LUNA is the native staking and governance token of the Terra blockchain, a decentralized public network built for hosting applications and financial tooling. The current Terra chain emerged from the original Terra Classic network through a community-led governance proposal, reorienting the protocol around a stablecoin-free economy focused on decentralized applications. Within the network, LUNA functions as the core asset used to pay gas fees for transactions and smart contract interactions. It also carries governance weight, allowing holders to vote on protocol-level proposals, and serves as the basis for network security through a Proof of Stake system running on the Tendermint consensus engine. Roughly 130 independent validators process and verify transactions, while users who do not run their own nodes can delegate LUNA to validators and share in staking rewards. The protocol enforces accountability through slashing, which penalizes validators for misbehavior or extended downtime. A fixed annual inflation rate of approximately 7% is distributed to stakers, with rewards intended to scale alongside ecosystem activity. Originally developed by Terraform Labs, Terra is now maintained by independent developer groups and the wider community. Terraform Labs continues to operate a claims portal tied to earlier network events and ongoing legal proceedings.
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LUNA is the native token of the Terra blockchain, a decentralized platform designed to host applications and provide financial tools.
Terra (LUNA) is categorised as: Terra Ecosystem, Alleged SEC Securities, Osmosis Ecosystem.
The official Terra site is https://www.phoenix.money/.
Most recent Terra coverage: "SEC Must File $123M Terra Recovery Plan by Aug. 20" — read at /en-US/a/sec-must-file-123m-terra-recovery-plan-by-aug-20.
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