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−4.4%Ethena expands USDe backing strategy into tokenized US equities
Image: Crypto.newsEthena is expanding the basis trading strategy for USDe beyond crypto assets by incorporating tokenized U.S. equities. The protocol will use Binance bStocks as spot collateral while taking offsetting positions in equity perpetual futures. Ethena founder Guy Young described the move as the most significant expansion of the funding mechanism since inception. Binance Head of Exchange and Trading Shunyet Jan noted that the expansion highlights the convergence of crypto and traditional assets.
Key points
- Ethena added tokenized U.S. equities and equity perpetual futures to the basis trading strategy used for USDe backing.
- The protocol plans to use Binance bStocks for spot exposure alongside offsetting positions in equity perpetual futures.
- The strategy follows an approved framework from the Ethena Risk Committee to diversify the protocol allocation strategy.
Why it matters
The integration introduces traditional equity markets into a synthetic dollar backing model, providing new sources of yield and diversification across different asset classes.
Price context · ENA
At publication
$0.2708
Now
$0.2671
Change since
−1.36%
7 days · dashed line = publication
Sources · 5 publishers
Crypto.news
Tier 2
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The Defiant
Tier 1
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CryptoPotato
Tier 2
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Bitcoinist
Tier 2
Ethena Expands USDe Backing Strategy Into Tokenized US Equities
Coverage timeline
- First reported by The Block
- Confirmed by Crypto.news
- CryptoVideos brief published
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