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The Risks Behind LUNA-UST Stablecoin, According to a Bearish Academic

The Terra ecosystem's breakout success may be "unsustainable," University of Calgary law professor Ryan Clements said on CoinDesk TV's “First Mover.”

LUNA-UST Stablecoin Shows Risks of Destabilization, Law Professor Says (Ganapathy Kumar/Unsplash)

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Frax, Terra-Backed 4pool Goes Live on Fantom Network, Attracts $31M

Frax is working on supporting Fantom projects interested in joining the yield pool, its founder confirmed.

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Systemic Risks in Terra LUNA Ecosystem

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. 

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Terra’s LUNA Surges 17% as UST Becomes Third-Largest Stablecoin

Terra has also purchased record amounts of Convex tokens in the past month, research found.

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Tether's Paolo Ardoino on UST: 'It's All Fun and Games' Until You're a $100B Coin

The algorithmic stablecoin's growth has surpassed its larger rivals.

Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino at Paris Blockchain Week on April 14, 2022. (Twitter/Bitfinex, modified by CoinDesk)

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First Mover Asia: Terra Is 2022’s Version of Corporate Bitcoin Buying; Cryptos Hold Steady in Weekend Trading

The Luna Foundation Guard now holds about $1.7 billion in bitcoin, but crypto markets seem unimpressed with its purchases this year; bitcoin and ether are flat.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December.

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Terraform Labs Gives $820M in LUNA Tokens to Luna Foundation Guard

LFG's reserves now stand at about $2.4 billion.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December.

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Terra's Anchor Protocol to Launch on Polkadot DeFi Hub Acala

A month after launching on Avalanche, Anchor continues its expansion onto new base layers.

An installation by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, after whom Polkadot's canary network is named. (Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)

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Luna Foundation Guard Adds $100M in BTC to UST Reserves

LFG's balance now sits at $2.26 billion, 75% of which is bitcoin.

Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon on CoinDesk TV in December.

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Why LFG's BTC Buying Spree Barely Moved the Markets This Time

The Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) added over $173 million in bitcoin (BTC) to its TerraUSD stablecoin reserves, totaling its holdings to almost 40,000 BTC, or roughly $1.67 billion. “The Hash” group discusses the lack of a bitcoin price reaction to LFG’s purchases, the correlation of bitcoin to traditional markets and the “tribal nature of crypto.”

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