After Terra’s stablecoin implosion, battered investors ask ‘where is Do Kwon?’ By Quinnishvili
this week when its TerraUSD algorithmic stablecoin de-pegged sharply from the US dollar. The crisis has seen both the price of UST and its related Luna token tumble, resulting in billions of dollars of losses for investors.
Normally a prolific Twitter user, Kwon hasn’t posted on the social network since Wednesday. His last personal post was a thread reassuring investors that Terra was “here to stay” and that its return to form would be “a sight to behold.” Updates continue to trickle through from the company’s official account.In the US, Permissionless attendees who were hoping they might get answers from Kwon in person at the conference in Florida next week have also been left disappointed.
Kwon’s last known location was Singapore, where Terraform Labs and the Luna Foundation Guard are headquartered. That said, this is not confirmed and he hasn’t been spotted publicly in days. Kwon’s family however are currently in his native South Korea. Last month his wife gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Luna, who hehis wife is seeking emergency police protection after a man was able to enter their apartment complex in the Seongdong District of Seoul.
According to the report, the intruder knocked on their door on Thursday evening and demanded to know whether Kwon was home before fleeing.© 2022 The Block Crypto, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.
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