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Ethena is building derivative infrastructure to enable Ethereum to transform into the Global Internet Bond via delta-neutral positions on stETH, to create the first crypto-native, yield bearing stablecoin: USDE.
YZi Labs-associated addresses transferred over 47.85 million ENA to Binance, worth over $10 million.
According to Arkham data, the address flagged as YZi Labs (starting with 0x877b) transferred approximately 47.8549 million ENA to Binance deposit addresses in 40 transactions on October 13, with a total transfer value of approximately $10.1365 million. Currently, the address still holds approximately 268 million ENA (worth approximately $56.22 million). Reports indicate that YZi Labs previously participated in Ethena's $14 million extended seed round, completed in February 2024, when the project was valued at $300 million.
Ethena Foundation plans to end monthly investor unlocks; after USDe reaches its milestone, 95% of net revenue will be used to repurchase ENA.
According to Crowdfund Insider, the Ethena Foundation has announced a series of adjustments to mitigate selling pressure from early investor unlocks. The foundation has completed over-the-counter buybacks of the remaining locked ENA tokens held by certain large seed round investors and agreed with major investors to terminate their remaining vesting schedules early. Starting October 5, no investor tokens will remain subject to lock-up, while team tokens will maintain their original lock-up and vesting terms.
Ethena announces four ecosystem adjustments: buyback of early investor tokens and plans to use revenue to repurchase ENA
Odaily News, stablecoin protocol Ethena has announced four ecosystem updates, including buying back some locked tokens from early investors, adjusting the relationship between tokens and equity, launching a revenue buyback mechanism, and canceling VC monthly unlocks.The Ethena Foundation stated that it has completed buybacks of locked ENA tokens from certain large seed round investors who had sold ENA over the past nine months.At the same time, the Ethena Foundation has entered into a master framework agreement with Ethena Labs, transferring the intellectual property and value generated by the protocol to the Foundation, governed by ENA token holders, ensuring that protocol value growth does not result in residual cash flows flowing to Labs equity investors.In addition, an Ethena governance proposal has been launched to enable a "fee switch" that would use net income generated from various business lines under the Ethena brand for programmatic buybacks of ENA tokens. The proposal has been approved by the Risk Committee.Ethena also announced the cancellation of monthly unlock arrangements for future VC investors, eliminating market concerns about sustained sell pressure by releasing unvested tokens; team tokens will still follow the original lock-up and vesting schedule. These adjustments are aimed at further strengthening the binding relationship between ENA tokens and protocol value.
Ethena Partners with FalconX on $1 Billion Credit Facility to Expand Yield Sources for USDe Collateral Assets
According to CoinDesk, Ethena has reached a $1 billion credit partnership with digital asset prime broker FalconX, deploying USDe synthetic dollar collateral assets into the institutional credit sector. According to the announcement, the financing will be used to fund over-collateralized loans originated by FalconX, with use cases including trading strategies, corporate treasury management, and payments. The loan collateral will be custodied by third-party custodians, and Ethena holds first-priority security interests.
FalconX and Ethena Announce $1 Billion Financing Partnership to Bring USDe Reserve Funds into Institutional Credit Markets
Odaily News Cryptocurrency institutional brokerage firm FalconX has announced a $1 billion secured lending facility (warehouse financing facility) with stablecoin protocol Ethena. The two parties will utilize Ethena's USDe reserve assets through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to provide overcollateralized credit services to institutional clients.According to the announcement, this facility will connect Ethena's on-chain liquid assets with FalconX's institutional lending demand, channeling on-chain capital into traditional credit markets. Loan assets will be held by qualified custodians, with FalconX responsible for asset origination, loan servicing, and collateral management.Ethena is the developer of the USDe stablecoin protocol. USDe maintains its dollar-pegged stability through crypto asset collateralization and hedging mechanisms, and has already partnered with multiple centralized exchanges and DeFi protocols. FalconX, meanwhile, is a digital asset prime broker serving institutional investors, offering trading, financing, and liquidity services. (PRNewswire)
Blockchain Association Launches Vaults Workflow, Uniting Dozens of Member Institutions to Drive Policy Formulation
According to a post by the Blockchain Association (@BlockchainAssn), the Blockchain Association has officially launched the Vaults Workstream, bringing together dozens of leading member organizations including a16z Crypto, Aave, Uniswap, Grayscale, dYdX Foundation, Ethena, Morpho, and Multicoin to participate in Washington-based policy discussions on on-chain finance. As an emerging component of on-chain finance infrastructure, Vaults can provide users with diverse asset exposure, support composable and personalized investment strategies, and offer high flexibility in manual control, governance, and risk management. Members of this workstream will engage directly with the SEC to assist legislators in understanding Vault mechanics and the applicability of existing regulatory frameworks, with the goal of aligning regulatory rules with technological development to ensure the United States maintains its leading position in on-chain financial innovation.
