YIELD TALKS: Ethena’s Grand Vision and How Teams Like InfiniFi Are Bringing It To Life

Jul 30, 2025

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Conor Ryder is the Head of Research at Ethena Labs and Rob Montgomery is the Founder of InfiniFi Labs.

In this episode, we catch up on the latest news surrounding Ethena’s explosive growth scaling USDe and sUSDe, including how teams like InfiniFi are scaling yield strategies powered by underlying USDe/sUSDe. Plus, new details on Ethena’s upcoming L2 Converge and their recently announced ENA treasury vehicle, StablecoinX.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
1:29 - The state of Ethena
4:29 - Sponsor break
6:42 - Importance of funding rates fueling Ethena’s growth
8:42 - What is InfiniFi?
11:00 - What happens when Ethena PTs, backing siUSD, mature?
13:46 - How does InfiniFi offer a better yield for sUSDe holders?
20:30 - What is Ethena’s Converge L2?
25:09 - Ethena’s grand vision is coming together
27:34 - Securitize partnership with Converge
28:17 - Sponsor break
30:34 - StablecoinX, an ENA treasury company
36:37 - Closing

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► Rob on X: https://x.com/RobAnon94

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