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Luna's Collapse Shows DeFi's Dire Need for Technical, Regulatory Controls

Liquidity aggregators could help manage market participants get through Black Swan events.

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Ripple Effects of UST Stablecoin Collapse

Stablecoin drama continues to ripple across the crypto markets. The tether (USDT) stablecoin, the world's largest stablecoin by market cap, dipped as low as 96 cents Thursday before bouncing back. Terra's UST stablecoin also tumbled to levels as low as 28 cents. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Terra Proposes Token Burn and Increase in Pool Size to Stop UST Dilution

As algorithmic stablecoin UST and luna (LUNA) continue to fall precipitously, Terra has proposed to burn UST and increase the available pool of luna as a solution to the crisis. "The Hash" team discusses the plan and whether or not it could save Terra from total collapse.

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Terra’s LUNA Sacrifice; Australian Crypto ETFs Launch

Terra sacrifices LUNA to save UST peg. Crypto market tumbles in response to inflation data and Terra fiasco. Australia’s first Bitcoin and Ethereum spot ETFs go live. South Korea hopes to institutionalize crypto by 2024. Those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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Chainalysis CEO on What On-Chain Data Reveals About UST’s Downfall

Chainalysis Co-founder & CEO Michael Gronager discusses the on-chain trends his firm is tracking for insights into UST unravelling. What does the data tell us about the role of institutional investors in UST’s collapse and the wider crypto markets? Plus, BTC dominance, Chainalysis raising $170 million doubling its valuation to $8.6 billion and more.

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Terra, Web 3 and Acceptable Risk in Innovation

Garbage Day newsletter author Ryan Broderick is skeptical about what comes after Web 2. There are challenges and opportunities ahead.

Does the UST meltdown say anything about the future and promises of crypto? (FLY:D/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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Meet the Terra Skeptic Who Predicted UST’s Turmoil

Kevin Zhou, founder of crypto-quant hedge fund Galois Capital and a noted skeptic of Do Kwon and the Terra community, dissects what he got right about UST stablecoin months before its collapse: What were the red flags? What’s keeping it alive? Could it restore its $1 peg?

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Exploring the Fallout of UST Stablecoin's Collapse

Kevin Zhou, Galois Capital founder and vocal critic of Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon's work, discusses the impact of the TerraUSD (UST) turmoil on the Terra ecosystem and the wider crypto markets as regulation looms. Plus, reactions to Terra's community-proposed plan that hopes to save UST.

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