Terra


Videos

New Terra Blockchain Expected to Launch Saturday

Terra’s new blockchain will be launched Saturday followed by an airdrop of new luna tokens to users as part of a broader plan to revive the failing ecosystem. “The Hash” panel discusses the fate of Terra and whether it can successfully come back from the dead.

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Opinion

Nansen Research Debunks Single 'Attacker' Myth in Terra's Collapse

The TerraUSD stablecoin collapsed for one reason: big holders didn't trust it.

TerraUSD's "peg" was supposed to keep holders safe – just like this unfortunate bollard. Neither, apparently, could take the pressure. (Robert Kneschke /EyeEm/Getty Images)

Tech

Terra lanzaría su nueva blockchain el sábado, seguida del airdrop de LUNA

Serán las primeras acciones de un plan más amplio para ayudar a revivir el ecosistema Terra y sus tokens.

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Tech

New Terra Blockchain Launch Expected Saturday, With LUNA Airdrop to Follow

The move is part of a broader plan to help revive the Terra ecosystem and its related tokens.

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Tech

Terra Devs Need a Home. Other Blockchains Are Courting Them

Armed with multimillion-dollar ecosystem funds, chains like Polygon and Kadena are trying to woo coders whose work is endangered by Terra’s meltdown.

Traders make bullish forecasts after bitcoin's escape from a triangular consolidation . (Source: Pixabay, PhotoMosh)

Videos

State of DeFi: Should Chainlink Oracles Be of Concern?

As the collapse of Terra's ecosystem poses contagion risks across DeFi land, "Proof of Decentralization" Podcast Host Chris Blec unpacks the vulnerabilities and potential consequences of Chainlink oracles relying on multisig and how it could bring down all of DeFi. "This is an intentional point of control that the Chainlink team chose to keep in the protocol," Blec said.

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Markets

First Mover Asia: Regulatory Attention on Terra Could Change South Korean Trading Environment; Bitcoin Goes Sideways

The founders of two prominent crypto-related organizations said tightened restrictions could make it difficult for foreign tokens to list on Korean exchanges, discouraging projects from trying.

Seoul, South Korea (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)

Videos

Acting OCC Chief Michael Hsu on Regulating Stablecoins After Terra ‘Contagion’

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu discusses his take on the rise and fall of Terra’s “hype-driven economy,” its “contagion” to Tether (USDT) and the broader crypto ecosystem, and why he doesn’t think he would regulate algorithmic stablecoins.

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