According to @business, Ethena’s yield-bearing stablecoin USDe briefly lost its dollar peg during a broader crypto market selloff that triggered record liquidations. Source: Bloomberg (@business), Oct 11, 2025. Bloomberg also described the asset as the third-largest stablecoin at the time of the depeg, underscoring systemic liquidity risk during the rout. Source: Bloomberg (@business), Oct 11, 2025.

According to Francisco Rodrigues, Israeli airstrikes on Iran caused a global risk-off sentiment, leading to a 6.1% decline in the broad crypto market index and a 2.9% drop in bitcoin (BTC) over 24 hours. Jake Ostrovskis reported that Solana's SOL initially rallied on SEC ETF filing updates but fell nearly 9.5% due to heightened geopolitical tensions, with Polymarket traders indicating a 91% chance of Iranian retaliation. Despite $939 million in month-to-date inflows for BTC ETFs and $811 million for ETH ETFs, Velo data shows derivatives open interest plummeted to $49.31 billion amid increased demand for downside protection.