Stablecoin

Abu Dhabi sovereign fund commits $2 billion to Trump-linked crypto venture

| Importance: 9/10

At the Token2049 crypto conference in Dubai, World Liberty Financial (WLF) announced a landmark $2 billion investment from Abu Dhabi’s MGX sovereign fund, using their USD1 stablecoin. The deal involves Binance and features Eric Trump and Zach Witkoff as key participants, highlighting complex …

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Trump's World Liberty Financial Announces USD1 Stablecoin with Binance Backing

| Importance: 8/10

World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency venture co-founded by Trump’s associates, announced the launch of USD1, a stablecoin pegged 1-to-1 to the U.S. dollar. The launch involves a strategic partnership with Binance and a $75 million investment from Justin Sun, raising significant concerns …

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Terraform Labs Halts Terra Blockchain After Complete Collapse of UST and LUNA Destroys $40 Billion

| Importance: 10/10

Terraform Labs, led by Do Kwon, temporarily halted the Terra blockchain on May 13, 2022, after a catastrophic four-day collapse that wiped out nearly $45 billion in market capitalization and devastated hundreds of thousands of retail investors globally. LUNA, which traded at $119 in April and $87 on …

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Terra's UST Algorithmic Stablecoin Loses Dollar Peg, Triggering $40 Billion Death Spiral and Crypto Market Crash

| Importance: 10/10

TerraUSD (UST), the fourth-largest stablecoin with $18 billion market capitalization, began losing its dollar peg on May 7-9, 2022, triggering a catastrophic “death spiral” that would destroy $40 billion in value within days and crash the broader crypto market. The algorithmic …

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Tether Fined $41 Million by CFTC for Lying About Dollar Reserves Backing Stablecoin

| Importance: 9/10

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ordered Tether Holdings Limited to pay a $41 million civil penalty for making untrue and misleading statements about the reserves backing its USDT stablecoin, the world’s largest stablecoin with over $69 billion in circulation. The CFTC found that from …

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