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Coinbase Crushes Earnings and Our Thoughts on Ethena's High Yield Synthetic Dollar | Analyst Round Table

Feb 21, 2024
Analysts dissect Uniswap's new chain incentives, Vertex's liquidity sharing, and GMX's changes. They unpack Coinbase's strong earnings and critique Starkware's token unlock. They evaluate token floats, valuations, and Ethena's 20%+ yielding synthetic stablecoin strategy.
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  • Athena offers a high-yield synthetic stablecoin based on a delta-neutral strategy, merging interest rate differentials.
  • Market trend towards low float, high FTV tokens provides profit opportunities with risks linked to market sentiment.

Deep dives

Athena: A Novel Stablecoin with High Yield

Athena is a synthetic dollar that offers a high yield to SUSDE stakers. It allows whitelisted users to mint the stablecoin by depositing steath, while non-whitelisted users can buy USDE. The yield, currently at 27%, comes from execution and consensus layer awards on steath, as well as funding and basis spreads from delta hedging derivatives positions. Athena has gained traction, holding about 4% of open interest across several exchanges. While there are risks involved, including liquidation, funding, custody, exchange, and collateral risk, the project raised $14 million to strengthen its insurance fund. Overall, Athena aims to merge interest rate differentials between CFI, DeFi, and TradFi, making it an innovative stablecoin option.

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