LUNA meltdown sparks theories and told-you-sos from crypto community
Some of you saw it coming; some of you still can't believe it's real. Was the "most significant collapse in crypto history" an attack? No matter how hard your day is going, spare a thought for LUNA investors Wednesday. Do Kwon, CEO of Terraform Labs and 18th on Cointelegraph's Top 100, has lost billions of dollars for their investors.Do Kwon's coins came crashing down as brainchild Terra (LUNA) sinks over 97% from highs, while the stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) fell 75% lower than its intended dollar parity. At one point, the LUNA price tread lower than UST.There are real consequences to the....
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On this week’s special episode of “The Market Report,” Cointelegraph’s resident experts discuss the Terra ecosystem meltdown. Cryptocurrency investors never thought they’d have to ask whether TerraUSD (UST) or LUNA would reach $1 first. On Wednesday, that question became the talk of the cryptosphere as the Terra ecosystem imploded. As the algorithmic stablecoin UST lost its dollar peg, crashing to a low of around $0.30, Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon took to Twitter to share his rescue plan. At the same time, the value of sister token LUNA, once a top-10 crypto project by market....
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May 2022 had been a heart-stopping ride for the crypto market. Most of you have heard about the recent meltdown of Luna, a cryptocurrency released by Terra. With a peak market cap of over $40 billion, the project suddenly slumped, and the price of Luna dropped from $90 to less than $0.00015 within a few days. The plunge of Luna, which was formerly one of the top 3 stablecoins, far exceeded the price drops of altcoins out there. Meanwhile, investors holding Luna also suffered heavy losses, and many have lost millions. In nearly a month since the Terra meltdown, Terraform Labs recently....
The cryptocurrency market has seen a lot of dark days in its history, but few compare to the events of the past week. Terra’s meltdown forced cryptocurrency investors to ask a question they never thought was possible: Will TerraUSD (UST) or Terra (LUNA) reach $1.00 first? The magnitude of this question provides a sobering reminder of just how quickly things can change in crypto. While Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon remains defiant, many people in the industry are beginning to distance themselves from the protocol they thought was delivering real-world utility for stablecoins and Bitcoin....
USDT is the latest stablecoin causing nervousness as Tether insists that operations are continuing as normal. Bitcoin (BTC) fell out of its long-term trading range on May 12 as ongoing sell pressure reduced markets to 2020 levels.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewTether wobbles as UST stays under $0.60Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it exited the range in which it had traded since the start of 2021.At the time of writing, the pair circled $26,700 on Bitstamp, marking its lowest since Dec 28, 2020.The weakness came as fallout....