USDe
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USDe

Not a stablecoin. A synthetic dollar with a yield. USDtb backed by BUIDL bridges DeFi-native and TradFi-backed.

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Brief

Ethena's synthetic dollar. $5.9B supply. Delta-neutral strategy using staked ETH and short futures. USDtb variant backed by BUIDL.

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Snapshot

Key terms and identifiers.

Asset classes
Treasuries
Token standards
erc-20
Jurisdiction
Global
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Milestones

How this player got here.

  1. Jan 2026Kraken appointed as official institutional custodian
  2. Jan 2026Gas-free USDe transfers via Safe Foundation partnership; 10x Sats Points
  3. 2025Became third-largest stablecoin globally, peak market cap exceeded $14B
  4. Dec 2024Crossed $3B supply
  5. Feb 2024USDe launched by Ethena
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Dependency

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