{"id":14941,"date":"2024-03-08T15:45:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T15:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.io\/blog\/?p=14941"},"modified":"2024-03-08T13:56:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T13:56:30","slug":"ethena-labs-secures-4-million-for-usde-treasury-in-stablecoin-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/ethena-labs-secures-4-million-for-usde-treasury-in-stablecoin-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethena Labs Secures $4 Million for USDe Treasury in Stablecoin Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ethena Labs, a stablecoin project, has successfully raised over $4 million for its treasury within just two weeks of its launch.<\/p>\n<p>The project&#8217;s stablecoin, USDe, aims to maintain a peg of $1 by shorting ether (<a href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/binance-to-introduce-japanese-yen-spot-trading-pairs-for-bnb-btc-eth-worldwide\/\">ETH<\/a>) futures and capitalizing on funding rates, which have surged over the past fortnight. According to @MacroMate8, head of growth at the firm, USDe generated an annualized yield of over 68% on deposits as of Friday. After distributing payouts to users, Ethena Labs could retain $4 million for its treasury, boosting the total to over $16 million from nearly $12 million.<\/p>\n<p>With its remarkable earnings, Ethena has emerged as the third-largest revenue generator in the crypto market, trailing only the Tron and Ethereum blockchains.<\/p>\n<p>Ethena&#8217;s impressive yields primarily stem from the elevated ether-future funding rates and staking ether to a validator, which currently yields less than 4% annually as of Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Funding rates represent payouts to traders based on their positions\u2014longs pay shorts when prices rise, borrowing capital to place larger bets, and vice versa.<\/p>\n<p>Users have the option to deposit stablecoins like tether (USDT), frax (FRAX), dai (DAI), Curve USD (crvUSD), and mkUSD to acquire Ethena\u2019s USDe, which can then be staked. Unstaking requires a seven-day period. Staked USDe tokens can also be supplied to other DeFi platforms to earn additional yields.<\/p>\n<p>According to DefiLlama data, the total value locked on Ethena has surged to $833 million as of Friday, climbing from $300 million in mid-February following its public launch.<\/p>\n<div class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">\n<div class=\"content darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" tabindex=\"0\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">\n<div class=\"ac-container ac-adaptiveCard darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">\n<div class=\"ac-textBlock darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">\n<div class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">\n<div class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">\n<div class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">\n<div class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">\n<div class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">\n<p class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\"><em class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">Also, you can freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. 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