Can Yield Buy Loyalty? Ethena Bets Neobank Users Won't Leave
Why would a protocol behind one of DeFi's most successful stablecoins build a neobank that hides the fact you're using crypto?
I put that to
@gdog97_ days after
@EthenaPay's launch. 🏦 His answer: yield beats loyalty, and
@ethena already owns the engine that produces it.
Timestamps:
🏦 01:25 Why Guy built a neobank after DeFi's TVL never beat its 2021 peak
🥊 07:16 Why Guy doesn't see Tether-backed Plasma as a competitor
🕵️ 17:57 How Ethena Pay hides self-custody from users who don't know it
🌍 19:10 The nearly 50-country rollout and Ethena's slow, controlled go-to-market
📣 22:30 1inch Aqua: See how the shared liquidity platform lets LPs back multiple positions with one wallet balance at
⛰️ 23:18 Why Ethena Pay chose Avalanche, not Ethereum, for settlement
🏛️ 29:20 How USDe's backing shifted from basis trades to AAA-rated RWA lending
🔓 33:00 What the Revolut KYC breach means for Ethena Pay's own compliance risk
💳 39:55 Why card spend, not USDe's yield, is the metric Guy actually chases
🚀 47:50 The 7-figure deposits that surprised Guy in Ethena Pay's first two weeks