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"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. 

10 mei 2022

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.”

10 mei 2022

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?

9 mei 2022

Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) will lend $1.5 billion in BTC and UST to defend the peg of its algorithmic stablecoin to the U.S. dollar. This comes after UST briefly lost its peg to the dollar over the weekend.

9 mei 2022

Value locked on decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols set 2022 lows this weekend amid a broader sell-off in global markets and waning interest in risk-on assets. Maxim Galash, CEO of DeFi yields platform Coinchange, discusses DeFi exploits, UST concerns, strategies for navigating the risks of open finance and more.

9 mei 2022

Crypto analysts took a stab at Tron Founder Justin Sun’s new algorithmic stablecoin decentralized USD (USDD), calling it a clone of Terra’s UST coin. "The Hash” group discusses Tron’s whitepaper being an alleged copy of Ethereum, the rapid growth of UST and signs of increasing algorithmic stablecoin adoption. 

5 mei 2022

Terra will provide liquidity for TerraUSD (UST) trade pairs on Polygon-based decentralized finance (DeFi) exchange SynFutures as the stablecoin continues to grow in popularity. “The Hash” group discusses the Luna Foundation Guard’s (LFG) bitcoin acquisitions to back the digital asset and Terra’s efforts to build cultural bridges with external ecosystems like Avalanche. 

4 mei 2022

CoinDesk Reporter Krisztian Sandor discusses the Luna Foundation Guard’s bitcoin reserves for the UST stablecoin, noting the nonprofit organization as the “most followed whale,” holding almost as much BTC as Tesla. Sandor explains LFG’s role in the Terra blockchain ecosystem, algorithmic stablecoins, and the possible risks of UST.

22 apr 2022

Professor Ryan Clements of the University of Calgary discusses the dynamics of the Terra LUNA ecosystem as UST becomes the third-largest stablecoin. Clements explains the systemic risk issues of the UST stablecoin and the Anchor protocol’s role in maintaining traction. Plus, a conversation about outside investments and Terra’s bitcoin reserves. 

20 apr 2022

TerraForm Lab’s UST has become the third-largest stablecoin, meanwhile there’s a 17% spike in the LUNA governance token’s price. “The Hash” group discusses the race to capture the stablecoin market, comments made by Tether’s Paolo Ardoino and the differences between asset-backed and algorithmic stablecoins.

19 apr 2022