Provider at a glance
- Category
- Stablecoin Yield
- Entity
- All 3 Ethena products
- Official website
- ethena.fi
Independent rankingchecked How it works
Details
Scored 43 out of 100 under methodology 2026.10.18, from the evidence read on file.
Ethena (sUSDe)
Staked synthetic dollar
Stablecoin Yield
#7 Overall
Ranked #7 of 8 stablecoin yield in the published ranking
43
ChainChoice Score
The ChainChoice Score, shown against 100: published scores run from 41 to 99.- Low evidence confidence
Is Ethena (sUSDe) right for you?
Look elsewhere if these come first
- Where the yield comes from3/10 here; Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS) scores 5
- Redemption quality2/10 here; Coinbase USDC Rewards scores 5
- Open to you2/10 here; Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS) scores 9
- Rate conditions7/10 here; Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS) scores 10
Not yet tested for your country. Markets it lists: Asia, Latin America, Africa, Global. Restricted: United States, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Ireland….
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The rank above is the published one, the same for every reader. Find my best stablecoin yield product shows where it lands for you.
What will Ethena (sUSDe) cost you?
Not priced on this basis
- Your stake
- $32k
- Expected gross yield
- 5%
How safe is Ethena (sUSDe)?
- Evidence: unknown4 of 4 criteria scored; no receipt file yet. The score is provisional until a quoted source is on file.
- LicenceMiCA (EU): no register record on file here.
Alternatives to Ethena (sUSDe)
Compare all 4- 5Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS)20 points above · stronger on open to you (9 against 2)63
- 6Coinbase USDC Rewards1 point above · stronger on open to you (6 against 2)44
- 8Nexo Earn (stablecoins)2 points below · stronger on open to you (6 against 2)41
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Find out if Ethena (sUSDe) fits you
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Why this rank
Why Ethena (sUSDe) ranks #7
Each strength is read from evidence on a 0–10 ladder and weighted as the published methodology states. The 32 objective points these produce (10.6 here) sit inside the score; availability, friction, trust record and measured data add the rest.
4 published criteria · Σ weight 100
CriterionWeightStrength · 0–10ScoreContrib.MedianBestRankEvidence
303+2.884.010#5/8Loading evidence…
262+1.665.59#7/8Loading evidence…
242+1.546.09#7/8Loading evidence…
207+4.486.510#3/8Loading evidence…
Hairline = best in this ranking · tick = its median · a missing bar is "not scored", never zero
Margin−1behind Coinbase USDC Rewards, #6
RobustnessOne point from changingacross a one-point change to each of its 4 criterion scores, the re-run scores 41–45 and ranks #6–#7
Evidence4 of 4 scoredno receipt file for this category
What would move the rank
Each line is the ranking run again with one of Ethena (sUSDe)’s criterion scores changed and every other value held: the smallest whole-point change on that criterion that moves its rank, and where the re-run puts it. Up to 4 climbs and 3 falls are listed, smallest change first. Nothing here is a forecast.
What actually pays the yield 3 → 4 on its ladder · passes Coinbase USDC Rewards+145#7 → #6
Redemption & claim quality 2 → 3 on its ladder · passes Coinbase USDC Rewards+144#7 → #6
Access reality 2 → 3 on its ladder · passes Coinbase USDC Rewards+144#7 → #6
Conditions on the headline rate 7 → 8 on its ladder · passes Coinbase USDC Rewards+144#7 → #6
What actually pays the yield 3 → 1 on its ladder · Nexo Earn (stablecoins) passes it−241#7 → #8
Conditions on the headline rate 7 → 4 on its ladder · Nexo Earn (stablecoins) passes it−341#7 → #8
Smallest climb: what actually pays the yield 3 → 4 passes Coinbase USDC Rewards, #6.
Strengths
0 from the score dataWhere it leads
No scored criterion is at or within one point of the category best, so no strength can be stated from the data.
Tradeoffs
4 from the score dataWhere it trails
Not for readers who put first
- What actually pays the yield — 3/10 against a category best of 10/10
- Redemption & claim quality — 2/10 against a category best of 9/10
- Access reality — 2/10 against a category best of 9/10
- Conditions on the headline rate — 7/10 against a category best of 10/10
Record watch-outs
- Yield is a trading spread that can print ZERO in negative funding
- EU/EEA residents cannot legally acquire sUSDe after the BaFin wind-up
- Backing depends on off-exchange custodians and CEX hedges
- Oct 2025: USDe printed ~$0.65 on Binance for ~90 minutes during a liquidation cascade
Competitive position
Where Ethena (sUSDe) leads and where it trails
Rank on every objective dimension among the rows scored on it. A criterion in the top third of its pool is listed as a lead, the bottom third as a trail; the middle is neither. Popularity, size and commercial terms are not dimensions.
