# ENA (ENA) — machine-readable summary

> FORTUNA SIGNAL · FORA-01 evidence dossier · Researched 2026-09-15 · https://ron-delhaye-studios.github.io/fortuna-signal-live/tokens/ena.html

## Definition
Ethena is a crypto-native dollar protocol issuing USDe, a synthetic dollar backed by crypto assets and corresponding short futures positions, plus the staked version sUSDe.

## What the holder owns (FORA-01 Q1)
ENA is the governance token of the Ethena protocol: holders vote on key protocol decisions and elect Risk Committee members biannually; ENA can be locked to sENA for voting and rewards.

## Verification verdict
Class A (Class A) — FORA-01 scale: verification, not a quality ranking.
q1 VERIFIED · q2 VERIFIED · q3 VERIFIED · q4 VERIFIED · q5 VERIFIED

## Plain-language utility
Governance token for Ethena — holders vote on protocol decisions.

## Key risks & notes
Basis/funding and counterparty/custody risks on the hedging collateral, USDe liquidity and redemption constraints, centralized KYC-gated mint/redeem, and governance concentration. No readable standalone whitepaper was available; the official GitBook docs served as the read source.

## Primary source
- https://ethena-labs.gitbook.io/ethena-labs

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