"Letβs first understand the underlying reason for why Terraβs pegging mechanism is inherently fragile"
A passage from Hjalmark Peters' new post, "Why I am Betting against TerraUSD" πππ
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For every 1 UST that wants to convert back to 1 USD there must be 1 USD (or any other non-Terra asset worth 1 USD) willing to either buy UST at a price of $1.00 or, due to Terraβs arbitrage mechanism, buy LUNA at whatever price.
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Otherwise, if there are more UST eager to leave Terra than there are USD willing to enter Terra in the way just described, UST can obviously no longer trade at parity.
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My latest @CoinDesk interview:
"Crypto payments have not taken off yet because of where we currently are in bitcoinβs adoption cycle. Historically, an asset that becomes money evolves through four stages: collectible, store of value, medium of exchange and unit of account.
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"We are still early in the store-of-value phase, when most of the very small number of people who own bitcoin are using it for long-term savings, with the bonus that its value is likely to appreciate significantly over time.
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"As more people adopt bitcoin and store more of their value in the protocol, the price will continue to rise and volatility will decline, making it more suitable for payments.
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC ADOPTS BITCOIN AS LEGAL CURRENCY
(Looking for more than a single Forbes post)
"The Central African Republic has become the first country in Africa to adopt Bitcoin as a payment currency."
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"In a worldwide first, the National Assembly unanimously adopted the bill to help put the countryβs plan for economic recovery and peacebuilding on track."
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"The minister of digital economy, post services and telecommunications and the minister of finance and budget initiated and submitted the draft law establishing both the legal framework for cryptocurrency regulation and Bitcoin as an official currency."
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Nothing new under the βcryptoβ sun with Do Kwon and UST. Just another altcoiner lying about Bitcoin to promote his sh*tcoin. 1/5
At the 22:00 mark of Do Kwon's βMoney Talksβ interview with Bill Barhydt on Youtube, he claims that βitβs very difficult to use Bitcoin as a medium of exchange.β What is this, 2017? 2/5
The primary value proposition promoted by Do Kwon is false. He says that you need a dollar-pegged cryptocurrency to make payments. Thatβs not true. 3/5