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What is ENA?

Ethena (ENA) is a protocol built on Ethereum that creates a decentralized synthetic dollar called USDe and a yield-generating "Internet Bond." It offers a crypto-native alternative to traditional banking by providing a stable digital dollar and a way to earn interest on it.

Decentralized Synthetic Dollar: USDe is a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, backed by cryptocurrencies and derivatives, without relying on banks.
Internet Bond: By staking USDe, users earn interest from staking rewards, derivatives funding, and protocol incentives, creating a globally accessible savings option.
Governance Token: ENA allows the community to govern the protocol and aligns long-term incentives through staking and locking features.

Deep Dive

1. Purpose & Value Proposition

Ethena’s goal is to create a stable, decentralized digital dollar (USDe) that works independently of traditional banks. This provides a censorship-resistant and transparent form of money within the crypto world. Users can stake USDe to create sUSDe, which earns interest from various sources—staking rewards, derivatives funding rates, and protocol incentives—together called the "Internet Bond." This gives people everywhere access to a dollar-based savings tool.

2. Technology & Architecture

USDe is a synthetic dollar backed by Ethereum (ETH) and other cryptocurrencies. It uses a delta-neutral hedging strategy, which means it holds actual crypto assets while simultaneously shorting equivalent futures contracts. This balances out price changes to keep USDe stable at one dollar. The entire system runs on the blockchain, making it transparent and reducing the risk of relying on a single party. Ethena connects with decentralized exchanges and derivatives markets on platforms like Ethereum and Solana to manage collateral and hedging automatically.

3. Tokenomics & Governance

There are 15 billion ENA tokens in total. ENA is the governance token, letting holders vote on protocol changes such as how yields are distributed or how risks are managed. To encourage long-term commitment, ENA tokens can be:

Locked to increase rewards or gain access to Pendle Finance’s yield-trading tools.
Staked in other protocols like Symbiotic to help secure USDe transfers across different blockchains.
Additionally, 50% of unvested ENA tokens from airdrops must be locked, and any tokens forfeited this way are redistributed to users who stay committed.

Conclusion

Ethena is a DeFi protocol that builds a bank-independent dollar system using synthetic stablecoins and yield generation. Its future will depend on how it integrates real-world assets and strengthens cross-chain security to improve the Internet Bond’s usefulness.