Mantle natively mints USDG and joins the Global Dollar Network
: Ethereum Layer 2 network Mantle has launched USDG, a stablecoin issued by Paxos, and joined the Global Dollar Network as a partner. USDG has become one of the first stablecoins natively minted on Mantle, with Mantle eligible to receive a portion of the rewards generated by USDG activity.USDG has a market capitalization of approximately $3.18 billion, ranking as the seventh-largest stablecoin by DefiLlama data. The stablecoin is issued by Paxos and complies with regulatory frameworks in Singapore and the European Union, with Paxos publishing monthly reserve reports.The Mantle ecosystem also offers Agora's AUSD, Ethena's USDe, and Tether's USDT0. Mantle stated that USDG will be used for DeFi applications within the ecosystem and institutional capital allocation.As of Wednesday, Mantle's distributed real-world asset value stood at $234.2 million, up 19% over the past 30 days. (Cointelegraph)
Mantle officially launches USDG and becomes a partner of Global Dollar Network
According to official announcements, Mantle has announced that USDG, a US dollar stablecoin issued by Paxos, has officially launched, becoming one of the first native stablecoins on the Mantle network. This integration establishes Mantle as a partner of the Global Dollar Network (GDN). Mantle will directly participate in GDN's reward-sharing mechanism, standing alongside over 150 partners, including Robinhood and Kraken, to drive user growth. As one of the few stablecoins subject to dual regulation under both the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the European Union's MiCA framework, USDG currently has a circulating value exceeding $3.5 billion. One of Mantle's missions is to introduce more institutional-grade assets, including tokenized equities, yield-bearing stablecoins, and tokenized funds, thereby providing borderless investment access for everyone. The integration of USDG will further advance Mantle's development into an open financial network bridging institutional players and users. According to reports, the addition of USDG further enriches Mantle's existing portfolio of institutional-grade assets, which includes Agora's AUSD, Ethena's USDe, Ondo's USDY, and Tether's USDT0, among others. Over the past year, Mantle's stablecoin TVL has surpassed $982 million, with RWA T
Ethena launches payment app Ethena Pay on Avalanche, offering up to 6% yield and 10% cashback
According to The Block, Ethena Labs has officially launched the beta version of its self-custody payment app, Ethena Pay, built on Avalanche, which is now available in 48 countries including Brazil, Japan, Singapore, and Kenya. Users can receive funds via IBAN or cryptocurrency, hold balances in USDe, and benefit from fee-free instant global transfers. The app features three membership tiers: Standard (free), Pro (requires locking $2,000 worth of ENA or inviting 10 users), and VIP (requires locking $10,000 worth of ENA or inviting 50 users), offering respective annual yields of 5%, 6%, and 6%, with balance caps of $5,000, $15,000, and $50,000. The Ethena Pay card provides a 4%–5% base cashback (settled in AVAX), while Pro and VIP users enjoy up to 10% exclusive cashback at brands such as Uber, Spotify, and Claude. The backend infrastructure is powered by Iron, a subsidiary of MoonPay. Markets including the United States and the European Union were not part of the initial launch and will be progressively rolled out once regulatory compliance is achieved.
Avalanche Launches Payment Ecosystem Alliance, with 28 Organizations Already Onboard
Avalanche announced the launch of the Avalanche Payments Collective, with 28 organizations already joining the coalition to build payment infrastructure on the Avalanche network. The coalition aims to integrate multiple domains, including settlement, stablecoins, capital infrastructure, foreign exchange, asset management, compliance, and global payments. Members include Franklin Templeton, VanEck, WisdomTree, Paxos, Kraken, Anchorage Digital, Ethena, and the Wyoming Stablecoin Committee.
Janus Henderson Invests in ENA and Enters Strategic Partnership with Ethena to Launch Compliant Investment Products, Including ETFs
According to The Block, ANTIK, the blockchain division of asset management giant Janus Henderson—which oversees $480 billion in assets—has established a position in the ENA token and signed a strategic partnership agreement with Ethena to stake USDe for cash management purposes. The two parties have also committed to jointly developing compliant investment products based on USDe and ENA, including ETFs and ETPs, expected to launch in the second half of 2026. As part of the collaboration, Ethena has incorporated Janus Henderson’s JAAA strategy—which invests in AAA-rated CLOs—into the USDe reserve portfolio.
