Terra's UST flips BUSD to become third-largest stablecoin

Terra's UST flips BUSD to become third-largest stablecoin

UST market cap has surged to flip BUSD, however, its trading volumes are still only around one-fifth worth of the Binance digital dollar. The Terra (LUNA) blockchain’s algorithmic stablecoin Terra USD (UST) has flipped Binance USD (BUSD) to become the third-largest stablecoin on the market. UST is a USD-pegged stablecoin that was launched in September 2020. Its minting mechanism requires a user to burn a reserve asset such as LUNA to mint an equivalent amount of UST. According to Coingecko, UST’s total market capitalization has surged 15% over the past 30 days to sit at roughly $17.5....


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