BlackRock’s BUIDL Fund Tops $1B with Ethena’s $200M Allocation
BUIDL is a key building block for multiple yield-generating offerings as a reserve asset, and it’s increasingly used as collateral on trading platforms.
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Ethena Sees $1B Inflows as Crypto Rally Brings Back Double-Digit Yields
The protocol’s rejuvenation is driven by elevated perpetual funding rates, with more catalysts ahead for growth.
Ethena Picks BlackRock’s BUIDL, Mountain, Superstate and Sky’s USDS for $46M Tokenized RWA Investment
Ethena’s $46 million allocation fits into the growing trend of DeFi platforms and protocol foundations investing in real-world asset-backed products to earn a yield without leaving blockchain rails.
Ethena Announces UStb Stablecoin Backed by Blackrock’s BUIDL
Reserves for UStb will be invested in BUIDL, which in turn holds U.S. dollars, U.S. Treasury bills, and repurchase agreements.
BlackRock’s $500M Tokenized Fund Pitches for Ethena’s RWA Investment Plan
Ethena’s proposal to allocate funds to tokenized real-world assets for yield follows similar actions by crypto lender MakerDAO and Ethereum layer-2 Arbitrum’s development organization.
USDe Holders Should Monitor Ethena’s Reserve Fund to Avoid Risk, CryptoQuant Warns
Cryptocurrency data provider CryptoQuant has said that holders of Ethena Labs’ USDe stablecoin should monitor the project’s reserve fund to avoid risks related to the potential of a negative funding rate.
Ethena Labs Divides Opinion as High Yield Stirs Memories of Terra
“A lot of things can go wrong,” in Ethena’s yield-generation strategy, said Folkvang CEO Mike van Rossum.
ENA Rises 15% as Ethena Labs Increases Staking Rewards
ENA, the native token of Ethena Labs, surged by 15% on Monday following the announcement of “season 2,” which includes a 50% increase in rewards for some users.
3 cryptocurrencies to watch for the week
After a sudden decline earlier in the week, the cryptocurrency market has witnessed a modest revival, spearheaded by Bitcoin (BTC). … Continue reading
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The Protocol: Using the Money Printer
If you have the money printer – as is the case for many of the blockchain projects with the power to create their own digital tokens – why wouldn’t you use it? PLUS: Vitalik Buterin riffs on meme coin and Ethereum’s new “blob market.”