Luna Foundation Guard raises $1B to form UST reserve denominated in Bitcoin

Luna Foundation Guard raises $1B to form UST reserve denominated in Bitcoin

Terra said it chose to denominate the Forex Reserve in Bitcoin because it considered the crypto asset "less correlated to the Terra ecosystem." The nonprofit organization focused on the open-source stablecoin network behind Terra USD, Luna Foundation Guard, has closed on a $1 billion raise through the sale of LUNA tokens.In a Tuesday tweet, Terra said Jump Crypto and Three Arrows Capital led the $1 billion round with participation from DeFiance Capital, Republic Capital, GSR, Tribe Capital and others. The platform said proceeds from the sale — $1 billion — would “go towards establishing a....


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