Reportedly, Terra founder Do Kwon hinting at a future purchase of $3 billion worth in bitcoin to supply the reserves of the protocol in a recent Twitter Space was shared with bitcoin enthusiast Udi Wertheimer. Further, Do Kwon explained the new mechanics which the Terra ecosystem is introducing to use bitcoin as collateral for its flagship decentralized stablecoin – UST.
Bitcoin News:
This news has taken the cryptocurrency space by fire, because, this is something that Bitcoin Maxis were waiting for a long time. UST as a stable coin having BTC in reserve means value gets measured in terms of BTC – which is something Bitcoin maxis have been waiting for a long time. True BTC believers never wanted BTC to be measured in USD. They wanted BTC to be the unit with which the value of assets would be gauged. Believers think this is just the beginning. And, expectations are that several other tokens will follow suit – thus making it possible to measure value using BTC units.
CoinDesk:
Analytics Insight:
Decrypt: Terra is now DeFi’s Network of Choice after Ethereum.
NewsBTC: Terra (LUNA) Surpasses Ethereum Becoming Second most Staked Asset
Cointelegraph:
Further, a wallet thought to belong to Terra; however, not officially confirmed to be under its control sent another 125 million Tether (USDT) to Binance on March 23. This event is expected to chase BTC price to a weekly high.
Take Away Summary: Terra (LUNA) in the Limelight Powered by Bitcoin Story – for how long?
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