Ethena deposits 128.6 million ENA worth $24.33 million into Binance
Odaily reports: According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, over the past 2 hours, Ethena (0xB805...E890936) deposited 128.6 million ENA, worth $24.33 million, into Binance. Binance is currently buying back the stolen assets through both on-exchange and off-exchange methods to complete its Proof of Reserves (PoR); this deposit may represent Binance purchasing ENA from Ethena via OTC trading to cover the stolen asset shortfall. The amount of ENA stolen from Binance yesterday was 217.5 million.
Binance hacker has sold altcoins worth approximately $158 million, converting all into 70,480 ETH
Odaily reports: According to on-chain analyst The Data Nerd, the Binance hacker has sold altcoins worth approximately $158.25 million and converted all proceeds into 70,480 ETH.The specific sell-offs include: 7.02 million UNI (approximately $39.63 million), 217.5 million ENA (approximately $33.93 million), 7.77 trillion PEPE (approximately $31.66 million), 2.57 million LINK (approximately $26.05 million), 127,953 AAVE (approximately $14.27 million), 21.85 million ONDO (approximately $6.62 million), and 17.32 million WLD (approximately $6.09 million).Currently, all of the aforementioned altcoins held by the relevant address have been fully liquidated.
After Binance hacker sold off 217.5 million ENA, a wallet deposited 2 million USDC into Hyperliquid and opened a 3x leveraged long position
Odaily News: According to Lookonchain monitoring, after the Binance attacker completed the sell-off of all 217.5 million ENA (worth approximately $33.93 million), a newly created wallet address (0xedc0) began going long on ENA.The address deposited 2 million USDC into Hyperliquid, then opened a long position of 22.78 million ENA with 3x leverage, with the position value at approximately $4.09 million.
Binance hacker has completed the sell-off of 7 tokens including UNI and ENA, cumulatively converting to 70,480 ETH, worth $158 million
Odaily reports: According to Lookonchain monitoring, the Binance attacker has completed the sell-off of 7 tokens including UNI, ENA, PEPE, LINK, AAVE, ONDO, and WLD, cumulatively converting to 70,480 ETH, valued at approximately $158.25 million based on current quoted prices. Among them:UNI: sold 7.02 million tokens, worth $39.63 million, at an average price of $5.65;ENA: sold 217.5 million tokens, worth $33.93 million, at an average price of $0.16;PEPE: sold 7.77 trillion tokens, worth $31.66 million, at an average price of $0.0000041;LINK: sold 2.57 million tokens, worth $26.05 million, at an average price of $10.14;AAVE: sold 127,953 tokens, worth $14.27 million, at an average price of $111.55;ONDO: sold 21.85 million tokens, worth $6.62 million, at an average price of $0.30;WLD: sold 17.32 million tokens, worth $6.09 million, at an average price of $0.35.
Binance hacker is dumping PEPE, UNI, LINK and other tokens on-chain in exchange for ETH, and still holds multiple altcoins
According to Lookonchain monitoring, the Binance hacker is currently dumping PEPE, UNI, LINK and other tokens on-chain in exchange for ETH. Lookonchain states that the hacker still holds a large amount of altcoins that may face significant selling pressure, including 217.497 million ENA (worth $39.51 million), 7.579 trillion PEPE (worth $34.41 million), 2.575 million LINK (worth $28.07 million), 128,034 AAVE (worth $15.9 million), 74.56 million ARB (worth $11.54 million), 1.938 million UNI (worth $12.62 million), 21.852 million ONDO (worth $8.52 million), 17.318 million WLD (worth $6.73 million), 714.911 million FUN (worth $6.29 million), 87.853 million ZAMA (worth $6.02 million), 3.602 million ZRO (worth $5.69 million), and 3.382 billion RSR (worth $5.02 million).
Addresses linked to the suspected Binance theft transferred out 217 million ENA.
According to Whale Alert, an address tagged as "Binance Hack 2026" transferred approximately 217 million ENA (worth around $40.38 million) to an unknown wallet at 06:03 Beijing Time.
Ethena deposits 128.6 million ENA worth $24.33 million into Binance
Odaily reports: According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, over the past 2 hours, Ethena (0xB805...E890936) deposited 128.6 million ENA, worth $24.33 million, into Binance. Binance is currently buying back the stolen assets through both on-exchange and off-exchange methods to complete its Proof of Reserves (PoR); this deposit may represent Binance purchasing ENA from Ethena via OTC trading to cover the stolen asset shortfall. The amount of ENA stolen from Binance yesterday was 217.5 million.
