StablecoinX, a brand new infrastructure firm inside the Ethena ecosystem, goes public by a merger with TLGY Acquisition Corp., securing $360 million to construct a crypto company reserve anchored by the ENA token.
After the merger, the mixed firm shall be known as StablecoinX Inc., and plans to record its Class A shares on the Nasdaq inventory change underneath the ticker image “USDE.” The brand new firm will present infrastructure and staking companies for the Ethena protocol, whereas the Ethena Basis will retain majority voting energy in StablecoinX following the merger.
The deal features a $360 million personal funding in public fairness, with $260 million in money and $100 million in discounted, locked Ethena (ENA) tokens, the protocol’s native coin. Backers embody the Ethena Basis alongside Ribbit Capital, Pantera, Dragonfly, Galaxy Digital, Haun Ventures and Polychain, amongst others.
Ethena is at present the third-largest onchain stablecoin issuer, with its USDe token holding a market capitalization of roughly $6.1 billion, behind Tether’s USDt (USDT) at $162 billion and Circle’s USDC (USDC) at almost $64 billion.
The merger is a part of a five-year renewable partnership that ties StablecoinX to Ethena’s long-term growth. A joint funding committee will oversee treasury operations, with the transaction anticipated to shut within the fourth quarter of 2025.
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Inside stablecoinX’s ENA treasury technique
In a press assertion from StablecoinX, TLGY Acquisition Corp. and the Ethena Basis, the businesses defined their ENA treasury technique.
Beginning instantly, $260 million in money shall be used to purchase locked ENA tokens through a Token Buy Settlement. The Ethena Basis will provoke a buyback of ENA tokens on public markets over the subsequent six weeks of about $5 million a day, representing almost 8% of ENA’s circulating provide at present costs.
The objective is for StablecoinX to construct a long-term treasury by locking up this provide and by no means promoting the token.
The transfer mirrors the strategy of Bitcoin treasury corporations like Technique, which accumulate BTC as a long-term retailer of worth and strategic asset. As an alternative of Bitcoin, StablecoinX is constructing a reserve of ENA, giving shareholders public market publicity to the stablecoin market.
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US regulation, Circle IPO sign temper shift round stablecoins
StablecoinX’s upcoming Nasdaq debut comes as US policymakers transfer towards extra exact stablecoin regulation, and conventional finance begins embracing the sector by public choices.
On Thursday, members of the US Home of Representatives handed three items of crypto laws, together with a stablecoin invoice that establishes reserve necessities and regulatory oversight for issuers, lastly giving dollar-backed digital property a proper authorized framework within the US. The stablecoin invoice was signed into regulation on Friday by President Trump, whereas the opposite two items of laws will now head to the Senate for consideration.
Circle, the corporate behind USDC, went public in early June on Wall Avenue. Since then, its shares have surged greater than 600% from its IPO worth of $31.
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