How Ethena's Yield Works (And Why It Might Not Last)
Ethena's sUSDe pays 7% APY through a delta-neutral basis trade. The yield comes from funding rates, staking rewards, and T-bills - but October 2025 proved what happens when the mechanism flips.
Ethena's sUSDe pays 7% APY through a delta-neutral basis trade. The yield comes from funding rates, staking rewards, and T-bills - but October 2025 proved what happens when the mechanism flips.
HKDAP completes its first regulated fund subscription, proving Asia-Pacific's stablecoin infrastructure for wealth management is now live and operational.
Coinbase and Moov's stablecoin integration reaches over 1,000 community banks as the CLARITY Act faces a Senate vote, creating new compliant yield infrastructure.
The U.S. CLARITY Act vote collapses with just 16% passage odds, leaving crypto in regulatory limbo until 2029. For users in Argentina, Nigeria, and Turkey, this changes nothing.
Crypto is becoming a practical alternative to fiat, but choosing the right token for payments can be confusing.
Every depeg looks obvious afterward. The signals that mattered were visible beforehand, but ambiguous. Here's what was actually observable at the time.
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The headline trading fee is the smallest cost. Deposit fees, spread, and withdrawal charges dominate. Here's the total round-trip cost on $1,000 and $10,000.
Visa has opened VisaNet settlement data to blockchain lenders, financing more than $20 billion annually in stablecoin card settlement with zero defaults recorded.
Fiat reserves, crypto collateral, or algorithmic code. Three mechanisms, three risk profiles. Terra/Luna showed what happens when the mechanism is reflexive.
The $320 million Liquid Network breach exposed bridge risks that hit Argentine and Turkish savers hardest. Here's why sidechain vulnerabilities threaten real income flows.
USDC offers regulated transparency with Deloitte attestations and direct redemption. USDT delivers global liquidity and emerging-market reach. Which stablecoin you choose depends on what breaks first.
Argentina, Turkey, Nigeria, Lebanon all followed the same four-stage sequence: dollar demand rises, stablecoins follow, yield opportunities emerge, income spreads open.
Argentina, Turkey, Nigeria, Lebanon all followed the same four-stage sequence: dollar demand rises, stablecoins follow, yield opportunities emerge, spreads appear.
Ethena advertises 18% APY. The question is where that 18% comes from, and what happens when funding rates stay negative long enough to exhaust the reserve fund.
Singapore's proposed legislative amendments establish reserve requirements and licensing for stablecoin issuers, joining seven major economies in 2026 regulatory convergence.