Ether.fi will launch its own stablecoin on Ethena’s whitelabel infrastructure

PRODUCTEther.fi will launch its ownstablecoin on Ethena’swhitelabel infrastructure26IMPORTANCECLOSED3NEWS MEDIA4PIECESOct 6, 2026 12:19blockboard.net

Ether.fi is launching a U.S. dollar stablecoin, ether.fi USD, through Ethena Whitelabel. Ethena will handle reserves, minting, redemptions, and compliance for the token, and the project is being introduced alongside Ether.fi’s existing staking and card businesses. Ether.fi also says the platform already has more than $300 million in stablecoin balances.

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Ether.fi introduced ether.fi USD on Tuesday as its own U.S. dollar stablecoin.
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The stablecoin is built on Ethena Whitelabel, the stablecoin-as-a-service platform run by the issuer of USDe.
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Ethena will manage reserves, minting, redemptions, and compliance for the launch.
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The platform said it already has more than $300 million in stablecoin balances.

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Users and customers tied to Ether.fi’s products will notice that ether.fi USD is being added to the platform’s lineup, alongside its staking and card services. That means the stablecoin is now part of the same ecosystem rather than a separate product, and its operational pieces are being handled through Ethena’s setup.

In practice, the launch changes who handles the stablecoin’s back-end functions: Ethena is set to manage reserves, minting, redemptions, and compliance. What stays the same is that the token is a U.S. dollar stablecoin under Ether.fi’s brand, and Ether.fi says the platform already has more than $300 million in stablecoin balances.

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