OKX Delists Terra's LUNA and UST Citing User Protection
13.5.2022
Margin, borrowing services have paused since Asian morning hours, and UST pairings would be terminated later today
Terra Validators Halt Crypto Mining As It Tanked 99%
13.5.2022
Terra validators halted the blockchain mining at block 7607789 after the cryptocurrency fell 99% to be traded at 98.5% down, based on the data published by CoinMarketCap. Validators are drawing a plan to reconstitute the blockchain. TerraUSD, or UST, fell early morning Friday due to the algorithmic...
Cardano’s ADA Jumps 40% to Lead Recovery in Major Cryptos; Sentiment Remains in 'Extreme Fear'
13.5.2022
Crypto markets added over 13% to capitalization in the past 24 hours even as inflation concerns persist
DeFi protocols declare losses as attackers exploit LUNA price feed discrepancy
13.5.2022
Venus Protocol and Blizz Finance announced that their protocols were exploited due to the difference in LUNA market price and price feed as Chainlink paused the LUNA oracle
BitKwonnect? 'Luna Brothers' moment sees Terra inflate token supply 3,500% overnight
13.5.2022
There are now 6.9 trillion LUNA in circulation, while the coin's value is practically zero in U.S. dollar terms
It's Getting Personal - 'Broke' LUNA Investor Comes to Do Kwon’s House, Plans to Surrender to Police
13.5.2022
A furious terra (LUNA) investor appears to have come knocking at the door of the Terra mastermind Do Kwon (also known as Kwon Do-hyeong) looking for answers after the token spectacularly collapsed. South Korean police are hunting for an unidentified person who reportedly broke into the apartment...
Coinbase Ventures Backed Startup to Build Pan-African Crypto Exchange With $23 Million Capital Raise
13.5.2022
The African startup, Mara, recently said it has raised about $23 million in funding from organizations ranging from Coinbase Ventures to individual angel investors like Amit Bhatia and Hamad Alhoimaizi. Mara has also partnered with the Central African Republic (CAR) and will act as an adviser...
Crypto Related Stocks in Asia See Volatile Trading Amid Bitcoin Recovery
13.5.2022
Traditional market investors risked off publicly traded companies related to the crypto sector amid a drop in prices this week
Bitcoin price sees 'hell of a reversal candle' as 168,000 BTC leaves exchanges
13.5.2022
Nothing keeps a Bitcoin bull down for long, and now, BTC price action is back above $30,000 after 24-hour gains of 30%
Trust in stablecoins 'infinitely more important' than collateral
13.5.2022
As the debate over the trustworthiness of stablecoins intensifies due to Terra, one expert thinks builders should push for the coins to be decentralized with a clear use case
Report: UAE’s Emirates Airline Set to Use ‘Bitcoin as a Payment Service’
13.5.2022
One of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s leading airlines, Emirates Airline, said it has plans to add “bitcoin as a payment service.” The airline is planning to recruit personnel to create applications that monitor client needs. Two Different Applications and Approaches...
SEC's Hester Peirce says new stablecoin regs need to allow room for failure
13.5.2022
The SEC’s “crypto mom” Hester Peirce has said the regulatory “movement” around stablecoins needs to allow for “trial and error” and room for failure