# $RUNE Catalyst Posts & Social Intelligence Recap — September 26, 2026

> **Asset:** $RUNE  
> **Date:** 2026-09-26 (September 26, 2026)  
> **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/rune/2026-09-26  
> **Token Profile:** https://cryptitalk.com/tokens/rune.md  
> **Market Rankings:** https://cryptitalk.com/rankings.md  

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## Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence


### Post #1 by @GracyBitget
> **Author:** Gracy Chen @Bitget ([@GracyBitget](https://x.com/GracyBitget))  
> **Metrics:** 1.0K likes · 196 retweets · 356 comments · 460.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T11:44:32+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/GracyBitget/status/2103812967066439817](https://x.com/GracyBitget/status/2103812967066439817)  


> 
> "Our attacker addresses are publicly listed and actively tracked. We are formally asking 
@THORChain
 to refuse service to these addresses. Decentralization is a design principle, not a shield for facilitating known stolen funds. 
The industry is watching."


### Post #2 by @star_okx
> **Author:** Star_OKX ([@star_okx](https://x.com/star_okx))  
> **Metrics:** 327 likes · 52 retweets · 95 comments · 143.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T18:57:37+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/star_okx/status/2103921954340385100](https://x.com/star_okx/status/2103921954340385100)  


> 
> "I don’t think THORChain’s TSS + validator model represents true decentralization.

The selected validators set collectively controls the underlying assets in the TSS vaults. Once the signing threshold is reached, those validators can move the funds. So from a custody perspective,"


### Post #3 by @OdailyChina
> **Author:** OdailyNews ([@OdailyChina](https://x.com/OdailyChina))  
> **Metrics:** 38 likes · 6 retweets · 19 comments · 87.7K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T12:36:43+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/OdailyChina/status/2103826098769613288](https://x.com/OdailyChina/status/2103826098769613288)  


> 
> "Bitget Stolen Funds Once Again Flow into THORChain

On-chain tracking shows that, in this Bitget 
@bitget
 incident involving approximately $387 million in stolen assets, portions of BNB, TRX, and XRP are being split up and sent into THORChain, where they are swapped for BTC.

The"


### Post #4 by @star_okx
> **Author:** Star_OKX ([@star_okx](https://x.com/star_okx))  
> **Metrics:** 342 likes · 25 retweets · 80 comments · 76.3K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T13:40:06+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/star_okx/status/2103842047497228664](https://x.com/star_okx/status/2103842047497228664)  


> 
> "THORChain is a very unusual part of this industry.

Both OKX Exchange and OKX Wallet took action immediately and stood ready to support efforts to identify, track, and block the movement of hacked funds where possible.

Resilience is a critical quality for every crypto company."


### Post #5 by @DefiIgnas
> **Author:** Ignas ([@DefiIgnas](https://x.com/DefiIgnas))  
> **Metrics:** 212 likes · 6 retweets · 69 comments · 68.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T21:22:38+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/DefiIgnas/status/2103958449981710836](https://x.com/DefiIgnas/status/2103958449981710836)  


> 
> "THORChain could've been success story like 
$NEAR
.

Instead, they played the 'decentralization' card while hacked funds flowed through and they earned fees.

Yet they halted the network when they themselves got hacked for $10.7M in May

I think that's a big reason why 
$NEAR
 trades"


### Post #6 by @THORChain
> **Author:** THORChain ([@THORChain](https://x.com/THORChain))  
> **Metrics:** 196 likes · 13 retweets · 25 comments · 22.8K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T14:45:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/THORChain/status/2103858380599099797](https://x.com/THORChain/status/2103858380599099797)  


> 
> "Swap. Bond. Earn."


