{"id":28816,"date":"2022-09-12T18:21:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T18:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=28816"},"modified":"2022-09-12T18:21:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T18:21:35","slug":"bitcoin-btc-usd-bitcoin-ethereum-dogecoin-ended-week-on-high-note-but-terra-luna-coin-stole-the-show-180-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=28816","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin (BTC\/USD) \u2013 Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin Ended Week On High Note \u2014 But Terra (LUNA) Coin Stole The Show 180% Surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"core-block\">The native token of <strong class=\"core-block\">Terra<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"ticker\" data-ticker=\"LUNA\/USD\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\">LUNA\/USD<\/span> shot up over 180% for the week amid a market that saw major coins such as <strong class=\"core-block\">Bitcoin<\/strong> <span class=\"ticker\" data-ticker=\"BTC\/USD\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\">BTC\/USD<\/span>, <strong class=\"core-block\">Ethereum<\/strong> <span class=\"ticker\" data-ticker=\"ETH\/USD\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\">ETH\/USD<\/span> and <strong class=\"core-block\">Dogecoin<\/strong> <span class=\"ticker\" data-ticker=\"DOGE\/USD\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\">DOGE\/USD<\/span> all register weekly gains.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"core-block\">\n<table class=\"core-block\">&#013;<\/p>\n<caption>Top Gainers of Week Ending Sept. 12, 2022 (Data via CoinMarketCap)<\/caption>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<thead>&#013;<\/p>\n<tr>&#013;<\/p>\n<th scope=\"\">Cryptocurrency<\/th>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<th scope=\"\">7-Day % Change (+\/-)<\/th>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<th scope=\"\">All-Time High Value\/Date Reached<\/th>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<th scope=\"\">% Change (+\/-) Since All-Time High<\/th>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#013;\n\t<\/thead>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<tbody>&#013;<\/p>\n<tr>&#013;<\/p>\n<td><strong>Terra<\/strong> (LUNA)<\/td>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<td>+185.2%<\/td>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<td>$19.54 On May 28, 2012<\/td>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<td>-72.9%<\/td>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<tr>&#013;<\/p>\n<td><strong>TerraClassicUSD<\/strong> (USTC)<\/td>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<td>+68.1%<\/td>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<td>$1.05 On Jan 30, 2021<\/td>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<td>-95.1%<\/td>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<tr>&#013;<\/p>\n<td><strong>Terra Classic<\/strong> (LUNC)<\/td>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<td>+61.4%<\/td>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<td>$119.18 On Apr 5, 2022<\/td>\n<p>&#013;<\/p>\n<td>-100%<\/td>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t\t<\/tr>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\t<\/tbody>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"core-block\"><em class=\"core-block\">See Also: <\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/money\/best-crypto-debit-cards\/\" class=\"core-block\" rel=\"noopener\"><em class=\"core-block\">Best Crypto Debit Cards<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"core-block\"><strong class=\"core-block\">Why LUNA Coins Rose? <\/strong>LUNA, which came into existence after a hard fork of <strong class=\"core-block\">Terra Classic <\/strong><span class=\"ticker\" data-ticker=\"LUNC\/USD\" data-exchange=\"CRYPTO\">LUNC\/USD<\/span> and <strong class=\"core-block\">TerraClassicUSD<\/strong> (USTC), rose sharply last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"core-block\">LUNA and LUNC parted ways after the implementation of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/cryptocurrency\/22\/05\/27242122\/do-kwon-proposes-terra-hard-fork-airdrop-to-ust-and-luna-holders\" class=\"core-block\" rel=\"noopener\">Terra Ecosystem Revival Plan 2<\/a>. Before the hard fork, LUNC\u2019s price had <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/cryptocurrency\/22\/05\/27137689\/terras-97-fall-brings-106m-of-liquidations-as-terrausd-collapses-to-under-0-40\" class=\"core-block\" rel=\"noopener\">collapsed<\/a> 97% after the stablecoin USTC, then known as UST, dropped to below 40 cents.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"core-block\">The rise in the price of LUNC can be attributed to a community proposal to impose a burn mechanism for LUNC that would reduce the coin\u2019s circulation.\u00a0The proposal involves adding a tax of 1.2% on all on-chain transactions. The burn will go live on Sept. 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"core-block\">On the LUNA\u00a0side, the buzz is surrounding the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/terra-money\/how-to-claim-your-luna-airdrop-b383d8e0900f\" class=\"core-block\" rel=\"noopener\">second airdrop of tokens<\/a>, which was passed on Sept. 9.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"core-block\">For the last 30-days, LUNC, LUNA, and USTC have soared 318.2%, 152.75%, and 77.2%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p class=\"core-block\"><strong class=\"core-block\">LUNA On The Web:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cFatMan\u201d a Twitter handle that claims to provide \u201cupdates\u201d on the Terra situation said on Saturday that TerraForm Labs sent a total of $3.9 billion USD (in UST) to exchanges including <strong class=\"core-block\">Binance <\/strong>and <strong class=\"core-block\">KuCoin<\/strong>. The whistleblower called this alleged cashing out \u201cCrypto&#8217;s biggest fraud\u201d and sought an explanation from Luna creator <strong class=\"core-block\">Do Kwon<\/strong> on Twitter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>&#013;<\/p>\n<p class=\"core-block\">.<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/clayop?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"core-block\" rel=\"noopener\">@clayop<\/a> tallied up the numbers &#8211; TFL sent a total of $3.9 billion USD (in UST) to exchanges including Binance and KuCoin.<\/p>\n<p>Let the enormity of that figure sink in, and consider how many people&#8217;s savings that is added up. Crypto&#8217;s biggest fraud.<\/p>\n<p>No explanation from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stablekwon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"core-block\" rel=\"noopener\">@stablekwon<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qc2kCFPMHW\" class=\"core-block\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/qc2kCFPMHW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#013;<br \/>\n\u2014 FatMan (@FatManTerra) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FatManTerra\/status\/1568361325759238147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"core-block\" rel=\"noopener\">September 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"core-block\"><em class=\"core-block\">Read Next:<\/em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/cryptocurrency\/22\/09\/28819301\/palmer-says-fellow-dogecoin-founder-likely-blocked-him-on-twitter-because-he-liked-somethi\" class=\"core-block\" rel=\"noopener\"><em class=\"core-block\"> Palmer Says Fellow Dogecoin Founder Likely Blocked Him On Twitter Because He Liked Something Anti-Elon Musk<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/news\/22\/09\/28823338\/bitcoin-etheruem-dogecoin-end-week-on-high-note-with-late-surge-but-this-coin-rising-from-the-ashes\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The native token of Terra\u00a0LUNA\/USD shot up over 180% for the week amid a market that saw major coins such as Bitcoin BTC\/USD, Ethereum ETH\/USD and Dogecoin DOGE\/USD all register weekly gains. &#013; Top Gainers of Week Ending Sept. 12, 2022 (Data via CoinMarketCap) &#013; &#013; &#013; Cryptocurrency &#013; 7-Day % Change (+\/-) &#013; All-Time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[46],"tags":[50,6612,268,85,11114,158,261,357,10099,2554,3563,371,356,339],"class_list":["post-28816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dogecoin","tag-bitcoin","tag-btcusd","tag-coin","tag-dogecoin","tag-ended","tag-ethereum","tag-high","tag-luna","tag-note","tag-show","tag-stole","tag-surge","tag-terra","tag-week"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/shutterstock_2144363063.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28816"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28818,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28816\/revisions\/28818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/28817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}