Terra


Markets

Crisis in Terra's UST Stablecoin Spreads to Neutrino USD on Waves Protocol

Algorithmic stablecoins are under pressure after Terra's UST lost its $1 peg.

Stablecoin USDN loses its dollar peg. (TradingView)

Tech

UST’s Do Kwon Was Behind Earlier Failed Stablecoin, Ex-Terra Colleagues Say

Basis Cash, an algorithmic stablecoin project founded by the anonymous “Rick” and “Morty” in 2020, was actually the work of Terraform Labs employees.

Do Kwon (Terraforms Labs, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Terra Founder Do Kwon Supports Community's UST Proposal, LUNA Slides

The proposal seeks to bring UST back to its intended $1 peg.

TerraForm Labs founder and CEO Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Anchor Community Submits Proposal to Restore UST Peg

Algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD has fallen sharply from its $1 peg over the past 48 hours.

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Markets

UST Falls to 35 Cents, Terra Futures See $106M in Liquidations

Some 58% of LUNA traders were betting on higher prices even as the tokens fell yesterday.

Inflation will be in focus this week. (Jeffrey Coolidge/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Flirts With $30K During Asia Trading Day as Luna Foundation Guard Fights to Defend UST Peg

Glassnode analyst says change in exchange balance is due to LFG using bitcoin reserves to defend stablecoin peg.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December.

Markets

Terra’s LUNA Drops to Almost $1 After 90% Weekly Plunge

Value locked on Anchor, Terra’s largest DeFi protocol, dropped some $11 billion in the past two days.

LUNA token concept (Getty)

Markets

UST’s Bitcoin Reserve Too Late in Coming to Save Dollar Peg

Luna Foundation Guard buying billions of dollars in bitcoin without an infrastructure ready to deploy left Terra’s UST vulnerable to a “Soros-style attack,” an analyst said.

TerraForm Labs founder and CEO Do Kwon (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

UST Resumes Spiral After Quiet Day Orbiting 90 Cents

Terra’s shaky stablecoin is prompting calls for closer regulation by key U.S. officials.

TerraUSD (UST) broke its peg, falling below $1 for a second time on Monday and never regaining it. (Clive Mason/Getty Images)