Why Terra Was Up by Almost 8% Late on Tuesday
The cryptocurrency's developers continue to add to their considerable Bitcoin reserves. What happened Terra ( LUNA 0.76% ) , the native token of the blockchain that also supports the TerraUSD ( UST 0.31% ) stablecoin, was popular among investors on Tuesday. As of late afternoon that day, Terra had enjoyed a rise of just under 8% across the past 24 hours to hit a new all-time high of $106.48 per coin. Crypto-heads were cheered by the fact that the developer of the two cryptos was continuing to add to its big Bitcoin ( BTC 0.55% ) reserve. So what Do Kwon, CEO of Terraform Labs (the entity behind the Terra ecosystem) and its related entity the Luna Foundation Guard, announced plans earlier this month for the Foundation to collect $3 billion in Bitcoin to help support TerraUSD. And that's only the start -- ultimately, the aim is to amass $10 billion in the bellwether cryptocurrency. IM...