ENA (ENA)

Real Yield Renaissance Yield is not ponzi, but it’s not free either. Most APYs in the past were driven by emissions. The three protocols below show a different path: yield generated from real on-chain economic activity, not token minting. • @StandX_Official : Auto-Yielding Margin Yield comes from trading fees + funding rates on a perpetual DEX. High volume → higher yield. Market cools → yield declines. ▸ DUSD is used as margin for perps ▸ Traders pay 0.05% fees + funding → distributed to DUSD holders Metrics: APY ~4.1% | TVL $204M | Peak volume $81M/day • @ethena_labs : Delta-Neutral Synthetic Dollar Yield comes from funding rates. As a result, Ethena’s yield depends on the funding market: ▸ Positive funding → higher APY ▸ Negative funding → reserve fund is used Metrics: TVL $8.62B | APY ~4.3% (30D ~5%) | Backing 100.57% | Revenue $98.5M • @pendle_fi : Yield Tokenization Market Pendle doesn’t create yield. It turns existing yield into a tradable asset. Yield-bearing assets are split into: ▸ PT (Principal Token): fixed value at maturity ▸ YT (Yield Token): receives all yield until maturity PT/YT prices reflect expected APY, time to maturity, and risk appetite. Metrics: TVL $3.76B | Avg APY ~8.7% | Revenue $60.5M | Fixed yield settled $58B Key Takeaway None of these protocols rely entirely on token emissions to sustain yield.

$ENA #ENA / USDT 🌺 3D The price is very close to the lower bound of the descending channel 👩‍💻 A nice entry zone ✈️ Risk is limited... and the reward is worth monitoring 👀 https://t.co/jA2FkdisfI

Ethena’s Internet Money vision isn’t just about DeFi, it also provides infrastructure that can directly interact with traditional finance. Let's take a look👇🏼 All collateral is held in institutional level secure repositories outside of exchanges, this is similar to the custody model in TradFi. With Proof of Reserves and real time dashboards, users can instantly see collateral structures, oracle data and risk management bringing the periodic auditing model of traditional finance into a more transparent, real time view. Tokenized T-Bill products like USDtb act as a bridge between crypto and traditional finance. @ethena_labs isn’t trying to compete with banks, it’s bringing the discipline of traditional finance into the crypto space. Ethena’s Internet Money vision creates a secure, transparent and functional bridge between DeFi and TradFi.

Ethena just updated the Season 4 airdrop, adding a HyENA-related component, indicating a hard push into the Perps market. For users eligible for rewards exceeding 200 million, they need to deposit on HyENA and hold HLPe or USDe for at least two weeks, consecutively. The deposit amount requirement is 1 USDe for every 2 million of reward; based on the minimum 200 million reward, that equals 100 USDe. In addition to the deposit, users must execute a trade of any size on HyENA. Rewards are distributed as uENA (the ENA version on Hyper). The first batch starts in late December, with a two‑month window lasting until February. Within these two months, users can choose any continuous two‑week period to deposit.

$ENA update ENA is holding above a key demand zone, which keeps the short-term bias to the upside. A clean breakout and retest of the horizontal resistance would strengthen the bullish case and open room for further upside. #Crypto #ENA https://t.co/XriM176TGu

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Recently I talked with many friends about ENA, here are my thoughts: 1. From a token distribution perspective, buying tokens during the unlock period is very pressure‑filled, similar to OP and Arbitrum in 2024. 2. From a business standpoint, a $10 billion TVL is already the ceiling in the current market, and as market liquidity worsens, the required reserve ratio becomes higher, visible returns drop, creating a vicious cycle. 3. For many years, we have been expanding on‑chain DeFi pathways because results are visible quickly, but we lack breakthroughs in off‑chain adoption, turning ENA into an alternative investment product rather than a stablecoin. As on‑chain liquidity contracts, new business development stalls, and the upcoming narrative will weaken.

Seeing a lot of confusion between @BasedOneX and @hyenatrade lately. If you’re wondering what’s what, and why everyone is shilling these protocols, here’s a breakdown plus my honest take 👇 🔹HyENA is a product built by Based. 🔹So the main protocol = Based. 🔹HyENA is part of its ecosystem. >What do they have in common? - Both help you farm the Hyperliquid airdrop - Both earn you GOLD for Based’s future airdrop - Trading HIP3 pairs → possible Unit airdrop - Same trading fees >Here’s where they differ: - GOLD rewards: Based gives more GOLD per volume - Stablecoin: HyENA uses Ethena’s stablecoin + yield (Based doesn’t) - Points: HyENA gives HyENA Points → ENA rewards (NOT an airdrop) - Tokens: Based will have its own token; HyENA won’t >My experience so far: - High Fees - Based: solid, smooth trading - HyENA: order book feels green; liquidity improving but still needs polish > Referrals Now, the real reason you see these protocols everywhere: referrals. - Based: multi-level, ponzinomic vibes → 60% / 12% / 4% - HyENA: single level, 90% commission (insane!) This is why you’ll hear endless shilling. Referral farming is BIG money. >My plan? HyENA isn’t my priority yet. I’ll stick with Based for now. If HyENA’s order book improves, I might allocate some volume there. But for now → absolute priority = Based. Which one are you farming?