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 […]
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What happened to the bitcoin reserve behind Terra’s UST stablecoin?
Bitcoin fell below the $26,000 level since December 2020. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) CFOTO | Future Publishing via Getty Images Investors have been eager to find out what happened to the $3 billion in bitcoin bought up by crypto firm Terra to back its failed […]
What is terraUSD (UST) and how does it affect bitcoin?
Pedestrians walk past a display of cryptocurrency Bitcoin on February 15, 2022 in Hong Kong, China. Anthony Kwan | Getty Images A multibillion-dollar bet that bitcoin can act as a “reserve currency” for the crypto economy is already being tested as UST, a controversial stablecoin, struggles to maintain its $1 […]
Bitcoin (BTC) investors panic as terraUSD (UST) sinks below $1 peg
Investors in bitcoin are in panic mode as the controversial terraUSD stablecoin slips further from its intended $1 peg. TerraUSD, or UST, sank below 70 cents for the first time late Monday, as holders continued to flee the token in what some have described as a “bank run.” The token […]