{"id":11255,"date":"2022-06-01T14:41:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T14:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/kraken-ceo-defends-listing-luna-2-0-bitcoin-traders-dont-pay-the-bills\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T14:41:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T14:41:25","slug":"kraken-ceo-defends-listing-luna-2-0-bitcoin-traders-dont-pay-the-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/kraken-ceo-defends-listing-luna-2-0-bitcoin-traders-dont-pay-the-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Kraken CEO defends listing LUNA 2.0: \u2018Bitcoin traders don’t pay the bills\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
The crypto winter has emotions running high. Kraken CEO Jesse Powell came under fire for his defense of listing the new LUNA, also known as LUNA 2.0, which seeks to bring the original LUNA \u2014 now known as Luna Classic (LUNC) \u2014 and TerraUSD \u2014 now known as TerraUSD Classic (USTC) \u2014\u00a0back from the dead.<\/p>\n
Respected names in the crypto industry such as Nic Carter of Castle Ventures spoke out against the decision, while in a separate tweet thread, Powell lashed out at short-seller Jim Chanos, who had built a large short against Coinbase, Kraken\u2019s biggest competitor. <\/p>\n
Carter simply tweeted \u201cwhy\u201d to the official Kraken Twitter account that announced the listing of the new LUNA. <\/p>\n
\nClient demand. There\u2019s a weird dynamic with exchanges. Switching cost is low and people tend to want to do everything all in one place for capital efficiency\/synergies\/convenience. Not supporting 1 coin people demand could cost you the entire account. Listing isn\u2019t an endorsement<\/p>\n
\u2014 Jesse Powell (@jespow) May 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The world\u2019s fourth-largest crypto exchange, Kraken lists over 160 cryptocurrencies. The list grows every month, from Bitcoin (BTC) to Filecoin (FIL) to the second iteration of LUNA, which currently sits 164th on its price index. <\/p>\n
The first Terra collapse wiped out circa $50 billion, causing suicide hotlines to be pinned to the Terra subreddit, while legal documents reveal Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon\u00a0liquidated two branches and an entire company days before the crash.<\/p>\n
Related: Exchanges back \u2018Terra 2.0 revival plan\u2019 via airdrops, listing, buyback and burning<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
The project was then hard-forked and relaunched with little to no recompense for impoverished investors. An airdrop, for example, did not go how the developers intended, as tokens were unevenly distributed. The new LUNA has since slid from highs of almost $20 to less than $8, despite a 90% spike in price driven by a\u00a0Binance airdrop.<\/p>\n