Terra Turns To AVAX Reserves To Stay Ahead Of Competitors
Terra has been making waves in the stablecoin and staking space for its features and returns. However, with the success of the network, there have been other blockchains that have sprung up with similar offerings to try to get a piece of the pie from Terra. This has led the network to take steps to […]
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The two main organizations behind the development of the Terra blockchain have purchased a combined $200M in AVAX while Near Protocol is rumored to release a new stablecoin. Terraform Labs (TFL) and the Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) have announced they have purchased a combined $200 million worth of AVAX tokens from the Avalanche Foundation. TFL, the company responsible for the development of the Terra blockchain, swapped $100 million worth of Terra’s native token, LUNA for AVAX tokens, in order to “strategically align ecosystem incentives”, according to Terra’s twitter. LFG, a non-profit....
Luna Foundation Guard is emptying its crypto reserves to bring its stablecoin back to its $1-peg, risking a massive AVAX selloff. Avalanche (AVAX) is paying the price for being one of the collateral assets that maintain Terra's native stablecoin TerraUSD's (UST) peg with the U.S. dollar.Major AVAX dump ahead?AVAX's price dropped about 30% to reach $32.50 on May 11, its lowest level since September 2021. Its massive intraday decline coincided with UST dropping to as low as 23 cents, which effectively dented its stablecoin status among traders and investors alike.The de-peg incident....
NEAR rallied by over 25% on Friday, as speculation grew that Near Protocol was set to create a rival stablecoin to Terra’s UST. LUNA fell on the news, as Terra labs plans to purchase around $100 million worth of AVAX, in order to strengthen its own reserves.
Near Protocol (NEAR)
NEAR was the biggest gainer during today’s session, climbing by over 25%, as traders reacted to two recent fundamental developments.
The price surge began yesterday, after it was announced that NEAR had raised $350M in funding from the likes of Tiger Global and FTX Ventures.....
The collateral damage of Terra’s collapse could continue to impact Avalanche price, especially considering that the Luna Foundation Guard holds 1.97 million AVAX tokens. Avalanche (AVAX) has emerged as one of the worst-performing cryptocurrencies among the top-ranking tokens in the last 24 hours, partially due to fears connected to Terra (LUNA) and its a near-dead UST algorithmic stablecoin project.Avalanche price dips amid Terra's tax evasion FUDAVAX's price plunged by nearly 14% between May 18, where it traded near $35 to May 19 when the price dipped to $28.50. The dip coincided with a....
Terra, through the Luna Guard Foundation (LFG), has been purchasing bitcoin to use as reserves for its UST stablecoin. This has gone well according to plan and out of the $10 billion worth of bitcoin founder Do Kwon said that the foundation would be buying for its reserves, more than $2.9 billion in BTC has […]