Terra


Markets

Terra Proposes Token Burn and Increase in Pool Size to Stop UST Dilution

Terra believes decreasing the amount of UST in circulation while increasing the amount of available LUNA is the easiest way to return the UST to its dollar peg.

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Markets

Terra’s LUNA Has Dropped 99.7% in Under a Week. That’s Good for UST

LUNA tokens lost 96% in the past 24 hours alone, prompting more to be minted in a mechanism that helped lift the UST price.

Moon (Ralph Mayhew/Unsplash)

Markets

Citadel Securities, BlackRock, Gemini Slam Social Media Accusations of Involvement With UST Collapse

A conspiracy theory that began on 4chan and was amplified by Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has been met with swift denials by all parties.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December.

Markets

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin at 16-Month Low as UST Collapse Shows Risks of 'Algo' Stablecoins

A number of algorithm-based stablecoins have already failed; bitcoin and other cryptos see deep red.

Bitcoin and other major cryptos plummeted. (Shutterstock)

Policy

Regulators Should Pay Attention to UST

A stablecoin de-pegged. People lost money. It ain’t great.

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Markets

'$DAI Will Die' Tweet Twisted Back on Terra's Kwon as UST Loses $1 Peg

Terra's UST briefly fell below $6.5 billion in market cap on Wednesday morning, allowing DAI to be the fourth-biggest stablecoin on the market for a time.

Do Kwon, a cofounder of Terraform Labs

Opinion

Do Kwon Is the Elizabeth Holmes of Crypto

If you promise investors something impossible, is it a crime?

LUNA fell to as low as $7.62 during Asian trading hours. (TradingView)

Finance

Crypto Fund Arca Doubled Down on UST Amid Stablecoin’s Collapse

“UST will ultimately maintain its peg,” the hedge fund told partners Tuesday in a note obtained by CoinDesk.

Rayne Steinberg at Invest: NYC 2019 via CoinDesk archives