Stablecoin

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Finance

Terra Blockchain Resumes Following 9-Hour Halt

Blocks 7607790 and 7607791 came through at around 11:27 UTC Friday.

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Opinion

Yellen Call for 'Responsible' Crypto Innovation Is Right

Pennsylvania Congressman Glen Thompson has proposed a thoughtful, well-formulated blueprint for "crypto regulation" that aligns with U.S. Treasury Department’s proposals.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at American University (Jesse Hamilton for CoinDesk)

Finance

Kevin Zhou on UST's Roller-Coaster Ride and Where It Goes From Here

The Galois Capital co-founder foresaw the problems with UST, and joined CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” to discuss what could happen to it now.

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Videos

Ripple Effects of UST Stablecoin Collapse

Stablecoin drama continues to ripple across the crypto markets. The tether (USDT) stablecoin, the world's largest stablecoin by market cap, dipped as low as 96 cents Thursday before bouncing back. Terra's UST stablecoin also tumbled to levels as low as 28 cents. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stabilizes as Altcoins Underperform; Expect More Volatility

Analysts expect greater price swings because of macroeconomic risks and ongoing stablecoin woes.

Volatility ahead (Matt Hardy/Unsplash)

Finance

LUNA, UST Issuer Terra Restarts Blockchain After Brief Shutdown

The price of LUNA fell too low to prevent governance attacks, Terraform Labs tweeted when it announced the network had been halted.

“When the market takes a downturn, a lot of those highly volatile crypto assets will be sold off for UST and then staked in Anchor for a savings account,” says Do Kwon, a cofounder of Terraform Labs

Policy

'Failure Should Be an Option,' US Sen. Pat Toomey Says of UST Turmoil

The Banking Committee’s top Republican doesn’t want asset-backed stablecoins tarnished by the UST drama.

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)