Ethena’s $ENA is defying crypto’s sideways grind with a 37% price increase this week—but the rally’s next move hangs in the balance. After a sharp breakout, buyers are losing steam at a key resistance level, leaving traders watching for confirmation or a swift reversal. The token’s momentum aligns with broader protocol growth, including major ecosystem expansions and fresh capital inflows. Yet technical indicators suggest the explosive move may need renewed fuel to sustain its climb. Source: CoinGecko Ethena Expands DeFi Reach with Major Partnerships and $360M Treasury Boost Ethena has integrated $ENA into the DeFi ecosystem through partnerships with blue-chip protocols like Aave, Curve Finance, and Uniswap, unlocking new staking and yield farming opportunities that further align incentives for token holders. As a crypto-native synthetic dollar protocol on Ethereum, Ethena facilitates the minting of USDe via delta-neutral hedging strategies, providing scalable, censorship-resistant dollar exposure that bypasses traditional banking dependencies. The protocol’s unique offering has attracted a Total Value Locked (TVL) of $7.726 billion across Ethereum and TON, reflecting a strong capital commitment and yield-bearing opportunities. These milestones also solidify the protocol’s position as one of the leading DeFi stablecoin networks. It generated $433.32 million in annualized fees, translating to $97.8 million in annualized earnings for the treasury. Additionally, $ENA liquidity on Uniswap V3 totaled $18.76 million , ensuring market depth for governance token trading. On July 22, 2025, Ethena unveiled a $360 million treasury initiative to purchase locked tokens, to enhance treasury resilience and protocol stability, along with plans to list its stock on the Nasdaq. StablecoinX Inc. @stablecoin_x has announced a $360 million capital raise to purchase $ENA and will seek to list its Class A common shares on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol "USDE", which includes a $60 million contribution of ENA from the Ethena Foundation… pic.twitter.com/sgfD8P9m05 — Ethena Labs (@ethena_labs) July 21, 2025 Shortly thereafter, the project partnered with Anchorage Digital to launch USDtb, a federally regulated $1.5 billion stablecoin under the new GENIUS Act. ICYMI, Anchorage Digital has formed a strategic partnership with @ethena_labs to bring USDtb to the U.S. -the first-ever stablecoin with a clear pathway to becoming compliant with the recently enacted GENIUS Act. Launching via the Anchorage Digital stablecoin issuance platform,… pic.twitter.com/tX6hAcH9bM — Anchorage Digital (@Anchorage) July 26, 2025 Adding to these bullish moves, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes added 2.16 million ENA (about $1.06 million) to his wallet, bringing his total holdings to 7.76 million ENA, which further fueled market optimism. Arthur Hayes( @CryptoHayes ) bought 2.16M $ENA ($1.03M) today from #Binance , #GalaxyDigital , #Flowdesk , and currently holds 7.76M $ENA ($3.73M). https://t.co/1HymJROJmL pic.twitter.com/uB1DWSU2JP — Lookonchain (@lookonchain) July 25, 2025 Analysts have interpreted these activities across the protocol as a strategic pivot toward institutional integration and regulatory alignment, broadening Ethena’s ecosystem reach. With Ethena’s market cap climbing past $4.2 billion and USDe itself surpassing $7.5 billion in circulating value, the protocol’s diversified revenue streams and growing institutional footprint suggest that $ENA remains well-positioned to extend its current momentum, provided markets remain receptive to its evolving governance and fee-sharing mechanisms. $ENA/USDT Tests Breakout Stability as Buy-Side Aggression Wanes After weeks of methodical ascent within a rising parallel channel, $ENA/USDT has managed to punch through the upper boundary. But the breakout isn’t unfolding with the force it initially promised. $ENA/USDT price chart, July 28 (Source: TradingView) What started as a clean move above resistance has begun to stall just beneath the $0.69 handle, raising doubts about the sustainability of this push. At first, buyers were in control. Order flow showed strong demand, with cumulative volume hitting 119M and positive deltas. But things changed near $0.67–$0.69. Two straight 4-hour candles printed negative deltas (-5.69M and -5.17M), clear signs of sellers stepping in. The volume also seems to be shrinking. This isn’t just hesitation; it appears to be real resistance. At the chart level, price is still trading above the channel, but only just. The candles are now shrinking, with long wicks indicating rejection. Meanwhile, the RSI has hovered just over 70 for three straight sessions, indicating prolonged overbought conditions, while the MACD lines have begun to converge near the top. There’s no invalidation yet. But the complexion has changed. What was an explosive breakout now looks more like a levitation act—buyers are keeping the price afloat, but there’s no increase to mark a true shift in regime. If bulls can’t reclaim initiative with a strong volume re-entry, this could turn corrective fast. A drift back into the channel would expose $ENA to the $0.63–$0.60 zone, where the last true demand cluster resides. The breakout may be valid, but the lack of follow-through suggests the market is already second‑guessing it. The post Ethena’s $ENA Rockets 37% – Will Arthur Hayes’ $1M Bet Keep the Rally Alive? appeared first on Cryptonews .
