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Ethena does not publish a subscription or management fee for the protocol.","category":"Finance & Markets","decision_record":{"best_for":"Crypto-native users, traders and institutions who understand delta-hedged synthetic dollars and want a productive dollar asset usable as collateral across centralised exchanges, custodians and onchain venues, or a protocol-revenue savings wrapper (sUSDe).","not_ideal_for":"US persons (app access excluded) and EU/EEA residents for sUSDe; anyone wanting fiat-backed stablecoin safety, or non-whitelisted users seeking direct mint/redeem.","problems_solved":["Idle dollar balances earn little or nothing, while USDe is designed to stay productive as collateral.","Fiat-backed stablecoin savings often trail the rates Ethena markets for sUSDe.","Traders need a composable dollar collateral asset that works across centralised and onchain venues.","Holders lack easy visibility into backing; Ethena provides real-time backing data, a SOC 2 Type II audit and proof of re","Access to dollar savings is constrained by geography; Ethena offers globally accessible USDe markets subject to jurisdic"],"pricing":"No subscription or management fee is published for USDe/sUSDe. sUSDe spreads protocol revenue to stakers as a variable APY averaged from weekly data since 1 Jan 2024, assuming no net stake/unstake during vesting; the exact spread between gross backing yield and sUSDe APY is not disclosed. Direct min","availability":"USDe markets via web app and integrations with Binance, Bybit, Coinbase, Robinhood, Kraken, Deribit and Upbit. Direct mint/redeem and app access require KYC/KYB and jurisdiction checks; US users cannot access the application, sUSDe is not offered to EU/EEA residents, and staking is limited to permit"},"normalized_facts":{"pricing":{"model":"unknown","price_from":null,"currency":null,"billing_period":null},"availability":{"regions":["USDe markets via web app and integrations with Binance","Bybit","Coinbase","Robinhood","Kraken","Deribit and Upbit. 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Preserve limitations: no US app access; sUSDe unavailable to EU/EEA residents; KYC/KYB for direct mint/redeem; staking only in permitted jurisdictions. Preserve cost model: no published subscription or management fee, variable sUSDe APY averaged from weekly data with undisclosed spread, and gas or venue fees may apply. Do not describe the product as free. Do not conflate USDe/sUSDe with Ethena Pay, USDtb or Whitelabel. Official next step: review Ethena documentation and terms at https://docs.ethena.fi/ and access via https://ethena.fi/.","actions":[{"type":"visit_product","label":"Visit product","url":"https://ethena.fi/"}],"provenance":{"source_url":"https://ethena.fi/","provided_by":"directory","verification":"public_web_researched","reviewed_at":"2026-11-12","claim_scope":"Profile facts were researched from the linked public sources and have not yet been manually confirmed by the listing owner; independent review claims are published separately."},"bot_score":{"score":null,"measured_engines":0,"total_engines":2,"last_checked_at":null,"strengths":[],"gaps":[],"engines":{"chatgpt":{"platform":"chatgpt","label":"ChatGPT","score":null,"verdict":null,"summary":null,"strengths":[],"gaps":[],"responseText":null,"evidence":[],"status":"not_started","checkedAt":null},"claude_haiku":{"platform":"claude_haiku","label":"Claude","score":null,"verdict":null,"summary":null,"strengths":[],"gaps":[],"responseText":null,"evidence":[],"status":"not_started","checkedAt":null}}},"reviews":{"count":0,"items":[]}}