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Ethena USDe
USDepeggedUSD
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DeFiLlama peggedUSD Stable·$1·$5.9B mcap·23 chains

Stablecoin Profile

Ethena USDe (USDe) is a crypto-collateralised stablecoin: users mint USDe by locking other crypto assets as over-collateral, with $5.9B currently in circulation across 23 blockchain networks. The USD peg is maintained through liquidation auctions when collateral value falls below required thresholds. Price feed sourced via coingecko.

Pegged to
USD
Stabilization model
Crypto-collateralized
Price source
coingecko

About Ethena USDe (USDe)

Ethereum enabled crypto-native synthetic dollar which provides an embedded yield to users and achieves price stability through delta-neutral hedging across centralized and decentralized venues

How minting & redemption work

Ethena enables users to deposit either USD, Ethereum or liquid staking tokens as collateral to create USDe. Stability is ensured through delta-neutral hedging process across centralized and decentralized exchanges.

Issuer & attestation

Ethena USDe (USDe) is issued by Ethena Labs, operating under Decentralised protocol with corporate sponsor (Ethena Labs, BVI). Originally launched in 2024.

Issuer
Ethena Labs
Jurisdiction
Decentralised protocol with corporate sponsor (Ethena Labs, BVI)
Founded
2024

Reserve composition

Synthetic dollar backed by delta-neutral stETH long positions hedged with perpetual-futures short positions on centralised exchanges. Not a fiat-backed stablecoin.

Notable peg events

USDe surpassed $3B in supply within five months of its February 2024 launch — the fastest stablecoin to that mark on record.

Reserve attestation reports

Issuer information is compiled from public disclosures, NYDFS / BMA regulatory filings, and primary-source attestation reports. Always verify directly with the issuer before making decisions.

Recent supply activity

Ethena USDe (USDe) supply expanded by $10K in the last 24 hours, contracted by $2.2M (-0.04%) over the past week, and contracted by $383.5M (-6.08%) over the past 30 days.

24h change
+$10K
+0.00%
7d change
-$2.2M
-0.04%
30d change
-$383.5M
-6.08%

Supply contraction: net redemptions have driven circulating supply down 6.08% in the past month, signaling capital rotation or deleveraging.

Supply History

Network distribution

Ethena USDe circulates across 23 blockchain networks. Ethereum hosts the largest share at 82.49%, followed by Plasma at 6.03%. Mantle has shown the strongest 30-day growth at +41.77%, suggesting fresh issuance or bridge inflows on that chain.

ChainSupplyShare24h Δ30d Δ
Ethereum$4.9B82.49%-0.12%-6.60%
Plasma$357M6.03%+1.45%-10.72%
BSC$260.2M4.39%+0.00%+0.59%
TON$172.3M2.91%+0.00%-12.84%
Mantle$149.4M2.52%+3.76%+41.77%
Hyperliquid L1$59.9M1.01%-7.16%-20.56%
Berachain$30.2M0.51%+0.14%+1.37%
Solana$3.3M0.06%-0.05%-0.83%
Arbitrum$2M0.03%-1.48%-21.19%
Blast$1.1M0.02%-0.59%+4.85%
Base$581.2K0.01%-0.23%-1.13%
Movement$384.6K0.01%0.00%-8.98%
Zircuit$197.8K0.00%+0.00%-1.29%
Scroll$127.6K0.00%0.00%-0.80%
Fraxtal$66.8K0.00%+4.52%-62.31%
OP Mainnet$15.9K0.00%+4.29%+0.03%
Linea$7.2K0.00%0.00%-11.64%
ZKsync Era$3.3K0.00%0.00%-14.58%
Manta$1.8K0.00%-0.01%0.00%
Mode$1K0.00%0.00%-2.45%
Metis$371.70.00%0.00%+3.53%
Kava$143.30.00%0.00%0.00%
X Layer$58.80.00%0.00%+586.49%

Peg stability history

As a crypto-collateralised stablecoin, Ethena USDe (USDe) maintains its 1.00 USD target by holding excess on-chain collateral and routing redemptions through automated liquidation auctions. Spot price is currently $1.0000 (+0.001%); short-term excursions are normal in this range are typically arbitraged away within hours via the protocol's open mint/redeem mechanics.

