# $USDE Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — August 18, 2025 > **Asset:** $USDE > **Date:** 2025-08-18 (August 18, 2025) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/usde/2025-08-18 > **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/usde.md > **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md --- ## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence ### Post #1 by @TheBlock__ > **Author:** The Block ([@TheBlock__](https://x.com/TheBlock__)) > **Metrics:** 28 likes · 4 retweets · 6 comments · 6.0K views > **Posted:** 2025-08-18T16:46:55+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/TheBlock__/status/1957484363978781100](https://x.com/TheBlock__/status/1957484363978781100) > **Visual Note:** Sample image description 51 > > "Chaos Labs debates USDe risks as Pendle looping trade swells Ethena’s Aave footprint to $6.6 billion" ### Post #2 by @PendleIntern > **Author:** Pendle Intern ([@PendleIntern](https://x.com/PendleIntern)) > **Metrics:** 22 likes · 4 retweets · 7 comments · 1.5K views > **Posted:** 2025-08-18T04:43:28+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/PendleIntern/status/1957302302035046814](https://x.com/PendleIntern/status/1957302302035046814) > > "The YT-USDe <> Sats trade is largely figured out, meaning its Implied APY is one of the most accurate ways of valuing Sats. This makes USDe's Implied APY a strong benchmark for valuing other @convergeonchain -related YTs which are NOT so figured out. Today I'll be look at" ### Post #3 by @leviathan_news > **Author:** Leviathan News ([@leviathan_news](https://x.com/leviathan_news)) > **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 273 views > **Posted:** 2025-08-18T17:00:59+00:00 > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/leviathan_news/status/1957487905674232123](https://x.com/leviathan_news/status/1957487905674232123) > **Visual Note:** Sample image description 36 > > "Chaos Labs flagged risks as Pendle looping swells Ethena’s USDe exposure on Aave to $6.6B, warning that a funding reversal could spark rapid deleveraging. It also noted Ethena has $580M of its own reserves on Aave, urging limits to protect redemption liquidity." --- *Generated by Context Pilot Social Intelligence Engine.*