Terra (LUNA) Overtakes ETH as the 2nd Largest Staked Crypto

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Terra Luna total staked value

LUNA, the native coin of the Terra blockchain now is the second largest crypto asset by the total value staked. Data from Staking Rewards, a research platform focused on yield-generating assets, reveals that Terra now comes after Solana as the 2nd largest Proof of Stake (PoS) network. At present, LUNA tokens worth nearly $30 bln are staked.

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Solana is leading the list with the value of staked SOL standing at over $38 bln. Ethereum 2.0 is the third with $27.5 bln.

PoS is a consensus mechanism, where users need to stake tokens to become node validators and create blocks.

The current price of LUNA stands at around $93. In the last 7 days, the price increased by about 77%. LUNA is the seventh largest crypto with more than $34.7 bln market capitalization.