Current price
$1.0000
Deviation from peg
+0.001%
Stability band
Tight (±0.1%)

How crypto-collateralised stablecoins defend their peg

Crypto-collateralised stablecoins like this one over-collateralise positions — borrowers must lock more than $1.00 of crypto for each $1.00 of stablecoin minted. If collateral value falls below the required ratio, the position is automatically liquidated in an open Dutch auction. Arbitrageurs can always mint and redeem against the protocol's contracts, which keeps the secondary-market price tightly bounded around $1.00. The main residual risks are sudden crypto-collateral crashes that outpace the liquidation engine, and oracle failure.

Practical implications for holders

  • Collateral volatility is the dominant risk: a fast drawdown in the collateral asset can outpace liquidation auctions and leave the protocol under-collateralised.
  • Oracle risk: the protocol relies on price feeds (typically Chainlink or a multi-oracle setup). Oracle manipulation or delay during volatile markets has historically caused peg excursions.
  • Governance risk: parameter changes (collateral types, liquidation ratios, debt ceilings) are decided by token-holder votes. Sudden governance attacks remain a tail risk.
  • On-chain transparency is a major advantage — collateral is verifiable 24/7 without trusting an attestor.
  • Mantapex tracks peg deviation in real time from DeFiLlama price feeds, but for high-value holdings cross-check directly on at least one independent venue (CoinGecko, the issuer's own dashboard, or an on-chain DEX).

Peg-stability commentary is based on the mechanism class (crypto-collateralised) and is provided for educational purposes only — it is not financial advice. Past peg stability is not a guarantee of future performance, and even the highest-quality stablecoins have historically traded outside their target band during banking, regulatory, or liquidity stress.

Contract addresses

Ethena USDe (USDe) is deployed as a token contract on 1 blockchain network below. Always verify the contract address you're interacting with on the relevant block explorer before sending funds — phishing tokens reusing well-known stablecoin tickers are common, especially on newer chains.

ChainContract addressVerify
Ethereum0x4c9EDD5852cd905f086C759E8383e09bff1E68B3Explorer

Contract addresses are sourced from DeFiLlama's stablecoin profile. Some chains (Tron, Solana, Aptos, Sui) use non-EVM address formats. The "Explorer" link opens the official block explorer for the given chain; we do not link out to third-party explorers that may show altered data.

Compare Ethena USDe to other crypto-collateralised stablecoins

Below are the largest crypto-collateralised stablecoins tracked on Mantapex alongside Ethena USDe (USDe). Comparing supply and chain footprint within the same mechanism class is more meaningful than cross-class comparison, because the underlying peg-defence assumptions are different.

StablecoinSupplyMechanismChains
Sky Dollar (USDS)$8.4Bcrypto-backed6
Dai (DAI)$4.6Bcrypto-backed48
Falcon USD (USDf)$1.6Bcrypto-backed2
USDD (USDD)$1.1Bcrypto-backed4
United Stables (U)$1Bcrypto-backed2

Across mechanism classes

If you're researching USDe as part of a broader stablecoin allocation, it's worth comparing it across mechanism classes — each design has different counterparty, custody, and tail-risk profiles.

Peg Stability

Chain Distribution

Resources & data sources

Ethena USDe (USDe) is tracked across major crypto data providers. The links below open Ethena USDe (USDe)'s pages on CoinGecko, CoinMarketCap and DeFiLlama, so you can cross-check supply, market cap, exchange listings and historical price data directly at the source.

Price feed sourced from coingecko. Supply, peg and chain-distribution data are aggregated from DeFiLlama's stablecoins dataset, which combines on-chain balances across supported networks. Numbers on this page typically refresh every 10 minutes.

Recent Ethena USDe news

Latest reporting from major crypto news outlets covering Ethena USDe.

Related stablecoins

Stablecoins comparable to Ethena USDe by collateral mechanism, peg currency, or circulating supply — handy for spotting alternatives if a peg breaks or a regulator forces a delist.

Risk Warning

Stablecoins carry risks including de-pegging, regulatory changes, and counterparty risk. Always diversify and do your own research.