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Justin Sun Says Proof-of-Work 'Essential' Part of Ethereum

Tron's controversial founder said his stablecoin, USDD, will be the first to support the post-Merge Ethereum fork, on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

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Tron Founder Justin Sun on Ethereum Merge, USDD Stablecoin Outlook

Tron Founder Justin Sun discusses his support for Ethereum's proof-of-work (PoW) hard fork as the blockchain is expected to transition to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism, an event known as The Merge. Plus, how Tron-based algorithmic stablecoin USDD will become the "first stablecoin in the EthereumPOW ecosystem" and thoughts on crypto winter.

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Tron's TRX Bumps 27% as DAO Deploys $220M for Token Purchase

Founder Justin Sun has injected over $2 billion this week to support the Tron market.

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Crypto Market Slumps; USDD Depegging Fears

Tron founder Justin Sun steps in as USDD stablecoin loses its dollar parity. Microstrategy shares plunge as bitcoin freefalls. Binance resumes withdrawals on Bitcoin network after a temporary pause. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Tron’s Stablecoin Peg to Dollar Wobbles; Justin Sun Swears to Deploy $2B to Prop Up

Decentralized USD (USDD) fell to as low as 91 cents on crypto exchanges early Monday and was changing hands around 99 cents at press time.

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Tron Founder Justin Sun on Stablecoins in Wake of Terra Collapse

Tron founder Justin Sun discusses his take on the Terra ecosystem in the wake of UST’s meltdown, the risks and benefits of algorithmic stablecoins, the impact of Tether’s USDT on the crypto markets and Tron’s stablecoin USDD. Plus, responding to financial crime allegations made by The Verge.

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Tron Founder Justin Sun on Stablecoins in Wake of Terra Collapse

Tron founder Justin Sun discusses his take on the Terra ecosystem in the wake of UST's meltdown, the risks and benefits of algorithmic stablecoins, the impact of Tether's USDT on the crypto markets and Tron's stablecoin USDD. Plus, responding to financial crime allegations made by The Verge.

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Justin Sun Talks USDD Stablecoin in Wake of LUNA/UST Unravel

The controversial crypto entrepreneur explains how an algorithmic stablecoin can still succeed while denying rumors he was behind the de-pegging of Terra’s failed UST.

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Is Justin Sun's USDD Stablecoin a Copycat?

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. 

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BTC Reacts to Possible Half-Point Rate Rise in May

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Markets Brad Keoun discusses bitcoin’s reaction to recent statements by Fed Chair Jerome Powell about a possible interest rate hike by 50 basis points. Plus, crypto’s environmental impact as Earth Day raises ESG concerns, Justin Sun’s USDD stablecoin project and the best times of day to trade crypto. 

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