Availability#1 / 820.0 of 20 · constant here
Published criteria#7 / 87.9 of 30 · best 21.3
Friction#2 / 82.7 of 10 · best 7.3
Trust record#4 / 83.2 of 8 · best 6.4
Measured data#1 / 88.3 of 18 · constant here
Where Ethena (sUSDe) leads
- Conditions on the headline rate#3 / 8
Where it trails
- Redemption & claim quality#7 / 8
- Access reality#7 / 8
Closest alternatives
The 3 nearest rows by score
Nearest by published score in either direction. Each card states the criteria on which the two rows differ and the cost difference under the same scenario inputs; the compare arithmetic below shows why the higher one ranks higher.
Coinbase USDC Rewards#6 of 8 · score 44 · 1.0 point ahead
Ethena (sUSDe) leads on
- What actually pays the yield3 vs 1
- Conditions on the headline rate7 vs 2
Coinbase USDC Rewards leads on
- Redemption & claim quality5 vs 2
- Access reality6 vs 2
Largest single reason Coinbase USDC Rewards is ahead: published criteria (+1.0 display points).Scenario cost: Coinbase USDC Rewards has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Nexo Earn (stablecoins)#8 of 8 · score 41 · 2.0 points behind
Ethena (sUSDe) leads on
- What actually pays the yield3 vs 2
- Conditions on the headline rate7 vs 1
Nexo Earn (stablecoins) leads on
- Access reality6 vs 2
Largest single reason Ethena (sUSDe) is ahead: published criteria (+3.4 display points).Scenario cost: Nexo Earn (stablecoins) has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS)#5 of 8 · score 63 · 20.0 points ahead
Ethena (sUSDe) leads onNo scored criterion
Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS) leads on
- What actually pays the yield5 vs 3
- Redemption & claim quality3 vs 2
- Access reality9 vs 2
Largest single reason Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS) is ahead: published criteria (+19.8 display points).Scenario cost: Sky Savings Rate (sUSDS) has no verified pricing for this scenario.
Against the leader
86 vs 43 · gap 43.0Why Spiko (USTBL / EUTBL) ranks above Ethena (sUSDe)
The compare workspace's arithmetic applied to these two rows. Each dimension's share of the gap is its weight × the difference, on the displayed scale — it reproduces the displayed gap of 43.0 to within rounding.
DimensionThisSpiko (USTBL / EUTBL)Gap share
Availability · 23% weight · constant here20.020.0same
Published criteria · 35% weight7.921.3−34.8, worse
Friction · 12% weight2.72.7same
Trust record · 9% weight3.26.4−8.3, worse
Measured data · 21% weight · constant here8.38.3same
Published criterionThisSpiko (USTBL / EUTBL)Points
What actually pays the yield · w30310−6.72, worse
Redemption & claim quality · w2629−5.82, worse
Access reality · w2428−4.61, worse
Conditions on the headline rate · w2078−0.64, worse
Net4386−43.0
Your scenario
Ethena (sUSDe) is not priced for this scenario
The operator's cut of the rewards your stake earns — not a fee on the stake itself. Gross yield is your assumption, not ours. Change an input and every figure recomputes from the published rate; the published rank does not move.
commission/yr · default scenario — set your own
Your stake · your input$32k
Expected gross yield · your input5%
Rate read from the provider’s published pricing ↗ on 14 September 2026.
commission/yrCost is stated as commission/yr in USD; it is never a yield, never annualised, and it does not enter the score.
Not priced on this basis
Under the default inputs · USDCategory medianNot priced0 of 8 rows priced
Cheapest pricedNone pricedDifference not stated · availability not applied — set your country to filter
8 of 8 rows in this ranking have no verified rate for this scenario and are absent from the median, not counted as free.
Evidence
No evidence reading date recorded
One row per published criterion: the page each strength was read from, its source type by domain, the reading date and whether the file and the published table agree. Open a row for the quote and the receipt.
4 of 4 cells scored
Score evidenceUnknownno observation on file
No structured observation on file for this category; the strengths are the catalog’s published values.Public receiptsReading…category publishes no receipt file
The receipt file has not been read yet.Evidence confidenceNot yet ratedcoverage and corroboration, never freshness
No structured observation on file for this category; the receipt count is not counted.RobustnessOne point from changingrank #6 to #7 across one-point re-runs
Whether the position holds when one criterion score is changed by one point and the ranking is run again. It is always a re-run of the ranking, never an estimate.No structured observation is on file for this provider in this category; the strengths are the catalog’s published values.
8 listed rows in this category still await an evidence read and sit outside the scored pool.
Reading the evidence ledger…
CriterionSourceTypeReadFreshnessStatusReceipt
What actually pays the yieldstrength 3 · weight 30Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Redemption & claim qualitystrength 2 · weight 26Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Access realitystrength 2 · weight 24Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.Conditions on the headline ratestrength 7 · weight 20Report an error——
Unknown
No reading date is recorded for this cell or its category.No receipt
A strength is published but no quote or source page is on file for it.How you can lose money here, and what the ranking scores
- Insolvency failure (Ethena (sUSDe) 3/10): the firm or issuer that owes you cannot pay.Scored by What actually pays the yield · 30%
- Regulatory failure (Ethena (sUSDe) 2/10): no licence where you are, or a forced market exit.Scored by Access reality · 24%
- Exit failure (Ethena (sUSDe) 2/10): you cannot get out at par, on time, or with what is yours.Scored by Redemption & claim quality · 26%
Not assessed by this ranking: Contract failure, Control failure, Liveness failure, Custody failure, Execution failure, Information failure. A high place says nothing about these; the Methodology tab says what each means. Also scored, as cost, quality or a summary of several families: Conditions on the headline rate (20%).
