Terra Brings 24-Hour Trading to Synthetic Versions of Stocks Like TSLA and AAPL

Terra Brings 24-Hour Trading to Synthetic Versions of Stocks Like TSLA and AAPL

The creators of the stablecoin platform Terra are launching Mirror Protocol, a way to mint crypto assets that mimic U.S. stocks.


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