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Bitcoin and Ethereum Struggle, LUNA Down 84% while Altcoins Show Signs of Recovery
11.5.2022
Bitcoin price started an upside correction above the USD 31,000 level. BTC even climbed above USD 32,000 but struggled near USD 32,500. It is currently (04:03 UTC) trading near USD 31,300 and is up 2% in a day and down 17% in a week.
Similarly, most major altcoins are facing hurdles. ETH...
Biggest Movers: LUNA Loses 50% of Its Value, While XMR and AXS Declines Continue
10.5.2022
LUNA was down by over 50% in today’s session as markets continued to react to UST losing its parity with USD. As such traders lost faith in the stablecoin founded by Do Kwon, which dropped to its lowest point since September. Whilst LUNA stole the headlines, XMR and AXS also saw recent...
UST Rebounds From $0.66 per Coin to $0.93, Crypto Community Assesses Stablecoin’s Damaged Reputation
10.5.2022
On Monday, May 9, 2022, the stablecoin terrausd (UST) lost its parity with the U.S. dollar and dropped to an all-time low of $0.66 per unit. The stablecoin has been one of the most topical discussions in crypto during the past 24 hours, as many have been betting on whether it will fail or recover....
Bitcoin & Crypto Selloff: Liquidations, Extreme Fear, Eyes on MicroStrategy, and Possible Support Levels
10.5.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) and the broader crypto market went into a sharp selloff over the past day, led lower by a de-pegging of the partially BTC-backed stablecoin terraUSD (UST) and a falling risk sentiment globally....
Read More: Bitcoin & Crypto Selloff: Liquidations, Extreme Fear, Eyes on MicroStrategy...
Binance suspends LUNA and UST withdrawals citing network congestion
10.5.2022
The market value of UST, Terra’s stablecoin offering, recently fell below the expected $1 price point as LUNA’s price witnessed a sharp decline owing to a significant selloff
Conspiracy Theories Abound as Terra Tries to Save UST
10.5.2022
TerraUSD (UST), an algorithmic stablecoin hosted by the Terra network and created by South Korea's Terraform Labs, has once again lost its dollar peg after a wave of sell-offs hit the crypto market.
The stablecoin, which is supposed to maintain a value of USD 1 by creating and destroying supply...
'Kwontitative easing' — BTC price hits $43K in UST as Terra empties $2.2B Bitcoin bag
10.5.2022
A frantic effort to rescue UST continues as Bitcoin weathers the storm to receive a $35,000 target next
Terra peg mechanism in doubt as UST crashes to 67 cents
10.5.2022
Terra USD (UST) and its backing coin LUNA have been in a veritable nosedive in price and market cap since major sell-offs began in the ecosystem
42.5K BTC reportedly moved from Luna Foundation Guard wallet as UST peg crumbles
9.5.2022
The Bitcoin price plunged below $31,000 on Monday, marking a new low for the year. Altcoins also sold off sharply
Investors Flee Terra’s Anchor as UST Stablecoin Repeatedly Loses $1 Peg
9.5.2022
Deposits on the Anchor protocol plunged below $9 billion from $14 billion since Friday after Terra’s stablecoin, UST, struggles to recover to $1. ANC, the protocol’s token fell 35% during the day
As LUNA’s Price Drops Over 33% in 24 Hours, Stablecoin UST Slips Below $1 Parity to $0.93
9.5.2022
As bitcoin dropped to fresh new lows on Monday, the price of terra (LUNA) slid by 33.3% during the last 24 hours. Moreover, the project’s stablecoin terrausd (UST) has lost stability, dropping to $0.932008 per token. Additionally, the Luna Foundation Guard’s bitcoin wallet...
Price analysis 5/9: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, ADA, LUNA, DOGE, AVAX, DOT
9.5.2022
BTC and many altcoins are fast approaching the “capitulation phase”, which is typically followed by the market finding a bottom
Luna Foundation to Lend $1.5 Billion in Bitcoin and UST to Market Makers — Plan Aims to Protect Stablecoin’s $1 Parity
9.5.2022
As crypto markets continue to slide in value, concerns about the algorithmic stablecoin terrausd (UST) losing its $1 parity have swelled in recent times. Two days ago on May 7, 2022, UST dipped down to $0.985 per unit against tether (USDT), and the stablecoin’s price drop invoked a great...
Bitcoin Slides Below USD 33K, Analysts Look for Possible Bottom
9.5.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) crashed to its lowest level since last summer as the number one cryptocurrency hit the USD 32,000 level. The Monday crash came as the broader crypto market sold off over the weekend, led by falling stock prices and fears that terraUSD (UST) could lose its dollar peg. Meanwhile...
Luna Foundation Loans Out BTC to Defend Bitcoin Peg, Faces Community Backlash
9.5.2022
The Luna Foundation Guard (LFG), the entity tasked with holding bitcoin (BTC) as part of the reserves backing the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin, has loaned out USD 750m worth of BTC to a trading firm “to help protect the UST peg.” Confronted with what this really means, Terra (LUNA) founder Do Kwon...
LFG to deploy $1.5 billion to bolster UST peg and build BTC reserves
9.5.2022
LFG outlined that it will first loan out $750 million worth of BTC to over-the-counter trading firms to manage the capital and “help protect” UST
Value Locked in Decentralized Finance Slides 17% Lower Over the Last 30 Days
8.5.2022
The value locked in decentralized finance (defi) protocols has lost 17.77% over the last 30 days, falling from $221.67 billion to today’s $182.27 billion. Moreover, statistics show the total value locked (TVL) across a broad range of defi protocols shed significant value during the last...
LUNA drops 20% in a day as whale dumps Terra's UST stablecoin — selloff risks ahead?
8.5.2022
Excessive Terra supply coupled with UST supply contraction coincides with LUNA's price decline
Bitcoin price target now $29K, trader warns after Terra weathers $285M 'FUD' attack
8.5.2022
Doom and gloom continues for Bitcoin markets as Terra's Do Kwon brushes aside a "deliberate and coordinated" attack on its TerraUSD and LUNA tokens
Biggest Movers: LUNA Falls to 6-Week Low, as ALGO Surges 15% on Saturday
7.5.2022
Despite Terra buying $1.5 billion worth of BTC this week, LUNA slipped to a six-week low to start the weekend. Overall, crypto markets remained in the red, however ALGO was one of the rare exceptions to record significant gains. Algorand (ALGO) ALGO was easily one of the biggest gainers during...