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<p>Ethena and Ink (<a href="https://x.com/inkonchain" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@inkonchain</a>) have announced that Tydro (<a href="https://x.com/tydrohq" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@tydrohq</a>), the lending market on Ink that runs on <a href="https://x.com/aave" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@aave</a> v3, will accept up to $200 million in <a href="https://x.com/search?q=%24USD&amp;src=cashtag_click" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">$USD</a>e deposits. <a href="https://x.com/ethena" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">@ethena</a> said the cap opens on Saturday at about 6:30pm ET, and that it will announce any increases to the limit separately.</p>
<p>Ink is the layer 2 network built by Kraken. The announcement adds another venue for Ethena's synthetic dollar, $USDe, in onchain lending.</p>
<h2 id="what-the-cap-allows">What the Cap Allows</h2>
<p>A supply cap sets the maximum amount of an asset that users can deposit into a lending market, <a href="https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/56820" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">according to TokenPost</a>. In this case, TokenPost reports that $USDe deposits will serve as collateral in an isolated market for borrowing USDT0. The cap is scheduled to take effect at 23:23:56 UTC on Saturday, Nov. 14.</p>
<p>Crypto Briefing notes that the new element is the $200 million limit itself, as the two projects already had a relationship. <a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/ethena-usde-tydro-200m-supply-cap/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Crypto Briefing reports</a> that Ethena and Tydro set up a partnership in March 2026, which allowed users to deposit $USDe and its staked version, sUSDe, as collateral.</p>
<p>Isolated borrowing is designed to contain risk, according to <a href="https://cryptonews.net/news/defi/33748403/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cryptonews</a>, which also cautions that synthetic dollars and leveraged yield strategies can amplify losses as well as gains when market conditions shift. It adds that deposits can fill quickly when demand is strong. One analysis from Ad-hoc-news points out that the cap is a protocol limit rather than a forecast of demand, and that the announcement does not establish a direct effect on the price of $USDe.</p>
<h2 id="tydro-and-ink-background">Tydro and Ink Background</h2>
<p>Tydro is a non-custodial lending protocol that is a white-label deployment of Aave v3 on Ink, Cryptonews reports. <a href="https://tr.tradingview.com/news/the_block:646d7f883094b:0-kraken-incubated-ethereum-l2-ink-rolls-out-tydro-a-white-label-instance-of-aave-v3-that-supports-the-ink-token" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Block reported</a> at Tydro's launch that it uses an INK-based incentive structure, and that Kraken planned to integrate it into its main exchange product so clients can access DeFi more easily.</p>
<p>Ink is an Ethereum-compatible layer 2 network built on the OP Stack that went live on mainnet toward the end of 2024, according to <a href="https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2026/05/280706-defi-adoption-krakens-ink-l2-leverages-aave-to-launch-lending-platform-tydro/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Crowdfund Insider</a>.</p>
<p>Further increases to the $USDe cap will depend on later announcements from Ethena.</p>
<h2 id="sources">Sources</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/56820" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">TokenPost: USDe Supply Cap on Tydro Set to Open Nov. 14 With $200 Million Limit</a><br><a href="https://cryptobriefing.com/ethena-usde-tydro-200m-supply-cap/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Crypto Briefing: Ethena Brings USDe to Tydro With a $200 Million Supply Cap</a><br><a href="https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2026/05/280706-defi-adoption-krakens-ink-l2-leverages-aave-to-launch-lending-platform-tydro/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Crowdfund Insider: Kraken's Ink L2 Leverages Aave to Launch Tydro</a></p>
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