TerraClassicUSD USTC/USD price history up until October 20, 2022
the most valued segments in DeFi rely on price stability in order to function. The concept of an algorithm that automatically adds or removes supply, irrespective of sentiment, is different from other popular stablecoins such as Tether (USDT), which are either backed by the fiat currencies like the U.S. dolla or external crypto assets.
The price of Terra's algorithmic stablecoin UST collapsed severely in May 2022, declining by over 95 percent in the span of a few days. This came as a surprise to many, given the promise the stablecoin held. Simply put, Terra claimed to have created a smart contract system that can keep the price of its (stable)coin more stable than that of other digital currencies. It would do so by using an algorithm that automatically sacrifices ("burns") LUNA tokens - the cryptocurrency of the same Terra blockchain - in order to create new UST coins. This is a big deal for Decentralized Finance or DeFi, as some of