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ENA 15% Surge Is More Than a Price Pump Ethena May Be Rewriting Its Entire Investment Thesis

ENA has suddenly returned to the center of the DeFi conversation. After gaining more than 15% in 24 hours and posting an even sharper rally of roughly 23% during Thursday’s trading, Ethena’s native token is attracting attention not simply because of momentum, but because the fundamentals behind the move may be changing dramatically.

Trading near $0.18855 and reaching intraday highs around $0.18994, ENA has nearly doubled from its mid-August levels near $0.08. Trading volume has also surged toward $864 million, placing ENA among the strongest recent performers across the major cryptocurrency market.

The key question now is simple: Is this just a short-term rally, or is Ethena building a much stronger economic model for the future?

The answer could depend on four major structural changes announced by the Ethena Foundation on August 27.

First, the Foundation addressed one of the market’s biggest concerns: investor selling pressure. It purchased locked ENA tokens from certain seed investors who had been selling during the previous nine months. These over-the-counter transactions were completed over the past two weeks. Investors who had continued holding their tokens were also given the opportunity to sell their locked ENA at their original purchase price, but reportedly none accepted.

This sends an important signal. For months, the possibility of continuous unlock-driven selling had remained a major bearish narrative surrounding ENA. Reducing that pressure could significantly change market psychology.

The second development goes even further. Future monthly VC investor unlocks are expected to be eliminated. Instead, the remaining original investor tokens will reportedly be released together beginning October 5. Team tokens will continue following their original vesting schedules, while roughly 12% of the total supply is expected to remain locked and unvested after the restructuring, mainly associated with the team, ecosystem, and Foundation.

But the third proposal may be the real game changer.

Once USDe circulation reaches $7.5 billion, a governance proposal would direct 95% of net revenue from Ethena-branded businesses toward programmatic ENA buybacks, with the remaining 5% allocated toward growth. Early voting has shown unanimous support among votes cast so far, with the voting deadline approaching on September 2.

This could potentially create a powerful new flywheel.

Greater USDe adoption could lead to higher protocol revenue. Higher revenue could fund larger ENA buybacks. Those buybacks could increase demand and potentially reduce the amount of ENA available in the open market. A stronger token economy could then increase attention around the broader Ethena ecosystem.

The fourth major change concerns ownership and economic alignment. Under an agreement in principle, substantially all material intellectual property and economic upside from Ethena could move toward the Foundation and the broader ecosystem rather than remaining primarily tied to Ethena Labs equity holders. For ENA holders, this could create a clearer relationship between the protocol’s success and ecosystem value.

Meanwhile, USDe adoption continues to expand. Reports suggest USDe has surpassed $320 million on Robinhood Chain in only eight weeks, representing approximately 42% of the network’s stablecoin supply.

Still, risks cannot be ignored. The buyback mechanism will not begin until USDe reaches $7.5 billion in circulation, compared with roughly $4 billion currently. ENA also remains significantly below its historical high near $1.52, and future supply dynamics will remain important.

Technically, the $0.162 area could act as a key support zone. Holding above it may keep the door open for another test of $0.19 and potentially higher levels. Losing that support could expose the $0.14–$0.135 range.

ENA’s comeback is becoming one of the most interesting stories in DeFi. Ethena may have removed a major source of selling pressure, but the next phase depends on execution.

Can USDe grow fast enough to unlock the buyback engine?

If the answer is yes, ENA’s recent surge may represent far more than a temporary rally. It could mark the beginning of a completely new chapter for Ethena.

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