Ethena Labs, founded in 2023, offers a pioneering synthetic dollar protocol on the Ethereum blockchain, empowering the financial landscape with their slogan: "Enabling the Global Internet Bond". Situated in Portugal, this innovative startup straddles the intersection of Blockchain, Crypto, DeFi, Finance, and Fintech industries.
Ethena’s flagship product, the USDe, introduces a crypto-native, scalable currency solution, delinked from traditional banking infrastructure. By leveraging delta-hedging of Ethereum and Bitcoin collateral, USDe achieves peg stability, functioning seamlessly across both Centralized and Decentralized Finance platforms.
Their novel introduction of the 'Internet Bond' integrates revenues from staked assets and perpetual market spreads to offer a purely on-chain, crypto-native monetary solution.
Recently securing a $10.00M Early VC investment from Ryz Labs in September 2025, Ethena Labs is positioned to redefine DeFi financial instruments and provide viable alternatives to traditional finance structures.