Terra (LUNA) Surpasses Shiba Inu (SHIB) After Hitting New All-Time High

Alex Dovbnya

Terra’s LUNA has been on a tear over the past week, adding 60%

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Thu, 2/12/2021 - 6:17

Terra (LUNA) Surpasses Shiba Inu (SHIB) After Hitting New All-Time High

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LUNA, the native staking token that underpins the Terra blockchain, has managed to log a new all-time high of $64.87 earlier today.

The cryptocurrency is up 14% over the past 24 hours, as per data provided by CoinMarketCap.

Because of the most recent price spike, LUNA’s market cap has topped $25 billion.

The Mike Novogratz-supported cryptocurrency is now worth more than Shiba Inu (SHIB). The two tokens are in the 12th and 13th place, respectively, on CoinMarketCap.

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Terra is a blockchain platform that offers a suite of algorithmic stablecoins pegged to various fiat currencies The native LUNA token is responsible for securing the price stability of these stablecoins. Its elastic supply adjusts to the level of demand with the help of the protocol’s mint/burn feature.

The LUNA price is benefiting from the growth of the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin.

Validators stake Luna in order to be able to verify transactions. The token is also used for voting on various governance decisions.

According to data provided by DeFi Llama, Terra has a 4.69% share of the smart contract market with $12.84 billion in total value locked.

In late September, Terra rolled out its much-anticipated Columbus-5 that ensures interoperability with other blockchains.

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Alex Dovbnya

Alex Dovbnya (aka AlexMorris) is a cryptocurrency expert, trader and journalist with extensive experience of covering everything related to the burgeoning industry — from price analysis to Blockchain disruption. Alex authored more than 1,000 stories for U.Today, CryptoComes and other fintech media outlets. He’s particularly interested in regulatory trends around the globe that are shaping the future of digital assets, can be contacted at alex.dovbnya@u.today.