Is Ethena a scam?
LOW RISK · 24/100Ethena (ENA) has an automated risk score of 24/100 — low risk. No single factor dominates Ethena's assessment — the score reflects several converging measurements. Down 91% from its all-time high — anyone who bought at the peak is far underwater. ~33% held off-market — moderate concentration/dilution risk.
Automated assessment · updated 31 August 2026
Ethena
enaLOW RISK$0.1409
-0.69% (24h)
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Risk Assessment
Risk Score
LOW RISK
Driven primarily by drawdown from all-time high (20 of 25 points). Every contributing factor is itemised below.
measured 2026-08-31 · 7 factors evaluated
Here is what the public data shows about Ethena, ordered by how strongly each factor contributes to the score:
- Drawdown From All-Time High: Down 91% from its all-time high — anyone who bought at the peak is far underwater.
- Supply Structure: ~33% held off-market — moderate concentration/dilution risk.
- Volume Anomaly: Volume at 22.6% of market cap — within normal range.
These are automated, opinion-based indicators from public data — not financial advice or an allegation of wrongdoing. See our methodology.
Risk Factor Breakdown
Each factor is scored independently and weighted to calculate the total risk score.
Drawdown From All-Time High
Price Action
20/25
80%
How far the price sits below its peak. Deep drawdowns are common to abandoned and post-collapse tokens, but also to assets in a prolonged bear market — on its own this measures price history, not conduct.
Volume Anomaly
Trading Signals
1/20
5%
Abnormal volume-to-market-cap ratio is the primary indicator of wash trading or liquidity traps
Supply Structure
Tokenomics
3/20
15%
Free float (circulating vs total/max supply). A low float means both future dilution from locked reserves and concentration enabling single-hand price control (estimated; verified holder data is scored separately).
Not contributing (4): Market Cap Risk, Price Volatility, On-Chain Holder Concentration, Transparency Gaps — 0 points.
Key Metrics
Protect Yourself
- • Never invest more than you can afford to lose entirely
- • Check token concentration — if top 10 wallets hold >50%, be cautious
- • Verify the team is public and doxxed
- • Read the smart contract audit before buying
- • Be wary of unrealistic APY promises
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What the contract allows
Ethereum · measured 2026-09-13
Ethena’s deployed contract grants its owner 1 privilege that can affect your position. These are properties of the code itself, not allegations about anyone’s conduct — many legitimate projects retain them deliberately.
Owner can mint new tokens
Supply is not fixed; new tokens can be created, diluting existing holders.
Checked and not present: change any wallet balance, pause all transfers, blacklist wallets, ownership can be reclaimed after renouncing, contract has a hidden owner, contract can self-destruct.
Source code: published and verified, so the deployed bytecode can be independently reviewed.
Contract analysis from GoPlus Labs · verify on-chain. An upgradeable contract can change after this reading.
How we counted holders here
Ten largest wallets
60.0%
including custodial
Largest private wallets
56.8%
after excluding 2
2 of Ethena’s ten largest holders are labelled exchange, market-maker, treasury or vesting, liquidity-pool, staking, bridge, multisig or burn addresses — supply that is custodied, pooled or destroyed rather than sitting in one person’s wallet. Separating them out moves the top-10 figure by 3.2 points. We report the private-wallet figure because that is the supply someone can actually choose to sell today.
Wallets excluded from the top 10
| Address | Classified as | Label | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0xf977…acec | Exchange wallet | Binance 8 | 3.67% |
| 0x5a52…efcb | Exchange wallet | Binance · Binance 28 | 3.53% |
Classification applied to the 100 holder records returned for this contract; 91 remained after exclusions · measured 2026-08-31. Custodial wallets are identified by public address labels, so an unlabelled one may still be counted as private — this correction is a floor, not a guarantee.
Ethena holder-concentration history
22 daily measurements · -1.9 pts over the period
FraudCoins.com has measured the share of Ethena’s supply held by its top 10 non-exchange wallets on 22 days since 18 Jul 2026. The highest reading was 58.7% on 18 Jul 2026; the most recent reading is 56.8% on 31 Aug 2026.
Composite risk score (0–100)
Recorded measurements (22)
| Date measured | Top 10 hold | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 56.8% | No | |
| 56.9% | No | |
| 56.8% | No | |
| 56.5% | No | |
| 56.4% | No | |
| 56.5% | No | |
| 55.5% | No | |
| 55.7% | No | |
| 55.6% | No | |
| 56.8% | No | |
| 56.7% | No | |
| 56.8% | No |
Each row is an automated measurement taken on the date shown, using public on-chain holder data with burn and labelled exchange, staking, bridge and liquidity wallets excluded. Historical readings describe what our model measured on that date — they are not statements about the project’s conduct then or now, and are not financial advice.
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Frequently asked questions about Ethena
Is Ethena a scam?
We do not allege that Ethena (ENA) is a scam, and we have no evidence of wrongdoing by anyone associated with it. What we can tell you is what we measured: Its ten largest private wallets hold 56.8% of supply (exchange, staking, bridge and burn addresses excluded). That places it at 24/100 on our automated scale, which we label low risk. A high score means the asset has structural characteristics that have historically preceded losses — not that fraud has occurred. These are automated, opinion-based indicators from public market and on-chain data — not statements of fact, financial advice, or allegations of wrongdoing.
Why is Ethena flagged as low risk?
Ethena's risk score is driven mainly by: drawdown from all-time high — Down 91% from its all-time high — anyone who bought at the peak is far underwater; supply structure — ~33% held off-market — moderate concentration/dilution risk; volume anomaly — Volume at 22.6% of market cap — within normal range.
Who controls Ethena's supply?
On-chain data shows the top 10 holders of Ethena hold 56.8% of the supply (burn and labelled exchange, staking and liquidity wallets excluded). This is shown for transparency and sits below our 50% manipulation-flag threshold.
Is Ethena safe to buy?
FraudCoins.com does not give buy or sell recommendations, and no cryptocurrency is safe. Ethena scores 24/100 (low risk) on our automated risk model. Always do your own research and never invest more than you can afford to lose.