šŸš€Ā $ENA 2025: Bigger, Bolder, and Ready to Shake Up the System!

Hey, crypto fam! Letā€™s talkĀ #Ethena Ā ā€”the protocol that went from zero to hero in 2024 and now has its sights set on making internet money the new norm. Hereā€™s a fun and digestible recap of what Guy Young, Ethenaā€™s founder, just shared about their insane growth and even crazier plans for 2025.

2024 Recap: From New Kid to Power Player šŸ‘€šŸ‘‡

šŸ“ˆ Big Numbers:

ā–¶ļøĀ $6Ā billion in #USDe supply within 10 months (yeah, billion).

ā–¶ļø Fastest toĀ $5BĀ supply in crypto history.

ā–¶ļøĀ $1.2B annualized revenueā€”2nd fastest startup toĀ $100MĀ behind onlyĀ Ā pump.fun.

ā–¶ļø Highest revenue per employee in the crypto space.

Fun Fact: In just weeks,Ā $USDeĀ flippedĀ $USDC Ā balances on Bybit. TradFi and DeFi are eating this up like their favorite meme coin.

Whatā€™s Next for 2025? šŸ¤”šŸ’ŖšŸ‘‡

1ļøāƒ£TradFi Meets DeFi

āœ… Ethena is launching iUSDe, a TradFi-ready version of USDe, for hedge funds, asset managers, and other suits to jump in without touching the crypto rollercoaster.

āœ… Imagine a 20% APY dollar product going head-to-head with ETFsā€”the TradFi big leagues are about to get spicy.

2ļøāƒ£Macro Tailwinds

āœ“ļø Falling rates mean higher yields for Ethenaā€™s sUSDe.

āœ“ļø With rates dropping, the allure of crypto-native returns will attract traditional finance like moths to a flame.

3ļøāƒ£Telegram Goes Neobank: Ethenaā€™s building a Telegram-based app for payments and savings. Think Apple Pay + sUSDe = the easiest way for 1B users to save and spend.

The Bigger Vision šŸ‘€šŸŒ¤ļøšŸ’Ž: Ethenaā€™s not stopping with just stablecoins. Theyā€™re crafting a DeFi ecosystem where:

ā–¶ļø sUSDe becomes the backbone of trading, lending, and structured products.

ā–¶ļø New platforms like Ethereal (a trading app) and Derive (options and structured products) innovate using Ethena as their core.

šŸ’” TL;DR: #ENA crushed 2024, and theyā€™re gearing up to dominate TradFi, DeFi, and everything in between. So buckle upā€”itā€™s gonna be a wild ride! šŸš€