Blackrock, Citadel, Gemini Deny Involvement in Terra Collapse
The world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, and hedge fund giant Citadel Securities have denied claims that they had a role in the fall of terrausd (UST) and terra (LUNA). In addition, crypto exchange Gemini has denied making a bitcoin loan that resulted in the terra collapse. Blackrock, Citadel Securities, Gemini Deny Rumors Following the collapse of terra (LUNA) after algorithmic stablecoin terrausd (UST) lost its peg to the U.S. dollar this week, rumors have been circulating that Blackrock, Citadel Securities, and Gemini had some part in the fall. The three companies quickly....
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The collapse of the algorithmic stablecoin Terra and its native token, LUNA, created a great storm in the cryptocurrency space. Many investors watched as the Terra ecosystem crumbled with TerraUSD (UST) and LUNA hitting the zeros. The storm and its effects brought reckless distortions for almost all the tokens in the crypto market. Coupled with […]
The Terra collapse is now four months gone, and things continue to develop around the why. Mostly, the attention has been on founder Do Kwon and others who were involved in the running and eventual downfall of the network. But one set of people that have not been put at the forefront were the people […]
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, a bitcoin skeptic, admits he has not been right on his crypto call. He now says: “It’s fair to assume that over the months to come, you will see us engage in making markets in cryptocurrencies.”
Citadel Getting Into Crypto
The CEO and founder of financial services firm Citadel, billionaire Ken Griffin, talked about cryptocurrency and his company’s decision to enter the space in an interview with David Rubenstein on Bloomberg Thursday.
The billionaire executive has long been a bitcoin skeptic. He previously....