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Following the Great UST Collapse, a Defi Project Plans to Launch a 'Soft-Pegged Stablecoin' Built on Terra

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Following the Terra stablecoin collapse last May, the Terra blockchain ecosystem has another stablecoin concept in the works called “Solid.” The stablecoin Solid and its white paper were revealed by a decentralized finance (defi) project, Capapult Finance, and the idea has been dubbed a “soft-pegged stablecoin” built on Terra. Terra Blockchain Ecosystem to See a New Stablecoin Called Solid Roughly five months ago, the crypto community experienced some dark days when the stablecoin terrausd (UST), now called terraclassicusd (USTC), depegged from its $1 parity. Today, USTC is changing hands for $0.03 per unit and the obliterated Terra blockchain ecosystem moved to a new network called the Phoenix blockchain. With the Terra 2.0 network launch, the crypto community was introduced to a new native crypto called terra (LUNA) 2.0. Following the stablecoin depegging incident, which wreaked havoc across the entire crypto economy, a defi project called Capapult Fina...

Sam Bankman-Fried to Step Back from Crypto Lobbying and Let ‘Crypto Twitter’ Take Charge

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Sam Bankman-Fried. Source: a video screenshot, HBO / YouTube Sam Bankman-Fried, the outspoken CEO and founder of major crypto exchange FTX, has offered what he calls his "final thoughts" on the optimal lobbying strategy for the crypto and blockchain industry that could pave the way for more industry-friendly regulation in the U.S.  At the same time, he warned the industry over the potential negative outcome of engaging in "relatively strident/adversarial strategies” The October 29 statement comes shortly after the entrepreneur expressed what could be considered as his support for some of the provisions of the controversial Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act (DCCPA), a legislative proposal under discussion by the U.S. Congress.  "I really do think that regulation is going to get better, clearer, and create pathways for crypto to come back onshore,” he tweeted on 23 October.  Meanwhile, some industry observers have accused the bill...