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USDe (Ethena)

Stablecoin · USDe · sUSDe · Launched Feb 2024
B-

Good (B-) — Conviction Grade

USDe (Ethena) is a synthetic dollar backed by delta-neutral perpetual-futures positions plus collateral. Strong product-market fit during favorable funding-rate environments; structural risks during negative-funding-rate environments. Yield-bearing variant (sUSDe) attractive to DeFi users.

74
Composite / 100
/ Subscore Breakdown · 5 Dimensions

Where this grade comes from.

Protocol Security
B
Governance Decentralization
C+
Liquidity
B
Adoption & Utility
B
Regulatory Posture
C+
/ Public-Record Events

Key events & disclosures.

  • Launch Feb 2024
  • Rapid TVL growth 2024-2025
  • Funding-rate-dependent mechanism
  • Strong sUSDe DeFi integration

/ Best for

Sophisticated DeFi users with understanding of delta-neutral mechanics and funding-rate cyclicality.

/ Watch out for

Sustained negative-funding-rate environment is a structural risk for USDe's peg mechanism. Verify your understanding of the mechanism before allocating.