Ethena’s Ethereal Alpha Mainnet Launches with USDe Margin Trading

Ethereal introduces phased access to its Alpha mainnet, offering perpetual contract trading and rewards for whitelisted users in Season One: Epoch 2.

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Summary

Ethereal, a decentralized perpetuals exchange by Ethena, launched its Alpha mainnet on October 22, enabling leveraged trading with USDe as margin collateral. Whitelisted users can begin trading perpetual contracts and earn trading points, USDe rewards, and Ethena points. The platform transitions to weekly points distribution from Season One: Epoch 2 onward.

Terms & Concepts
  • Decentralized Perpetuals Exchange: A blockchain-based trading platform for perpetual futures contracts, allowing users to trade with leverage without an expiry date.
  • USDe: A stablecoin used within the Ethena ecosystem as margin collateral for leveraged trades.
  • Epoch: A defined period in blockchain or staking systems during which specific rewards or allocations are calculated and distributed.