Terra (LUNA) Staff Under Scrutiny, South Korea Launches Full Scale Investigation

Terra (LUNA) Staff Under Scrutiny, South Korea Launches Full Scale Investigation

Per a report from a local news media, South Korean authorities have launched a full investigation against the developers of Terra (LUNA). Once one of the most popular cryptocurrencies in this sector, LUNA and its native stablecoin UST lost over 90% of their value and left investors with massive losses. Related Reading | Why Polygon Launched […]


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