Ethena vs Sky Lending

USDe is Ethena’s synthetic dollar backed by delta‑neutral ETH perpetual hedge positions rather than off‑chain treasuries. The collateral basket auto‑rebalances between spot ETH, LSTs and short perps so the net delta remains near zero, turning staking rewards and funding rates into protocol revenue. USDe launched on Ethereum in January 2024 and surpassed $2 billion supply within five months, with deep secondary liquidity on Curve and Bybit.

Sky Lending is the flagship product of StableLab’s Sky ecosystem, enabling over‑collateralised borrowing of sUSDS and real‑world asset stablecoins. Interest accrues per‑second and can be paid in advance, allowing negative interest or fixed‑term loans. An on‑chain risk oracle adjusts LTV caps daily based on market volatility metrics sourced from Chainlink and Pyth.