Binance hacker has sold altcoins worth approximately $158 million, converting all into 70,480 ETH
Odaily reports: According to on-chain analyst The Data Nerd, the Binance hacker has sold altcoins worth approximately $158.25 million and converted all proceeds into 70,480 ETH.The specific sell-offs include: 7.02 million UNI (approximately $39.63 million), 217.5 million ENA (approximately $33.93 million), 7.77 trillion PEPE (approximately $31.66 million), 2.57 million LINK (approximately $26.05 million), 127,953 AAVE (approximately $14.27 million), 21.85 million ONDO (approximately $6.62 million), and 17.32 million WLD (approximately $6.09 million).Currently, all of the aforementioned altcoins held by the relevant address have been fully liquidated.
After Binance hacker sold off 217.5 million ENA, a wallet deposited 2 million USDC into Hyperliquid and opened a 3x leveraged long position
Odaily News: According to Lookonchain monitoring, after the Binance attacker completed the sell-off of all 217.5 million ENA (worth approximately $33.93 million), a newly created wallet address (0xedc0) began going long on ENA.The address deposited 2 million USDC into Hyperliquid, then opened a long position of 22.78 million ENA with 3x leverage, with the position value at approximately $4.09 million.
Binance hacker has completed the sell-off of 7 tokens including UNI and ENA, cumulatively converting to 70,480 ETH, worth $158 million
Odaily reports: According to Lookonchain monitoring, the Binance attacker has completed the sell-off of 7 tokens including UNI, ENA, PEPE, LINK, AAVE, ONDO, and WLD, cumulatively converting to 70,480 ETH, valued at approximately $158.25 million based on current quoted prices. Among them:UNI: sold 7.02 million tokens, worth $39.63 million, at an average price of $5.65;ENA: sold 217.5 million tokens, worth $33.93 million, at an average price of $0.16;PEPE: sold 7.77 trillion tokens, worth $31.66 million, at an average price of $0.0000041;LINK: sold 2.57 million tokens, worth $26.05 million, at an average price of $10.14;AAVE: sold 127,953 tokens, worth $14.27 million, at an average price of $111.55;ONDO: sold 21.85 million tokens, worth $6.62 million, at an average price of $0.30;WLD: sold 17.32 million tokens, worth $6.09 million, at an average price of $0.35.
Binance hacker is dumping PEPE, UNI, LINK and other tokens on-chain in exchange for ETH, and still holds multiple altcoins
According to Lookonchain monitoring, the Binance hacker is currently dumping PEPE, UNI, LINK and other tokens on-chain in exchange for ETH. Lookonchain states that the hacker still holds a large amount of altcoins that may face significant selling pressure, including 217.497 million ENA (worth $39.51 million), 7.579 trillion PEPE (worth $34.41 million), 2.575 million LINK (worth $28.07 million), 128,034 AAVE (worth $15.9 million), 74.56 million ARB (worth $11.54 million), 1.938 million UNI (worth $12.62 million), 21.852 million ONDO (worth $8.52 million), 17.318 million WLD (worth $6.73 million), 714.911 million FUN (worth $6.29 million), 87.853 million ZAMA (worth $6.02 million), 3.602 million ZRO (worth $5.69 million), and 3.382 billion RSR (worth $5.02 million).
Addresses linked to the suspected Binance theft transferred out 217 million ENA.
According to Whale Alert, an address tagged as "Binance Hack 2026" transferred approximately 217 million ENA (worth around $40.38 million) to an unknown wallet at 06:03 Beijing Time.
Over $500,000 in left-behind assets discovered before shutdown; Balancer has notified relevant institutions to claim
Odaily reports: Balancer has announced that during an inventory of DAO assets, it discovered over $500,000 in assets and unclaimed rewards left in the protocol by external users and institutions, involving institutions such as Ethena and Gauntlet. Some liquidity assets in Balancer v3 use Vault internal accounting and cannot be displayed properly on block explorers or asset management tools such as DeBank; in addition, some users still have unclaimed rewards after withdrawing liquidity from v2. Balancer has notified the relevant asset owners, and some institutions have begun withdrawals. Previously, the Balancer community approved a proposal to gradually wind down the protocol's operations, and some pools will switch to withdrawal-only mode on October 30.
ether.fi launches USD stablecoin ether.fi USD, powered by Ethena.
Ethereum restaking protocol ether.fi has announced the launch of a USD-denominated stablecoin, ether.fi USD (USD), powered by Ethena. ether.fi stated that over $300 million in stablecoin assets are currently circulating within its ecosystem, and the launch of USD will natively integrate this liquidity into its upcoming products.
Binance will adjust the collateral ratios for multiple assets on October 9, involving tokens such as BCH, ENA, ONDO, and ZEC.
