xASTRO staking and upcoming ‘Terra wars’ send Astroport price to new highs
ASTRO price rallied to a new all-time high after the launch of xASTRO staking and traders’ expectation that the Terra ecosystem will soon wage its own version of the “Curve wars.” Projects that launch on up-and-coming blockchain networks can often benefit from a low competition environment that allows them to attract new users and liquidity at a faster rate than crowded networks like Ethereum. A recent example of this is Astroport (ASTRO), an automated market maker (AMM) on the Terra (LUNA) network that has seen an influx of activity alongside the increased attention that is being focused....
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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 […]