Facts
facts, not scoresWhat the record publishes
- Pricing
- sUSDe 4.75% current / 4.65% 30-day average (Ethena yield API, data of 9 Sep 26; read 14 September 2026); DefiLlama shows 5.08% / 4.58% 30d. Inception average is 10.54%. Ethena's docs state 'In some periods, no rewards may be paid to stakers if the funding + basis spread yield is negative'. Yield comes from staking income and the funding/basis spread, not interest. The unstaking cooldown read on-chain today is 1 day.Ethena yield API + DefiLlama cross-check ↗ · 14 September 2026
- Prices published in
- USDEthena yield API + DefiLlama cross-check ↗ · 14 September 2026
- Licences held
- Not published
- Compliance level
- partial
- Regulatory note
- Not published
- Supported chains
- Ethereum, other EVM chains
- Markets served
- asia, latam, africa, global
- Primary markets
- Global stablecoin holders
- Restricted markets
- United States, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Ireland, Austria, Belgium, Poland, Sweden, Finland, Norway
- Operating limits
- Not offered to US persons; sUSDe not offered to EU/EEA residents.
- Availability note
- Global excluding US persons; sUSDe unavailable to EU/EEA residents following the April 2025 BaFin wind-up of Ethena GmbH.
Legal entity on file: Ethena, placed in 3 products. Only confirmed entities are shown; nothing is inferred from the brand name.
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How this page is reviewed
Reviewed means this product in this category was read against its sources on or after that date; every ranked category is re-read at least every 45 days. Models research, extract and parse. A deterministic engine ranks. Every quote passes an adversarial refute pass.
Accountable for this review: Mathias Siemonsmeier, Founder.
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History
What the record carries
Changes to published ranks are recorded in a ledger; every step and its cause is listed on the rank-history page. The entries below begin with the current verified snapshot, then the methodology versions whose changes applied to this category, newest first.
12 methodology entries
- currentCurrent verified snapshot · methodology 2026.10.18Score 43, #7 of 8. 4 of 4 criteria scored. History starts here; earlier values are not interpolated.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.8When nothing serves your country, the list shown for reference is the published ranking · platform-wide- fixed The reference list shown when nothing serves your country is the published order with the published scores, and a build check now fails any such list out of that order or with a score the ranking does not publish.
- fixed The explorer prints an overall rank only for a row the published ranking holds; a country entrant such as Coinbase Commerce for US merchants shows no overall rank.
- changed Published orders do not move. Country results change only where nothing serves the country: in India bill pay keeps Bitcoin Well first and now shows Strike second, as published; 35 such runs across all categories and countries now match the published list exactly.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.7Forty-one more products are offered only where their own quoted terms serve- fixed 141 country exclusions on 31 rows, each the name of a country the row's own quoted terms exclude: for example Mercuryo Hungary, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Chile, Colombia and Morocco; Gemini Custody the United Kingdom, Australia and the EU after its wind-down; Backed xStocks the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, Nigeria, the Philippines and Venezuela.
- changed Thirteen rows list the only countries their terms serve: Coins.ph the Philippines, Spritz bill pay, Brex, Unchained, WisdomTree, Franklin BENJI and AnchorWatch the United States (with its territories for AnchorWatch), PRYPCO Mint the UAE, N26 crypto seven EU countries, Gemini Tokenized Stocks the EU, XNET the US, Canada and the UK, Coldbit Steel and MetaMask Card the countries they list.
- changed Published (no-country) orders do not move. Country results change: in India six categories each lose one row (bill pay, cards, off-ramps, P2P, seed backup, tokenised real estate), and bill pay there has no row confirmed available, so it shows the published order marked as such; country pages list 23 fewer rows (24,357 to 24,334). The grounding test now matches full country names in any case, which shows seven earlier exclusions were quoted all along: the named debt of unquoted exclusions falls from 40 to 33 pairs.
- 10 October 2026
2026.10.6A criterion you require re-scores the rows that meet it · platform-wide- changed The explorer sends each criterion you require, at any band, as fit_required with your other answers; region, licence, chain and fact filters stay filters. On /best, a required criterion joins For you as a marked preference does, which needs your country; Overall stays the published ranking, filtered.
- added Every published criterion has a golden case as the explorer sends it (require:<criterion>), so the order a requirement gives is replayed and gated as the published order is, and a change to it needs an entry here.
Methodology 2026.10.18, the same published run every visitor sees · receipt stablecoin_yield:ethena_susde:2026.10.18:8109fb8e2d2b
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