What to know about the cryptocurrency meltdown

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<p class="p1">TerraUSD, a stablecoin that is supposed to be pegged to the US dollar, crashed this week. <a href="https://apple.news/AfgvVDjbgTWOJQU8beeV_iA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><span class="s1">CNBC</span></a> explains what that shows about the vulnerabilities of cryptocurrencies. And <a href="https://apple.news/AZc2DOc2BQLKtfq1Qjenlng?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><span class="s1">CNN</span></a> says the panic over digital assets has gotten Washington&rsquo;s attention.</p> <p class="p1">We spoke to Tina Brown about her new book&rsquo;s inside look at the British royal family. Read the <a href="https://apple.news/A3sY6lhlITj6ffV33fh2nFA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><span class="s1">Vanity Fair</span></a> excerpt.</p> <p class="p1">True-crime stories are everywhere these days. How does it feel for people to see their tragic family histories turned into entertainment? <a href="https://apple.news/AUFIbPiV7SzqcdUnGqvBm9g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes"><span class="s1">BuzzFeed News</span></a> looked into this.</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href="https://apple.news/AhrxV-_Q4TgqGltUMT7jVwg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wired</a></span> reports on how researchers have grown plants in dirt from the moon for the first time.</p>