and execute the Mint User Agreement; Ethena's public documentation does not disclose a specific minimum ticket size or a standard KYC turnaround time, directing prospective counterparties to contact Ethena via Telegram/Discord for onboarding.Unverified
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    Sources · 4
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “When registering as a Mint User, you must provide current, complete, and accurate information for all required elements on the registration page or via any third-party service providers (e.g., KYC/KYB information collection and screening providers), including your full legal name and the legal name of your organization.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “In registering to use the Company Services as a Mint User on behalf of an entity, you represent and warrant that (i) such legal entity is duly organized and validly existing under the applicable laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; (ii) you are duly authorized by such legal entity to act on its behalf, and (iii) such organization (and any affiliate entity) must not have been previously suspended or removed from the Services...”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “When you register as a Mint User, you will be required to designate an administrator for your registration and provide a wallet address to be whitelisted.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Direct Mint USDe: Transfer accepted reserve assets and receive USDe, subject to clearing KYC/KYB checks exclusively for approved market making counterparties.”
    Who can hold/mint
    USDe has a two-tier eligibility structure. "Mint Users" — institutional/professional counterparties who complete KYC/AML and KYB checks and are contractually onboarded under the USDe Mint User Agreement with Ethena BVI Limited — may directly mint and redeem USDe for approved collateral (USDT/USDC) at the issuer.Unverified
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    All other holders ("Holding Users") who merely acquire, hold or trade USDe on secondary markets are not customers of Ethena BVI, face no KYC gate, but also have no right to redeem directly with the issuer. Users located in the United States are explicitly barred from becoming Mint Users, and both Mint Users and Holding Users must represent they are not a "Restricted Person" or resident of a "Restricted Territory"; the Mint User Agreement separately lists an extensive set of "Prohibited Jurisdictions" (e.g., North Korea, Iran, Syria, Cuba, Russia, the United States, and others) whose citizens/residents/entities may not register as Mint Users.

    Sources · 3
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “All addresses will need to be whitelisted by the Ethena Protocol after satisfying KYC/AML checks. US users are not able to access the application.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Users in the United States are not eligible to become a Mint User. This restriction may be revisited from time to time taking into account relevant changes in law.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Users who have completed Know-Your-Customer and Anti-Money Laundering checks, as well as other onboarding procedures, and are whitelisted with Ethena BVI Limited ("Ethena BVI") are referred to herein as a "Mint User." ... For the avoidance of doubt, Holding Users are not customers of Ethena BVI.”
    Risk smart contract
    Ethena's own Risks documentation page enumerates Funding, Liquidation, Custodial, Exchange Failure, Backing Assets, Stablecoin-Related, and Margin Collateral risks as the core risk battery for USDe as a synthetic dollar, distinct from fiat- or RWA-backed stablecoins; smart-contract/code risk is separately addressed via Ethena's multi-firm audit program (Zellic, Quantstamp, Spearbit, Pashov, Code4rena) and an ongoing Immunefi bug bounty rather than in this dedicated risks section itself.Unverified
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    Sources · 1
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Ethena is committed to transparency. It is crucial to highlight the risks associated with USDe, the actions taken to mitigate these risks, as well as plans to further manage and ameliorate these risks.”
    Exit paths
    Primary/"hot" redemption: whitelisted, KYC/AML-cleared "Mint Users" request an RFQ price from Ethena's Pricing API, sign an EIP-712 order, and submit it to Ethena BVI Limited, which redeems 1 USDe for the notional value of its pro rata portion of USDe Reserves (up to $1 notional) in a supported asset (USDT or USDC under the V2 contract). Settlement is atomic on-chain (same transaction) once Ethena's backend validates the signed order (whitelist check, price "last-look," per-block capacity check), with no explicit redemption fee charged by Ethena beyond embedded gas/slippage — only network gas and hedge-execution costs are borne by the user.Unverified
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    Each request is capped by a per-block maximum redemption limit set in the EthenaMinting smart contract (adjustable by Ethena's admin multisig), and a Mint User may submit only one order per block.

    Sources · 3
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Ethena BVI (or an affiliate designated by Ethena BVI) commits to redeem 1 USDe for the notional value relating to its pro rata portion of the USDe Reserves in supported digital assets, up to a maximum amount of 1 USD in notional value, subject to these Terms, applicable law, and any fees where applicable.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “$N per block limit check ... The order will not exceed the defined maximum capacity that is available per block for mint and redeem USDe requests. ... Multiple orders check ... Users are only allowed to successfully submit one mint / redeem USDe request per block.”
    docs.ethena.fi ↗
    “Redemption: Redeemers can redeem their USDe by providing them as input and receiving the underlying assets back USDe in return. The redeemed USDe tokens are burned from the user's balance. The redemption process is subject to a maximum limit set by the contract.”
    Fee schedule
    Rwa.xyz's structured asset profile for USDe records both "Subscription Fees" and "Redemption Fees" as 0%, consistent with Ethena's own statement that it earns no profit from minting or redeeming USDe (users only bear network gas and hedge execution/slippage costs).Unverified
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    Sources · 1
    app.rwa.xyz ↗
    “Subscription Fees 0 % ... Redemption Fees 0 %”

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    USDE
    +0.05%
    3M T-BILL+2.16%
    1 yr
    USDE-0.15%
    3M T-BILL+3.67%
    Since inception
    USDE-0.11%
    3M T-BILL+4.13%