Ethena Integrates Tokenized US Equities to Back USDe Stablecoin

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Ethena added tokenized U.S. equities and equity perpetual futures to the basis trading strategy used for USDe's backing. According to crypto.news, the protocol is expanding its synthetic dollar strategy by incorporating traditional financial instruments, moving beyond its traditional crypto-only funding model.

The integration follows significant growth in the Real World Asset (RWA) sector, with Binance Research estimating that tokenized stocks grew 422% during 2026. Data shows that open interest in equity perpetual futures on Binance exceeded $2.9 billion, while TradFi-linked perpetual contracts generated approximately $433.4 billion in trading volume during August.