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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...
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...
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...
From smart insurance to on-chain document verification: Here’s how NEAR aims to improve Kenya
9.5.2022
NEAR Foundation backs Kenya-based blockchain community Sankore to educate and train blockchain developers and analysts to support the growth of local projects
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
Luna Foundation Guard Lens $1.5B in BTC and UST for Stablecoin Peg
9.5.2022
The move comes after UST briefly lost its peg to the U.S dollar over the weekend
Tron DAO Reserve Purchases $38 Million in TRX to Safeguard the Stablecoin USDD
8.5.2022
On May 5, Tron’s algorithmic stablecoin USDD went live and so far, the fiat-pegged token has been listed on a number of decentralized finance (defi) protocols. Two days later, the Tron DAO Reserve announced it purchased 504.6 million tron (TRX) to back the algorithmic stablecoin, as...
Anchor Protocol’s Earn Rate Adjusts for the First Time, From 19.4 to 18% APY
7.5.2022
Following the governance vote that aimed to implement a semi-dynamic earn rate for the Anchor Protocol, the decentralized finance (defi) platform’s earn rate adjusted downward for the first time this month. After holding steady with a 19.4% annual percentage yield (APY) since the project...
Market Wrap: Cryptos and Stocks Fall, Luna Foundation Guard Accumulates Bitcoin
5.5.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) and stocks declined on Thursday. The market's risk-off tone has overwhelmed short-term price jumps, although The Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) continued to buy
Luna Foundation Acquires $1.4 Billion in Bitcoin, Decentralized Reserve Stash Rises to 80,394 BTC
5.5.2022
According to a report published on Thursday, the Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) explained that it acquired 37,863 bitcoin worth more than $1.4 billion through two over-the-counter deals. The LFG now holds 80,394 bitcoin in its reserves currently worth just under $3 billion using today’s...
Luna Foundation Guard Acquires $1.5B in Bitcoin to Reinforce Stablecoin Reserves
5.5.2022
The Luna Foundation Guard has acquired Bitcoin valued at $1.5 billion in a series of OTC transactions
Luna Foundation Guard purchases additional 37,863 BTC as part of reserve strategy
5.5.2022
The purchase, totaling roughly $1.5 billion, will be used to further backstop Terra Luna’s algorithmic stablecoin UST
Filecoin Foundation and MuckRock Seek to Integrate Decentralized Document Storage
4.5.2022
Wikipedia Stops Accepting Cryptocurrency Donations Citing Community’s Environmental Concerns
2.5.2022
Wikipedia has decided to stop accepting cryptocurrency donations after eight years of doing so. The decision is based on the request by the Wikimedia community citing “issues of environmental sustainability” as a key reason. Wikipedia Discontinues Accepting Bitcoin, Crypto Donations...
Dfinity Foundation files lawsuit against Meta over infinity logo
2.5.2022
The court filing is based not on Meta’s logo using the infinity symbol itself, but rather registering a trademark for use in fields offering similar goods and services
Telegram Users Can Send and Receive Toncoin Within Messenger Chats
2.5.2022
Telegram users can now send and receive toncoin directly within the application’s chats, according to a tweet by The Open Network (TON) Foundation. In addition to the toncoin support, users can also purchase bitcoin via the software’s bot system. TON Foundation Reveals Telegram...
Wikimedia Foundation shutters BitPay account halting crypto donations
2.5.2022
The Wikimedia Foundation decided it has had enough of crypto as 71% decided to ban all digital asset donations and to close its BitPay account
Coinbase Cloud Partners with Acala Foundation to Support Liquid Staking
27.4.2022
Coinbase Cloud recently announced a partnership with Acala Foundation. The collaboration will promote liquid staking, with KSM being their first target on Karura. The process allows token holders to stake tokens while integrating them into DeFi without subjecting token holders to any unbonding...
L2 Scaling Startup Optimism Reveals Governance Collective, Native Token, and ‘Many Airdrops’
27.4.2022
The layer two (L2) Ethereum scaling project Optimism has announced the launch of Optimism Collective, “a large-scale experiment in digital democratic governance” managed by the newly created Optimism Foundation. In addition to the governance collective, the plan is to launch a token...
So What if the Ethereum Foundation Holds Fiat?
27.4.2022
The Ethereum Foundation disclosed in an annual report that nearly 20% of its treasury is made up of non-crypto investments