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LUNA is the native cryptocurrency of the Terra system that was launched in 2019. TerraUSD was pegged to the LUNA coin so that it could maintain its price stability. Those familiar with the cryptocurrency industry are well aware of the collapse of the twin coins in May 2022 that led to the crypto-crash during Q2 2022.
It was in 2018 that two South Korea-based techpreneurs, Do Kwon and Daniel Shin, founded Terraform Labs in Seoul. The two launched the Terra blockchain and introduced the UST stablecoin, pegged to the LUNA token in 2019.
One of the most popular stablecoin projects, it was directed at delivering the benefits of price stability, wider currency adoption, decentralized anonymity and fast, affordable payments. However, the Terra ecosystem entirely collapsed in May 2022 and a fork was devised as per the Terra Ecosystem Revival Plan 2. A new version of Luna (LUNA) was launched, with the older one (LUNC) co-existing.
Transactions on the Terra 2.0 blockchain are validated through the proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus mechanism.
The leading cryptocurrency, Ethereum, has also transitioned from the proof-of-work to proof-of-stake mechanism that has only made the competition among PoS blockchains tougher.
The network has 130 validators working at a given point of time. As a PoS platform, it is considered to be a very eco-friendly token.
A stablecoin is intended to safeguard coin holders against the volatility of other cryptocurrencies. It is pegged to either a fiat currency such as USD or to a supporting cryptocurrency. Terra USD (UST) was pegged to Luna Classic
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