Terra Validator Opposes USTC Burning, Pushes Alternative Plan To Regain Dollar Peg
20 September 2023 - 3:00AM
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A Terra Classic community member with the X handle Rexyz has kicked
against burning USTC tokens to enable the stablecoin to recover its
dollar peg. According to the X post made on September 18, Rexyz
outlines an alternative solution that may lead to USTC being
re-valued $1 as well as push Terra Classic (LUNC) price to reach
the $1 price mark. Since the collapse of the Terra ecosystem in
2022, the USTC stablecoin has lost its dollar peg and now trades at
98.8% below the $1 mark. Following this catastrophic event,
members of the Terra Class community have continued to submit
various proposals to burn more USTC contains as a deflationary
mechanism that could result in the stablecoin recovering its dollar
peg. Currently, the Terra Classic community is voting on a
proposal that aims to direct the Binance exchange to start burning
50% of USTC every month. It is believed that if the world’s biggest
exchange aids in reducing the circulating supply of USTC, it could
significantly boost the token’s rise to $1. Related Reading: How
Terra Luna Classic Token Burn May Drive LUNC And USTC To $1 A
Reverse Split Is More Efficient Than Buring Tokens, Community
Member Says According to Rexyx, burning USTC tokens may not be the
best way of regaining the stablecoin’s dollar peg. The Terra
Classic community member explains that there are currently 9.8
billion USTC tokens in circulation, and users will need to burn
massive amounts of USTC to record any significant rise in value.
Alternatively, Rexyz proposes that the Terra community implements a
reverse split of the USTC token, which leads to a revaluation of
the stablecoin, albeit at some investment cost. In this proposal,
Rexyz gives an example, stating that if 100 USTC is the current
equivalent of $1, a 100/1 reverse split would convert 100 USTC to
just one USTC token, which will now be valued at $1. Through
this mechanism, USTC holders retain their holdings’ current value,
and there is no need to burn more tokens. However, Rexyz
notes that a reverse split would erase all existing network debt.
This means that USTC investors will have to forfeit whatever losses
incurred during the collapse of the Terra ecosystem. Could A
USTC Reverse Split Rescue The Terra Classic Ecosystem?
Interestingly, Rexyz also stated that the revaluation of the USTC
token could initiate a recovery of the Terra Classic
network. The community member explained that once USTC regains
its dollar peg and the LUNC-USTC swap mechanism is tested with the
implementation of improved capital controls, investors can start
burning trillions of LUNC. Related Reading: USTC Surprises With
Nearly 60% Rally – What’s Going On? Rexyx believes this will lead
to a massive rise in LUNC’s value, and the altcoin may even record
new all-time highs. Rexyz advises the Terra community to implement
the reverse split of USTC and “pin” their hopes of recovering past
losses by investing in LUNC, which also lost 99.9% of its market
value in 2022. However, the Terra classic community member states
this initiative should executed upon research and approval by the
relevant experts. USTC trading at $0.012 on the hourly chart |
Source: USTCUSDT chart on Tradingview.com Featured image from
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