LUNA
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A new theory goes that the bull market can start once crypto’s most hated projects rally hard
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Could Do Kwon return to Terra? The new interim CEO seems more than open to it, no matter when that might be
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Seoul prosecutors reportedly froze more than $184 million in assets from the indicted individuals, including Daniel Shin
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In US courts, Do Kwon denied that luna is a security by current regulatory standards
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It is unclear how long the investigation has been going on, or whether Bankman-Fried has committed any wrongdoing in relation to the matter
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Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon has reportedly moved to an undisclosed European country via Dubai and Singapore
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Do Kwon, the crypto developer behind failed stablecoin ecosystem Terra, addressed his legal problems in a candid tweet thread on Saturday
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South Korean prosecutors are now formally seeking the arrest of Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon for allegedly violating securities laws
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Months after the crash of UST and LUNA, a $38 million partnership between Terra and the Washington Nationals MLB team remains intact
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Prosecutors want to examine seized materials, question witnesses and determine whether TerraUSD’s crash was intentional
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With founder Do Kwon reportedly in Singapore, South Korean prosecutors don’t want any more Terraform Labs employees leaving the country
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One month on from Terra ecosystem implosion, only one cryptoasset in the top 100 is in the green
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In Seoul, financial and securities crime investigators have reportedly subpoenaed all employees of Terraform Labs, the crypto startup behind failed algorithmic stablecoin UST
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Terra has revamped its blockchain ecosystem with its latest LUNA token having experienced a battering amid its market debut
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A governance vote for “rebirth” has ended, but the next chapter of Terra has yet to be written
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Over 280 million LUNA have been sent to an address which permanently removes it from circulation, a process also known as burning
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The latest governance maneuver from Do Kwon is set to pass, with the original chain’s native asset to become “Luna Classic”
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Some ecosystem participants have already published proposals on where to go from here
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The validator community remains engaged, but LUNA and UST in their current forms appear to be finished
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21Shares says LUNA’s low price and high volatility could lead the exchange to delist its Terra ETP
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To prevent a governance attack, Terra validators press the pause button on LUNA delegations
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Terra’s NFT daily trading volume on Wednesday reached 3.1 million UST, up from 384,769 UST the day before
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