ENA Surges: Ethena Foundation Removes VC Selling Pressure, Ushering in a New Era of Revenue Buybacks
2026-08-28 03:10
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Protocol revenue is finally being tied to the ENA token.
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- Core Insight: The Ethena Foundation has fundamentally reshaped the tokenomics model by repurchasing locked tokens from early investors, canceling future monthly VC unlocks, and allocating 95% of net protocol revenue to programmatic ENA buybacks — driving ENA's price from $0.08 to $0.19 within 10 days.
- Key Elements:
- Supply-Side Reform: The Foundation made a one-time buyback of all locked ENA held by major seed round investors, canceled all future monthly VC unlocks, accelerated the release of remaining investor tokens by October 2026, and kept team tokens locked — completely eliminating structural selling pressure.
- Value Capture Mechanism: The new governance proposal allocates 95% of net protocol revenue to buy back ENA on the secondary market. The trigger condition is USDe supply reaching $7.5 billion, with the buyback ratio increasing in tiers as supply surpasses $10 billion, $15 billion, and other milestones — creating a positive flywheel of "USDe expansion → revenue growth → accelerated buybacks → price appreciation."
- Equity Structure Optimization: The Foundation and Ethena Labs reached a framework agreement whereby protocol intellectual property and value belong exclusively to the Foundation and are governed by ENA holders. Labs equity investors no longer have claims on residual cash flows, resolving the misalignment of interests between equity holders and token holders.
- Historical Buyback Context: The previous DAT program had already deployed approximately $890 million in two phases of buybacks, but it was a one-off operation. This proposal introduces a permanent mechanism tied to revenue. The community began deliberation in November 2024, activation conditions were met in September 2025, but the vote was delayed until now.
- Market Signals and Risks: Coinbase Ventures publicly purchased ENA in June 2026 and is collaborating on on-chain product development. Arthur Hayes holds a cumulative position of 22.64 million ENA (approximately $4 million) and has suggested a potential 5x upside. However, USDe supply has fallen from a peak of $15 billion to $4 billion. The revenue-based buyback depends on sustained protocol profitability — if supply does not resume growth, the mechanism could fail.
Nguyên tác: Mã Hách, Foresight News
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