The sister token of controversial stablecoin TerraUSD is now basically worthless.
Luna plunged to $0 Friday, according to data from CoinGecko, marking a stunning collapse for a cryptocurrency that at one point was worth more than $100.
The demise of controversial stablecoin venture Terra has resulted in a meltdown in the crypto market, which erased billions of dollars in value in a single day.
TerraUSD or UST, is supposed to be pegged one-to-one with the U.S. dollar. UST has however lost its peg and on Friday was trading at around 12 cents, according to data from CoinGecko.
Bitcoin staged a rebound on Friday, jumping above $30,000 despite the ongoing woes of stablecoin TerraUSD which has caused panic in the crypto market. Investors likely took some comfort from news that tether, the world’s biggest stablecoin, had regained its dollar peg after declining below $1 for several hours.
The world’s largest cryptocurrency bitcoin was last trading at around $30,046.85, according to Coin Metrics data, up 5.3% after it dropped to levels not seen since late 2020 earlier this week.
However, the digital currency is still down more than 15% for the week.
What is UST?
UST and luna are linked. UST is dubbed an algorithmic stablecoin meaning its $1 peg is supposed to be governed by underlying code. That is fundamentally different to other stablecoins like tether and USDC which are backed by real-world assets such as bonds. UST has no real-world reserves.
The UST algorithm works through a complex system of minting and burning tokens to maintain price stability. A UST token is created by destroying some of the related cryptocurrency luna to maintain the dollar peg.
But the extreme market volatility has put UST to the test and it has been unable to maintain the peg.
Adding further complications is the fact that the Terra blockchain which underpins UST and luna stopped processing transactions twice in less than 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, temporarily delisted UST and luna Friday.
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said that while the firm “always aims to be neutral,” it “will break that rule this time.”
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Luna has really brought a lot of question that even make those who never believed in crypto mock cryptocurrency.
I was really devastated by the fall too rapid for a short period.
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