Tether CTO: Terra wasn’t a rug pull, it was a poorly designed ‘castle of cards’
“It was clear to me, it was clear to many that I know that it was a bad idea,” said Tether and Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino. Tether and Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino said that the Terra (LUNA) project was not intended to be a rug pull, but was simply “poorly designed.” Speaking on the Terra ecosystem’s market-shattering crash, Ardoino likened its algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) to a “castle of cards” that was due to fall at any time. Many in the crypto community have highlighted a long list of dubious comments/actions from beleaguered Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon that raise questions....
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