Terra's UST Stablecoin Falls as Low as 65 Cents Before Rebounding: What Went Wrong?
"Crypto Critics' Corner" Co-host Bennett Tomlin explains what might have gone wrong in the Terra Luna ecosystem leading to the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin collapse. Tomlin explains the algorithmic stablecoin's dependence on the luna token and addresses the Luna Foundation Guard’s deployment of bitcoin reserves to rectify the price. Plus, a discussion on how centralized crypto exchanges like Binance are reacting to UST losing its peg to the U.S. dollar.
Terra’s UST Loses Dollar Peg; Philippines Expects Marcos Jr Win
UST loses dollar peg as Terra market cap plunges. Coinhako receives full license to provide Digital Payment Token services in Singapore. Marcos Jr. poised to become next Philippine president; Blockchain industry players react. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”
Binance Restarts LUNA and UST Withdrawals After Brief Suspension
LUNA token was down 52% on the day, while UST recovered slightly to $0.90 at the time of writing.
UST Stablecoin Veers Wildly From Dollar Peg. Here's the Latest
By tapping into its bitcoin reserves, UST’s salvation may have exacerbated a bitcoin sell-off that brought BTC to its lowest price since July 2021.
First Mover Asia: Did Nvidia Profit From Crypto Mining? Consider Its Manufacturing Partners’ Stocks; Cryptos Have a Rough Day
The manufacturer of graphics processing units has been reluctant to acknowledge the role its products play in crypto mining; bitcoin and ether plummet.
New Fed Report Repeats Warning About Stablecoin Run Risks as UST Loses Peg
The Federal Reserve's biannual report came out on the same day Terra's dollar-pegged UST stablecoin fell below $0.85.
Investors Flee Terra’s Anchor as UST Stablecoin Repeatedly Loses $1 Peg
Deposits on the Anchor protocol plunged below $9 billion from $14 billion since Friday after Terra’s stablecoin, UST, struggles to recover to $1. ANC, the protocol’s token, fell 35% during the day.
BTC Down Over 10% in 24 Hours, TerraUSD Drops to 92 Cents
TheoTrade Co-founder Don Kaufman shares his bitcoin price analysis as the “digital gold” dropped over 10% during the last 24 hours. How is BTC correlated with the Nasdaq and S&P 500?
UST Stablecoin Loses Dollar Peg for Second Time in 48 Hours, LUNA Market Cap Falls Below UST's
The development comes after the Luna Foundation Guard announced that its massive bitcoin reserves will be used to defend UST’s dollar peg.
Luna Foundation Guard Lends $1.5B in BTC and UST for Stablecoin Peg
The move comes after UST briefly lost its peg to the U.S dollar over the weekend.
