BIGGEST CRASH IN THE HISTORY OF CRYPTOCURRENCY
$LUNA lost 99% of its value in just one day
Millions of degens, huge companies lost over $60 billion in total...
Here is full history of LUNA CRASHING 🧵👇
Absolutely every one of you has heard about the most high-profile event, "The collapse of $LUNA"
This event has become legendary in the history of the entire crypto industry
Here's how it happened👇
In 2016 Do Kwon, the future creator of LUNA, realized that unreliable cryptocurrency payment networks slow adoption and limit real-world value
His goal now is to create a decentralised payment system powered by stablecoin
Daniel Shin was an experienced South Korean technology entrepreneur
Shin had significant experience in online payment systems
Do Kwon's idea caught his attention...
In 2018, Do Kwon and Daniel Shin join forces to launch Terra
Terra became the blockchain that epitomised the idea of revolutionising payments using stablecoins
Terra's native tokens, LUNA and UST have been highly recognised in the crypto space
TerraUSD (UST) has become a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar
UST was not secured by physical assets. Its price was supported by complex algorithms and market mechanisms
$LUNA was used to support its value
In May 2022, the worst of it began...
More than $2 billion worth of USTs were seized and sold in the first week
In the aftermath, UST lost its peg to the dollar, causing its value to fall to $0.91
This situation has destabilised the entire crypto market
After the sudden cancellation of the UST's peg to the dollar, a massive sell-off in LUNA has begun
Traders around the world sought to buy back their depreciated USTs
Tier-1 exchanges have removed LUNA and UST from their platforms
Terra blockchain was suspended, LUNA and UST… x.com/i/web/status/18499339082...
Over $60 billion was lost as a result of this collapse
This has not gone away from investors and huge companies
Huge companies like Voyager, Celsius and Three Arrows Capital have been bankrupted or liquidated
Do Kwon did not give up hope and tried to rebuild and stabilise UST
He placed billions in Bitcoin reserves, but that attempt was unsuccessful
His attempts at revitalisation and even the launch of Terra 2.0 failed to restore his reputation and investor confidence
In his tweet, Do Kwon repeatedly made false predictions about Terra's stability
Many of you may remember the bet in which he bet $1M that the UST would remain pegged to the dollar and LUNA would not fall
15 Sep 2022 South Korean authorities charged Do Kwon with fraud and illegal fundraising
They also found information about transferring 40,000 BTC to secret wallets
In March 2023, Do Kwon was arrested
He was apprehended in Montenegro while attempting to flee the country illegally
He was sentenced to four months in prison for document forgery
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