Terraform Labs’ bankruptcy administrator sued Jane Street for alleged insider trading. Jane Street allegedly front‑ran trades, withdrawing 85 million UST minutes after Terraform’s pull. The lawsuit claims this accelerated TerraUSD’s loss of dollar peg and a $40B market wipeout. Jane Street denies allegations, calling them desperate and baseless. High‑frequency trading firm’s actions are under scrutiny amid stablecoin collapse. Legal dispute highlights risks of insider information in crypto markets.
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- A lawsuit filed by Terraform Labs’ bankruptcy administrator Todd Snyder accuses high‑frequency trading firm Jane Street of insider trading that accelerated the collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin in May 2022. Snyder alleges that a Jane Street‑linked wallet withdrew 85 million UST from Curve3pool minutes after Terraform quietly pulled 150 million UST, triggering a market panic that wiped out roughly $40 billion in value. Jane Street has denied the claims, calling them a “desperate” and “baseless” attempt to extract money. The case centers on whether the firm used nonpublic information to front‑run Terraform’s trades and profited at the expense of the project’s creditors.
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