Binance announced that it will adjust the cross margin borrowing and withdrawal collateral ratios, unified account collateral ratios, and unified account pro tiered collateral ratios for select assets at 14:00 Beijing Time on October 9. The adjustment process is expected to take approximately 30 minutes.
Withdrawal of $68.26 Million in ENA, Suspected Ethena Team-Related Wallet Moves Funds Out of Centralized Exchanges
Odaily News: A wallet suspected to be associated with the Ethena team has withdrawn a cumulative $68.26 million worth of ENA from centralized exchanges. Approximately 2 hours ago, it withdrew $13.1 million worth of ENA from Bybit and $55.16 million worth of ENA from Coinbase. The Ethena project team posted a series of transaction hashes on X 8 hours ago, though the specific details have not yet been disclosed.
Ethena Responds to Ethereum Node Operator Security Incident: Expected Not to Impact Ethena
Ethena founder Guy Young stated that USDe backing assets currently have no direct exposure to stETH or other liquid staking tokens, and he expects this incident will not impact Ethena.
Blockchain Association Launches Vaults Workflow, Uniting Dozens of Member Institutions to Drive Policy Formulation
According to a post by the Blockchain Association (@BlockchainAssn), the Blockchain Association has officially launched the Vaults Workstream, bringing together dozens of leading member organizations including a16z Crypto, Aave, Uniswap, Grayscale, dYdX Foundation, Ethena, Morpho, and Multicoin to participate in Washington-based policy discussions on on-chain finance. As an emerging component of on-chain finance infrastructure, Vaults can provide users with diverse asset exposure, support composable and personalized investment strategies, and offer high flexibility in manual control, governance, and risk management. Members of this workstream will engage directly with the SEC to assist legislators in understanding Vault mechanics and the applicability of existing regulatory frameworks, with the goal of aligning regulatory rules with technological development to ensure the United States maintains its leading position in on-chain financial innovation.
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A new address withdrew approximately $6 million worth of LIT, ENA, and ARB from OKX.
Lookonchain data shows that a newly created wallet address (0x1c75) withdrew 1.15 million LIT, 7.995 million ENA, and 7.31 million ARB from OKX, with a combined value of approximately $6 million.
A newly created address withdrew three tokens from OKX, with a combined value of $6 million
According to Lookonchain monitoring, a newly created address withdrew 1.15 million LIT, 7.995 million ENA, and 7.31 million ARB from OKX, valued at $3.31 million, $1.51 million, and $1.18 million respectively.
Ethena deposits 128.6 million ENA worth $24.33 million into Binance
Odaily reports: According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, over the past 2 hours, Ethena (0xB805...E890936) deposited 128.6 million ENA, worth $24.33 million, into Binance. Binance is currently buying back the stolen assets through both on-exchange and off-exchange methods to complete its Proof of Reserves (PoR); this deposit may represent Binance purchasing ENA from Ethena via OTC trading to cover the stolen asset shortfall. The amount of ENA stolen from Binance yesterday was 217.5 million.
Ethena：USDe 超额抵押率超过 101%，储备资产较负债多出逾 6000 万美元
Ethena 表示，USDe 储备金证明（Proof of Reserves）通常由 Chainlink、Llama Risk 等独立第三方机构每周提供。鉴于过去数小时发生的市场事件，Ethena 已提前公布最新储备金证明。Chainlink、Llama Risk 等第三方机构均确认，USDe 超额抵押金额超过 6000 万美元，抵押率高于 101%。
Binance hacker has sold altcoins worth approximately $158 million, converting all into 70,480 ETH
Odaily reports: According to on-chain analyst The Data Nerd, the Binance hacker has sold altcoins worth approximately $158.25 million and converted all proceeds into 70,480 ETH.The specific sell-offs include: 7.02 million UNI (approximately $39.63 million), 217.5 million ENA (approximately $33.93 million), 7.77 trillion PEPE (approximately $31.66 million), 2.57 million LINK (approximately $26.05 million), 127,953 AAVE (approximately $14.27 million), 21.85 million ONDO (approximately $6.62 million), and 17.32 million WLD (approximately $6.09 million).Currently, all of the aforementioned altcoins held by the relevant address have been fully liquidated.
After Binance hacker sold off 217.5 million ENA, a wallet deposited 2 million USDC into Hyperliquid and opened a 3x leveraged long position
Odaily News: According to Lookonchain monitoring, after the Binance attacker completed the sell-off of all 217.5 million ENA (worth approximately $33.93 million), a newly created wallet address (0xedc0) began going long on ENA.The address deposited 2 million USDC into Hyperliquid, then opened a long position of 22.78 million ENA with 3x leverage, with the position value at approximately $4.09 million.