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Ethena's Deployed Capital Slumps as Demand for Leverage Dries Up

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March 11, 2026
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Ethena's Deployed Capital Slumps as Demand for Leverage Dries Up

The crypto derivatives market is sending an unusual signal: directional longs and directional shorts are nearly equal, a condition analysts say is historically unsustainable and could foreshadow a major shift ahead.

According to an analysis published by WuBlockchain yesterday, data from synthetic dollar protocol Ethena's transparency dashboard reveals that deployed capital, a proxy for excess long demand in futures markets, has fallen to just $791 million, down more than 85% from its all-time high.

Ethena Deployed Capital and Liquid Cash chart

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