Stablecoin Implosion — LUNA and UST Lose Significant Value, Downturn Ripples ...
During the last few days, the crypto economy has been tumultuous as billions have fled the market in search of safety. The issues with LUNA sparked a significant sell-off as Terra’s native digital asset dropped 97% in value against the U.S. dollar in 24 hours. Terrausd has slipped 67% lower than the $1 parity and was trading at a low of $0.299 per unit at 9:00 a.m. (ET). Terra’s Native Token LUNA Loses 97%, While UST Loses 67% in 24 Hours The Terra blockchain ecosystem has been ravaged by the events that took place over the last few days, when the network’s algorithmic....
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During a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Terraform Labs (TFL) founder Do Kwon said he was “devastated” by the LUNA and UST implosion that took place in mid-May. He told the WSJ that he was probably a billionaire when LUNA tapped an all-time high before the collapse, but lost a great portion of his net worth following the aftermath. Do Kwon Speaks About the Terra LUNA Collapse Do Kwon has recently discussed the LUNA and UST fallout during an interview with the WSJ contributors Alexander Osipovich and Jiyoung Sohn. The interview was published on June 22,....
The ongoing rigmarole with Terraform Labs, the blockchain developer behind Terra (LUNA), took a turn after a purported modification in job status for some members of the company’s legal staff. The internal legal team at Terraform Labs resigned shortly after the implosion of Terra’s algorithmic stablecoin caused a significant blow to the broader crypto markets. Suggested […]
Terra’s US dollar-pegged algorithmic cryptocurrency UST is moving up the ladder and now ranks third in terms of overall market capitalization. Today, the fast-growing Terra USD (UST) stablecoin from the Terra ecosystem passed another pivotal point, reaching a market valuation of more over $17 billion. As of Tuesday, UST had eclipsed the BSC-based stablecoin BUSD in market capitalization by more than $67 million. UST was operations in September 2020. To mint an equivalent amount of UST, a user must burn a reserve asset such as Terra (LUNA). UST Making Headlines This year, the Terra....
Since last week’s Terra implosion and the demise of the blockchain project’s native token LUNA — and the algorithmic stablecoin terrausd (UST) — crypto tokens based on the Cosmos ecosystem have seen significant losses. Two months ago, the top Cosmos ecosystem coins collectively were worth $61.6 billion and since then, the Cosmos economy has lost more than 75% in value, dropping to $15.2 billion.
Terra’s Fallout Stirs Cosmos Token Ecosystem
The blockchain project Terra is a Cosmos-based network, which leverages the consensus protocol Tendermint,....
The crypto market has deep-dived to 11% in just 24 hours. It’s been in the hole or behind and most coins (led by LUNA) have been suffering major losses such as Avalanche, ApeCoin, Solana, and Shiba Inu, to name a few. So, what’s happening here? It’s like a ripple or domino effect that has hit one and is now derailing the rest of the cryptocurrencies. Not Just LUNA LUNA has lost 97% of its value following the major dip of UST stablecoin. The losses of other coins are not as massive as Terra but they have also suffered devastating double-digit losses over the 24-hour time frame. Suggested....