Terra’s Bankruptcy Hearing Date Announced- Will LUNC & LUNA See a Comeback?

• Terraform Labs has scheduled a critical bankruptcy hearing for September 19, 2024, as part of its Chapter 11 reorganization.
• The hearing will determine if the company can successfully restructure or will need to liquidate its assets.

Terraform Labs (TFL), the company behind the Terra ecosystem, has announced that the firm’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy hearing will commence on September 19, 2024. On August 21, 2024, Terraform Labs announced on X (formerly Twitter) that it had confirmed the dates of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan hearing.

This hearing is important for reorganizing Terraform Labs Pte Ltd (TFL) and Terraform Labs Limited (TLL), the companies behind the Terra ecosystem. The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in the first half of 2024 is intended to allow the company to restructure and possibly avoid the financial problems it has been experiencing. 

Bankruptcy Court Approves Terraform Labs’ Proposed Plan

Terraform Labs Inc. sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2024 because of severe fiscal issues. In July 2024, Terraform Labs and Kwon settled with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for $4. 5 billion in penalty, disgorgement, and interest. The settlement prohibited them from engaging in the crypto sphere, which put an end to their activities once and for all. 

After the settlement, Terraform Labs and Kwon came under the spotlight of the regulators, with the SEC filing a lawsuit in February 2023. This legal enforcement, coupled with the loss of investor confidence, affected the company’s operations and its market standing. 

The Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware recently approved TFL’s proposed plan. The plan contains several very specific steps that are aimed at the reorganization and stabilization of the company. Notably, Terra plans to reinstate the Shuttle bridge to unwrapping assets on Terra Classic. Terra also said it intends to burn tokens from the LUNA ecosystem in TFL and LFG wallets. 

In this plan, users will be allowed to unwrap the assets from the bridge wallets within 30 days of their inception. All the unclaimed cryptocurrencies will be burnt, a process that aims to decrease the overall circulation of the cryptocurrency and, in turn, enhance the worth of the remaining coins. 

Impact on LUNA and LUNC Prices

The announcement also affected the prices of LUNA and LUNC tokens right after it was made. After the news, the cost of LUNA rose by 3% to trade at $0.333, a 0.50% hike from the previous level. The token traded between $0.3248 and $0.3392 in the last 24 hours, while the trading volume increased by 5%, indicating higher investors’ activity. 

Similarly, the price of LUNC rose by 5% to $0.000082 from a low of $0.000077 over the past 24 hours. Trading volume for LUNC increased by 17% as traders adjusted their positions amid a broader market selloff.

The burning of tokens and strategic reopening of the Shuttle bridge are anticipated to reshape the market trends of LUNA and LUNC. Some of the affected exchanges, such as eToro and Gemini, have removed the affected tokens from their list, forcing investors to withdraw and stake their tokens.