what happens to eth fees after the merge?

short #reads

https://medium.com/@LuckyHash/reducing-ethereum-gas-fee-relies-on-sharding-and-layer2-rather-than-the-transition-to-pos-a80d84d3b99d

good time to read this again

https://www.paradigm.xyz/2021/03/surviving-crypto-cycles

UST is losing its peg

further cascading will cause liquidations which will cause BTC to fall further with LFG holding BTC as reserves to back the peg

I've withdrawn everything out of Anchor just in case and waiting out for now

ngl the entire market is quite the shitshow rn and the UST depeg is causing further sell pressure on BTC

seems very coordinated from what I've seen on CT, but can't really be too sure as well

BTC, if we lose 30k then 27k would be the next area

tragic case w LUNA

hope y’all managed to get out w minimal loss

personally I loss a fair bit on the depeg as I was holding UST as well

UST played a very threatening role to currencies and it’s natural that many big players behind the scenes want to see it fail

last night‘s depeg felt orchestrated and it led to a death spiral w everyone running but who really knows

regardless, if the peg is unable to be restored, this would go down into the history books of crypto (tbh it already did)

UST back at ~$0.95

please take care everyone

don't invest more than you can afford to lose

https://twitter.com/Awawat_Trades/status/1523892406130671616?s=20&t=xTW9M6rv0qyy7uGoNdEEVw

I think it's clear at this point that the attack on LUNA/UST was planned and admittedly quite smart

decentralized stablecoins pose a huge threat to fiat currencies, because where will the power of banks/government go when they can't control money (or their native currency)?

additionally, with UST being a decentralized currency, regulatory authorities such as the SEC are unable to crackdown on it like they did on tether. They need to find a way to undermine or collapse this rapidly growing billion dollar mcap stablecoin. I bet authorities will be citing the fall of LUNA/UST as reasons against decentralized stablecoins and push their CBDC narratives.

(its speculation on whether the mastermind was the US Govt or SEC etc., but it wouldn't be surprising if it really was. it could just be that Citadel saw a good chance to manipulate the market and cash in big money.)

if we want true decentralization in finance or metaverse, then we must have decentralized stablecoins. imo it'll be a winner takes all market, one decentralized stablecoin for all (which we saw in the case of UST before the collapse).

I hope LUNA will somehow bounce back despite the unlikely chances, because I support the idea of decentralized stablecoins, and LUNA/UST is (or was) the closest to mass adoption.

we're still early in the space, so I hope that we'll see more exciting projects to come and possibly the next decentralized stablecoin (if its not UST)

lastly, I hope you guys are well! please do keep your mental health in mind. do spend some time outside or with family and friends. hope that none of you guys are badly burned by this LUNA/UST situation. we'll bounce back in time for sure 👌🏼

stay healthy and safe everyone!

to the top with you

lesson to note: there is no such thing as a guaranteed investment

one of the strongest projects collapsed in a matter of days just like that. who knows what's next?

CPI printed higher than expected @ 8.3%

real capitulation starts today

I thought May 2021 was bad, but this crash hits diff 🤧

for a quick summary on what happened to LUNA for those that didn't manage to get to the complicated threads

https://twitter.com/IOHK_Charles/status/1524384330088423425?t=-Q8vy0rW2uatmucYXwhGtw&s=08

things are getting interesting

https://twitter.com/tier10k/status/1524407985950367744?s=21&t=95gt983otVOcHX3G5DKU6Q