Users discussed losses ranging from a few thousand dollars to their life savings as the forum shows the painful side of crypto investments.
And researchers who study the effects of a stock downturn say similar effects are experienced among crypto traders. One member of the forum, No-Forever2056, said in a post that they had thought about cashing out when Luna was trading at $100 in March and early April, but held off to see if they could earn enough for a down payment on a house. I will lose my home soon,” the user wrote. “Well now even if I want to get out, I can’t as all my luna was locked staking,” No-Forever2056 wrote. I didn’t get out because I got greedy and hoped it would go up more,” said No-Forever2056, who declined to give their real name. TerraUSD (UST), an algorithmic stablecoin that should always be worth $1, lost its peg to the U.S. dollar last week and has dropped to as low as 30 cents.