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UST is an algorithmic stablecoin which can be minted by burning LUNA. The redemption mechanism lets a user mint LUNA by burning UST which put further sell pressure on the stablecoin peg. In case of a depeg event, this mechanism adds severe sell pressure on LUNA as more people burn UST to then sell LUNA. | UST is an algorithmic stablecoin which can be minted by burning LUNA. The redemption mechanism lets a user mint LUNA by burning UST which put further sell pressure on the stablecoin peg. In case of a depeg event, this mechanism adds severe sell pressure on LUNA as more people burn UST to then sell LUNA. | ||
To alleviate concerns about a death spiral, the Terra foundation purchased several | To alleviate concerns about a death spiral, the Terra foundation purchased several billion dollars of Bitcoin that could be used to help stabilize the peg in case of pressure on UST and LUNA.<ref>https://dashboard.lfg.org/</ref> | ||
== Initial depeg == | == Initial depeg == | ||
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When the price of LUNA kept declining, rumors spread that the deal had fallen apart and that the bailout would not be coming after all and UST further declined to a low of $0.22. LUNA also fell by over 90% to a low of $0.69. | When the price of LUNA kept declining, rumors spread that the deal had fallen apart and that the bailout would not be coming after all and UST further declined to a low of $0.22. LUNA also fell by over 90% to a low of $0.69. | ||
Citadel and BlackRock denied involvement in the attack against Luna after rumors surfaced on Twitter that the two firms were involved in the attack | Citadel and BlackRock denied involvement in the attack against Luna after rumors surfaced on Twitter that the two firms were involved in the attack.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-11/citadel-securities-says-not-involved-in-terra-stablecoin-crash</ref> | ||
Do Kwon tweeted that Terra would increase the redemption capacity of UST to allow the peg to stabilize quicker.<ref>https://twitter.com/stablekwon/status/1524331171189956609</ref> This would result in more LUNA being in circulation, with some crypto twitter users estimating a 6x increase in circulating supply.<ref>https://twitter.com/pythianism/status/1524432742892507136</ref> From May 11th to 12th, it has resulted in LUNA’s supply increasing from 1.5 billion tokens to 110 billion tokens so far, and is expected to continue to rise.<ref name=":0" /> On May 12th, LUNA hit a low of $0.00079. | Do Kwon tweeted that Terra would increase the redemption capacity of UST to allow the peg to stabilize quicker.<ref>https://twitter.com/stablekwon/status/1524331171189956609</ref> This would result in more LUNA being in circulation, with some crypto twitter users estimating a 6x increase in circulating supply.<ref>https://twitter.com/pythianism/status/1524432742892507136</ref> From May 11th to 12th, it has resulted in LUNA’s supply increasing from 1.5 billion tokens to 110 billion tokens so far, and is expected to continue to rise.<ref name=":0" /> On May 12th, LUNA hit a low of $0.00079. | ||