Detailed introduction to LUNA coin
The LUNA coin is the native token of the Terra blockchain platform, founded by South Korean entrepreneur Do Kwon, and was launched for trading in May 2019 at an initial price of $2.42. It once served a dual function of governance and stability, acting as the governance token for the Terra protocol, allowing users to stake LUNA to earn transaction fee rewards, and could be exchanged with the stablecoin UST to maintain its peg to the US dollar.
Its development has been tumultuous, with an annual increase of over 800% in 2021, reaching a historic high of $119.18 in April 2022, and a market value ranking fifth globally. However, in May of the same year, due to large-scale sell-offs of UST, it became unpegged, triggering the 'death spiral' of LUNA, causing its price to nearly drop to zero. Subsequently, the project team launched a new blockchain to issue a new LUNA coin, while the old coin was renamed LUNC, and the new coin is no longer associated with UST. Currently, LUNA is traded on mainstream platforms such as Binance and OKEx, and on December 8, it completed the v2.18 network upgrade, which includes security patches and bug fixes, with support from platforms like Binance.
End of 2025 LUNA price one-way prediction
The prediction for LUNA's price at the end of 2025 is a slight increase to the range of $0.18 - $0.20, for the following core reasons:
1. Technical upgrades bring short-term benefits: The v2.18 network upgrade completed on December 8 addressed previous security and vulnerability issues, with leading exchanges like Binance supporting this upgrade and maintaining trading, sending confidence to the market. Historically, LUNA's network upgrades have triggered short-term rallies of 50 - 100%, and its current RSI and MACD indicators also show some bullish momentum, which will push prices higher in the short term.
2. Legal events may alleviate uncertainty: The sentencing of Terra founder Kwon Do-hyung will be announced on December 11, which has been a potential risk point for LUNA. Regardless of the severity of the sentence, the outcome will reduce market concerns about LUNA's long-term uncertainty. Historical data shows that LUNA has seen increases of over 70% due to related legal developments, and this event is expected to drive price fluctuations upward again.
3. Market sentiment and trading heat boost: Recently, LUNA's price has been active, with a more than 35% increase in 24 hours on December 9, while related tokens like LUNC also saw simultaneous rises, increasing market attention on LUNA. The cryptocurrency market tends to be more active at year-end, and the inflow of short-term speculative funds will further support a slight rise in LUNA's price at the end of the year.
4. The circulating supply has some support: The current circulating amount of LUNA is only 709 million, and the project team continues to promote token burns, having previously destroyed a large amount of LUNC, which has alleviated supply pressure to some extent. The selling pressure related to creditor payments is concentrated in March 2025, and will not impact the year-end price in the short term, creating favorable conditions for price increases.
