Bitcoin price action appears to be back with a bang as record-breaking long leverage builds on Bitfinex. Bitcoin (BTC) bulls demanded a rematch of $30,000 later on May 12 as the market recovered from its lowest levels since late 2020. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView DXY looms large as BTC recovers Data from…
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The world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, and hedge fund giant Citadel Securities have denied claims that they had a role in the fall of terrausd (UST) and terra (LUNA). In addition, crypto exchange Gemini has denied making a bitcoin loan that resulted in the terra collapse. Blackrock, Citadel Securities, Gemini Deny Rumors Following the collapse…
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The two most-discussed tokens this week – luna (LUNA) and terraUSD (UST) kept moving lower, despite the team behind these projects announcing “three more emergency actions” in an attempt to save the UST algorithmic stablecoin…. Read More: LUNA Dives Below USD 0.05, UST Trends Lower Despite New Rescue Plans Read more »Pay, Trade, Buy…
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Global market maker Citadel Securities and major asset manager BlackRock have denied involvement in the collapse of Terra’s algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD (UST). The assertions came after a conspiracy theory that alleged Citadel Securities and BlackRock made a coordinated attack on UST and hugely profited from its collapse had spread like wildfire on social media…
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Decentralized finance (defi) protocols are having a hard time weathering the storm, as the total value locked in defi today is down 39.26% since April 3, from $230.18 billion to the current $139.81 billion. The sudden value drop stemming from Terra’s native assets, LUNA and UST, has pushed Lido down to the third-largest TVL position…
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Bitcoin leverage traders show little interest in going long even as BTC price flirts with new lows below $29,000. Bitcoin (BTC) price initially bounced from its recent low at $29,000 but the overall market sentiment after a 25% price drop in five days is still largely negative. Currently, the crypto “Fear and Greed Index,” which…
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Projects associated with Terra suffer losses of more than 80% as contagion spreads. Meanwhile, Maker (DAI) gets a boost as traders look for other decentralized stablecoin options. The knock-on effect of the collapse of Terra (LUNA) and its TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin have spread wide across the cryptocurrency market on May 11 as projects with any…
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Do Kwon, co-founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, the entity behind Terra (LUNA), found himself in a peculiar position with his bet that LUNA would stay above USD 88 – as the coin dropped over 90% in a single day. In mid-March, Do Kwon took a bet with pseudonymous Twitter user Sensei Algod, a…
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Bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), and the broader crypto market experienced a sharp correction today after the terraUSD (UST) stablecoin collapsed, and an inflation report in the US revealed higher-than-expected price rises. However, prices later turned around, marking a strong recovery for the major cryptoassets. As of 15:20 UTC, BTC traded at USD 31,459, up…
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During the last few days, the crypto economy has been tumultuous as billions have fled the market in search of safety. The issues with LUNA sparked a significant sell-off as Terra’s native digital asset dropped 97% in value against the U.S. dollar in 24 hours. Terrausd has slipped 67% lower than the $1 parity and…
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