Following the demise of the Terra-based stablecoin UST, the fiat-pegged token DAI has become the largest decentralized stablecoin in existence today. Moreover, Makerdao has regained the decentralized finance (defi) protocol’s position as the top defi protocol in terms of total value locked (TVL). Makerdao’s DAI Regains the Top Decentralized Stablecoin Position This month, it’s quite…
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From a desperate investor’s ill-advised visit to Terra co-founder Do Kwon’s house resulting in an arrest, the announcement of a new Terra network, and blockchain talk at Davos, to predictions of U.S. economic collapse if inflation isn’t reigned in quickly, there’s no shortage of action-packed crypto stories this past week. Without further ado, this is…
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Hint: Many altcoins—not just LUNA—are down over 80% from their all-time highs in 2022. Bitcoin (BTC) is regaining its lost crypto market dominance even as it trades nearly 60% below its record highs. Bitcoin dominance at 6-month highs The Bitcoin Market Dominance (BTC.D) index, a metric that weighs BTC’s market capitalization against the rest of…
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After a delay on Friday, the new Terra (LUNA) blockchain started producing blocks on Saturday in an attempt to relaunch its ecosystem after a spectacular failure that erased billions in market value. “Today marks the beginning of the next chapter for the Terra community; one in which our potential knows no bounds & our…
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The launch of the new LUNA mainnet comes as problems persist for other well-known altcoins. Bitcoin (BTC) analysts faced another day of frustration on May 28 as BTC/USD refused to offer volatility up or down. BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView “Not the decoupling we wanted” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed the…
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The past week in DeFi saw Uniswap breach $1 trillion trading volume, while WEF 2022 saw Terra at the center of most crypto and DeFi discussions. The decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem continues to struggle with the ongoing market volatility and after-effects of the Terra ecosystem collapse. Over the past week, major DeFi protocols showed signs…
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The Terra 2.0 mainnet (Phoenix-1) went live today as per the original timeline set by Terra developers and started producing blocks. Do Kwon, the co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, confirmed the relaunch of Terra’s new chain, Terra 2.0, which aims to revive the fallen Terra (LUNA) and TerraUSD (UST) ecosystem. Kwon’s revival plan for…
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UST, a stablecoin that’s supposed to maintain a price peg with the US dollar 1:1, spiraled out of control to reach as low as USD 0.10 this month. Following the momentous rise of UST in just a few months, only a few predicted its monumental crash, especially with the dominance stablecoins were gaining in…
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The launch of the new Terra (LUNA) blockchain has been pushed back one day and is now expected to go live this Saturday. The launch is readying as the Terra community voted to burn a portion of the old terraUSD (UST) supply, while some projects are migrating to other blockchains…. Read More: Terra’s New…
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Blockchain analysis firm Nansen identifies two major takeaways following Terra’s UST algorithmic stablecoin collapse. As the dust settles on the cataclysmic collapse of the Terra ecosystem, an on-chain deep-dive carried out by blockchain analytics firm Nansen highlights two major takeaways. The cryptocurrency ecosystem was awash with varying speculatory theories around the cause of Terra’s algorithmic…
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