The Decrypting Crypto Podcast
The Decrypting Crypto Podcast
Matthew Howells-Barby & Austin Knight
Off-Chain 5-12-22: The monumental UST de-peg and $4bn Bitcoin short position that's melting down the market
39 minutes Posted May 12, 2022 at 4:11 pm.
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Markets have been in turmoil this past week, triggered by rising inflation concerns and then the monumental de-pegging of the Terra stablecoin, $UST.

We dig into exactly what happened, including how someone has walked away with around $800mm in profit as a result. All this and more in this week's episode of Off Chain, your weekly roundup of the biggest stories happening in web3.