Cryptocurrency

Luna/USD

2022-05-11 [vendor] Terra ($LUNA) to USD from April 11–May 11 [chain] terra
Primary Source ↗
Blockchain(s) Terra

Incident Details

Terraform Labs develops two cryptocurrencies: TerraUSD ($UST), an algorithmic stablecoin meant to be pegged to the U.S. dollar, and $LUNA, a crypto asset used both for speculation and to help maintain the UST peg. As UST dramatically lost its peg throughout early May, Luna plummeted in value alongside it. Luna was trading between $80 and $90 in the first days of May, but as of May 11 had lost 98% of its value and was hovering between $2 and $3. By midday on May 12, the token was trading at or below $0.01.Such a dramatic crash in a cryptocurrency that was in the top ten by market cap has been devastating to some. Some members of the Terra/Luna community on Reddit have spoken of being massively over-invested in Luna, with some describing losing their life savings and appearing to be in crisis.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
Protocol collapse / insolvency
Vendor / Product
Terra ($LUNA) to USD from April 11–May 11

Timeline

  1. 2022-05-11 Breach occurred
  2. 2022-05-11 Publicly disclosed