Tag: Stablecoin

TRON Joins Stablecoin Wars Will Launch USDD With 30% APY

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Founder of TRON Justin Sun announced the launch of an algorithm stablecoin on this network. Called USDD, the digital asset will be deployed on May 5, 2022, and will offer users a basic “risk-free” interest rate of 30% annual percentage yield (APY). Related Reading | TA: Bitcoin Technicals Suggest Bulls Aim Sharp Move Above $42K The stablecoin will be available on TRON, but users can access it from Ethereum and the Binance Smart Chain. According to the open letter, the digital asset will be launched in partnership with “major blockchain players”…

XMR Climbs to 6-Month High, TRX up 17% Following News of USDD Stablecoin – Market Updates Bitcoin News

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TRX was up by over 17% on Thursday, as founder H.E. Justin Sun announced that a new stablecoin, USDD, was going to be launched on the TRON blockchain. XMR was another big mover today, climbing to its highest point since November. TRON (TRX) TRX surged today, as founder H.E. Justin Sun of TRON confirmed that a new stablecoin will be launched on the blockchain. In a tweet, Sun stated that, “TRON DAO joined hands with major blockchain players to launch USDD (Decentralized USD), the most decentralized stablecoin in human history.”…

Terra’s LUNA Surges 17% as UST Becomes Third-Largest Stablecoin

CryptoX – Cryptocurrency Analysis and News Portal LFG has since purchased bitcoin, Avalanche’s AVAX, other stablecoins, data shows, with Terra also donating 10 million LUNA, worth $890 million at current prices, last week. The reserves currently sit at $2.48 billion at the time of writing, with 69% held in bitcoin. Source The post Terra’s LUNA Surges 17% as UST Becomes Third-Largest Stablecoin appeared first on CryptoX. CryptoX Portal

Terra’s Stablecoin UST Is Now Crypto’s Third Biggest

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Terra’s US dollar-pegged algorithmic cryptocurrency UST is moving up the ladder and now ranks third in terms of overall market capitalization. Today, the fast-growing Terra USD (UST) stablecoin from the Terra ecosystem passed another pivotal point, reaching a market valuation of more over $17 billion. As of Tuesday, UST had eclipsed the BSC-based stablecoin BUSD in market capitalization by more than $67 million. UST was operations in September 2020. To mint an equivalent amount of UST, a user must burn a reserve asset such as Terra (LUNA). UST Making Headlines This…

UK Crypto Industry Hopes for More Clarity From Planned Stablecoin Rules

“Although adoption is projected to grow in Great Britain in the midterm, the primary barriers to growth stem from security and regulatory concerns,” Emma McInnes, Global Head of Financial Services at YouGov told CoinDesk in an interview. “With recent announcements made by the U.K. government regarding regulation of businesses exposed to crypto assets, it remains to be seen whether these will be sufficient to provide consumer reassurance to allay these concerns.” Source

Terra’s Algorithmic Dollar-Pegged Crypto UST Is Now the Third-Largest Stablecoin – Altcoins Bitcoin News

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The algorithmic stablecoin stemming from the Terra (LUNA) network has become the third-largest stablecoin token in terms of market capitalization at $17.54 billion. As of today, UST’s market capitalization has surpassed the BSC-based stablecoin BUSD by more than $67 million. Stablecoin Terrausd Surpasses BUSD’s Market Valuation There’s a new leader in the world of stablecoins, as Terra’s dollar-pegged algorithmic cryptocurrency now commands the third-largest stablecoin position, in terms of overall market valuation. Statistics indicate that terrausd’s (UST) issuance increased by 14.9% over the last month and currently the stablecoin has…

Terra’s UST flips BUSD to become third-largest stablecoin

The Terra (LUNA) blockchain’s algorithmic stablecoin Terra USD (UST) has flipped Binance USD (BUSD) to become the third-largest stablecoin on the market. UST is a USD-pegged stablecoin that was launched in September 2020. Its minting mechanism requires a user to burn a reserve asset such as LUNA to mint an equivalent amount of UST. According to Coingecko, UST’s total market capitalization has surged 15% over the past 30 days to sit at roughly $17.5 billion at the time of writing. The figure currently places UST as the third-largest stablecoin after…

DeFi Stablecoin Platform Beanstalk Suffers ~$80M Hack

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Another DeFi platform took a major hit today, as the decentralized, credit-based stablecoin Beanstalk (with it’s stablecoin $BEAN) has broken it’s peg following a roughly $80M hack. Speculation has been left, right and center and a number of sleuths have been tracking the movement of funds and studying the exploit that has likely left Beanstalk Farms in the dust. Let’s look at what we know from the early hours since the hack. Beanstalk Farms’ Hack: What Went Down The transaction on Etherscan shows that the hacker used what’s commonly known…

Attacker Drains $182M From Beanstalk Stablecoin Protocol

According to the summary, the attacker took out a flash loan on lending platform Aave which enabled them to amass a large amount of Beanstalk’s native governance token, Stalk. With the voting power granted by these Stalk tokens, the attacker was able to quickly pass a malicious governance proposal that drained protocol funds into a private Ethereum wallet. Source