{"id":151782,"date":"2025-02-24T20:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T18:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=151782"},"modified":"2025-02-24T17:42:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T15:42:28","slug":"ethena-secures-major-investment-to-build-new-blockchain-and-iusde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/ethena-secures-major-investment-to-build-new-blockchain-and-iusde\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethena Secures Major Investment to Build New Blockchain and iUSDe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"388\">The sale attracted heavyweight investors, including Franklin Templeton, Polychain, Pantera, Dragonfly, and F-Prime, with ENA tokens selling at an average of just under $0.40. Since then, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/cryptocurrency\/ethena\/\">ENA\u2019s value<\/a> <\/strong>has slipped from its December high of $1.27 to its current price of $0.42.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"713\">The capital injection is set to drive Ethena\u2019s expansion, funding the development of a dedicated blockchain and the introduction of its institutional-grade product, iUSDe.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"713\">A portion of the funds was also used to buy back tokens from early investors to adjust valuation metrics. Bloomberg was the first to report the sale.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/bitcoins-path-to-a-new-all-time-high-strategist-predicts-126000-by-april\/\" title=\"Bitcoin&#8217;s Path to a New All-Time High: Strategist Predicts $126,000 by April\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/pexels-moose-photos-170195-1036635-bitcoin-e1729326712992-240x170.webp\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">Bitcoin&#8217;s Path to a New All-Time High: Strategist Predicts $126,000 by April<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"1085\">Ethena\u2019s USDe stablecoin has grown into the fourth-largest in circulation, reaching a supply of $5.9 billion. With iUSDe, the project aims to bridge its staking-based model to traditional finance, catering to asset managers, ETFs, and private credit markets.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"1085\">The token operates similarly to sUSDe but includes built-in compliance features to meet regulatory standards.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1282\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Earlier this year, Ethena Labs secured $14 million in a strategic funding round led by Dragonfly and Maelstrom, the family office of BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes, valuing the firm at $300 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ethena Foundation has raised $100 million in a private token sale, finalized in December but only now 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