What Ethena is telling us about the crypto marketBy @SoskaKyleEthena's deployed capital has dropped to a multi-year low, at just 71% of its 2025 trough, signaling extremely weak net long demand in crypto. Directional longs and shorts are nearly balanced—a rare equilibrium in crypto derivatives history that is unlikely to last. Perpetual futures show stable open interest but persistently negative funding rates, reflecting rising hedging and short demand. Ethena's basis trades have shrunk over 60% since Febru ...