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2022-07-06 17:57:14

How This Company Lost 99% Of Its Clients Funds Shorting LUNA

Per a report from Sedaily, the trading arm of Korean startup Uprise has lost of all its clients’ funds. The platform was used by wealthy individuals and institutions to trade crypto futures contracts via an artificial intelligence (AI) tool. Related Reading | Altcoins Take The Lead As Bitcoin Struggles To Hold Above $20,000 According to the report, Uprise advertised its AI trading tool as high operational stability and a high-risk management alternative. In addition to losing its clients’ funds, the company was reported to record a loss of around $30 million from its own capital. Uprise operates an AI trading platform and a crypto exchange platform. Users are encouraged to deposit cryptocurrency to trade with Uprise’s tool or to earn an annual percentage rate (APR) by holdings the assets on the exchange. The local news media claims the platform is yet to inform its clients about the alleged massive loss. The report claims the trading AI placed several short positions on the failed cryptocurrency LUNA and was negatively impacted by the market volatility. LUNA was Terra’s former native token which operated with a burning/issuance mechanism linked to the failed algorithmic stablecoin UST. Via the Anchor Protocol, Terra users were able to receive a 20% APR on their UST deposits. Both UST and LUNA collapsed losing over 99% of their value in less than two weeks. Uprise is not the only firm negatively impacted by the colla...

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