What happened? Terra debacle exposes flaws plaguing the crypto industry
The downfall of Terra calls into question the real-world utility as well as the long-term viability of algorithmic stablecoins. The past week has been a dark period in the history of crypto, with the total market capitalization of this industry dipping as low as $1.2 trillion for the first time since July 2021. The turmoil, in large part, has been due to the real-time disintegration of Terra, a Cosmos-based protocol that powers a suite of algorithmic stablecoins.Approximately a week ago, Terra (LUNA) ranked among the 10 most valuable cryptocurrencies in the market, with a single token....
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The Terra collapse demonstrates why crypto exchanges need advanced risk management systems — especially when providing access to DeFi protocols offering favorable yields. The collapse of Terra’s ecosystem — namely, native coin LUNA and algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) — rocked the wider blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem. Not only did Terra-ecosystem tokens (such as Anchor’s ANC) collapse in value, but the widespread fear, uncertainty and doubt sent market-leading cryptocurrencies Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) below $27,000 and $1,800, respectively, on some exchanges.As of the....
The ongoing inquiry into Terra’s crash has reportedly taken a new turn as authorities have connected a new crypto entity called “Flexe” to Terra and Do Kwon, according local Korean news outlet KBS news. Terra’s Secret Subsidiary Belongs To Do Kwon The Terra debacle doesn’t appear to be over. 1Prosecutors in South Korea allegedly discovered […]
Blockchain games and NFT-related Metaverse projects “managed to sidestep the ensuing bear market” by posting transaction count increases of 9.5% and 27% respectively in Q2. Blockchain gaming and the Metaverse have managed to “sidestep” the “Lehman brothers-like” collapse of Terra in May — though decentralized finance (DeFi) and nonfungible tokens (NFTs) haven’t been so lucky, a report says. In a July 29 report from decentralized application data aggregator DappRadar, the collapse of Terra in May was similar in scale to the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis — causing decentralized finance....
Zane Tackett suggests alternatives to "boomer procedures" when it comes to FTX bankruptcy. Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency may “take years to recover” from the FTX scandal, one industry analyst warns.In a Twitter thread on Nov. 11, Filbfilb, co-founder of trading suite Decentrader, said that the Terra LUNA debacle was itself still playing out.Filbfilb: "I've never seen such a debacle"The crypto industry is experiencing “a clear case of what goes up must come down,” Filbfilb summarizes.As the fallout from FTX and Alameda Research only begins to become apparent, many industry businesses and....
The Terra / Luna / UST collapse keeps on generating headlines. This time, we’ll use the data in ARK’s “The Bitcoin Monthly” report to establish its impact on the bitcoin ecosystem. Remember that the non-profit organization LFG, AKA the Luna Foundation Guard, accumulated BTC to defend UST’s peg to the dollar. In a then-delated May interview, Terra’s Do Kwon said that they were trying to get to $1B in BTC so that “besides Satoshi, we will be the largest single holder of Bitcoin in the world.” Related Reading | Terra Beats Tesla As Second-Largest Corporate Bitcoin Holder After $1.5B....