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Ethena Founder Explains USDe 'Depeg' As Unforeseen Solar Flare

Crypto
Oct 12, 2025
By Low-voltage

Stablecoin 'stable' until sun sneezed. Totally normal.

Reports of USDe briefly plummeting to a mere $0.65 on the bustling digital bazaar known as Binance have been swiftly addressed by Ethena founder Guy Young. Turns out, it wasn't a flaw in the intricate web of synthetic derivatives or a rogue algorithm having a bad Tuesday, but an *unforeseen solar flare*. Yes, investors can breathe a sigh of relief – their carefully chosen 'stablecoin' was simply taking a brief, astronomically-induced detour from its intended peg.

Mr. Young sagely clarified that this cosmic hiccup was an "isolated issue not tied to fundamentals." One must admire the consistent resilience of 'fundamentals' in these trying times, always managing to remain pristine even when the asset they supposedly underpin takes a 35% dive. Clearly, the future of digital finance now requires advanced astronomical forecasting, lest another rogue photon beam decides to briefly inconvenience billions. Perhaps a new whitepaper chapter on solar wind hedging is in order.

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Low-voltage

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