### Post #7 by @brucexu_eth
> **Author:** brucexu.eth ([@brucexu_eth](https://x.com/brucexu_eth))  
> **Metrics:** 45 likes · 6 retweets · 20 comments · 17.6K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T23:49:28+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/brucexu_eth/status/2103995401993060352](https://x.com/brucexu_eth/status/2103995401993060352)  


> 
> "Trash THORChain

•  Others get hacked, stolen funds pass through them: Stick to "We are decentralized, permissionless, cannot censor," continue transactions, protocol still collects fees (In the Bybit incident, someone estimated they and related nodes pocketed millions to over"


### Post #8 by @JaneDButterfly
> **Author:** Jane D'Butterfly ([@JaneDButterfly](https://x.com/JaneDButterfly))  
> **Metrics:** 198 likes · 30 retweets · 29 comments · 15.2K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T16:48:54+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/JaneDButterfly/status/2103889561969676314](https://x.com/JaneDButterfly/status/2103889561969676314)  


> 
> "To begin with, as a decentralized exchange, 
@THORChain
 has never promised anyone that THORChain is here to protect or safeguard people money.

All we have been advocating all these years is to encourage people safeguard their own money with full self-custody wallets.

So, from"


### Post #9 by @BCH21M
> **Author:** James Lau ([@BCH21M](https://x.com/BCH21M))  
> **Metrics:** 129 likes · 16 retweets · 15 comments · 12.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T16:26:36+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BCH21M/status/2103883948308967832](https://x.com/BCH21M/status/2103883948308967832)  


> 
> "Bitget has already delisted RUNE. What right do you have to demand that THORChain refuse service? 
@GracyBitget
 You've been attacked by a kitchen knife, can't find the person who wielded it, so instead you go after the knife seller and demand they be punished—I'm really"


### Post #10 by @thewolfofdefi
> **Author:** The Wolf of Defi ([@thewolfofdefi](https://x.com/thewolfofdefi))  
> **Metrics:** 141 likes · 10 retweets · 12 comments · 2.9K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T16:18:33+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/thewolfofdefi/status/2103881922006925620](https://x.com/thewolfofdefi/status/2103881922006925620)  


> 
> "People want crypto but don’t want permissionless protocols. Why are you even here?

Blaming 
@THORChain
 for being used by hackers is so dumb. 

It’s one of the of the only protocols still endorsing the core values of why 
$BTC
 was designed."


### Post #11 by @CryptoNewton
> **Author:** Shelby ([@CryptoNewton](https://x.com/CryptoNewton))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 2.4K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T11:17:42+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CryptoNewton/status/2103806213301403789](https://x.com/CryptoNewton/status/2103806213301403789)  


> **Visual Note:** A TradingView 4-hour chart for $RUNE/USDT on Binance shows price action with bearish harmonic pattern overlays (XABCD formations) drawn across key swing points, suggesting a potential reversal at the 0.7250 resistance zone marked near the recent high.  

> 
> "$RUNE"


### Post #12 by @EncryptedMonero
> **Author:** 门罗币老牛.XMR ([@EncryptedMonero](https://x.com/EncryptedMonero))  
> **Metrics:** 19 likes · 3 retweets · 3 comments · 2.0K views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T21:04:36+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/EncryptedMonero/status/2103953909727604761](https://x.com/EncryptedMonero/status/2103953909727604761)  


> 
> "Although deeply saddened by the recent breach incident and able to imagine how difficult this must be for all involved parties.

THORChain, like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BNB Chain, is decentralized and permissionless.

What responsibility should Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BNB Chain"


### Post #13 by @BTCBitcoin_ETH
> **Author:** 花月夜.ETH ([@BTCBitcoin_ETH](https://x.com/BTCBitcoin_ETH))  
> **Metrics:** 6 likes · 0 retweets · 4 comments · 761 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T17:06:29+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/BTCBitcoin_ETH/status/2103893984900956293](https://x.com/BTCBitcoin_ETH/status/2103893984900956293)  


> 
> "If there's a choice,  
I support 
@THORChain
  
If it has to come down to closing one,  
I hope the side that upholds the spirit of cryptocurrency survives.  
@bitget
 has never stood with the community and the crypto spirit,  
It's a very pure trading platform, with everything"


### Post #14 by @RujiraNetwork
> **Author:** Rujira ([@RujiraNetwork](https://x.com/RujiraNetwork))  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 550 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T17:15:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RujiraNetwork/status/2103896302165881218](https://x.com/RujiraNetwork/status/2103896302165881218)  


> 
> "Earlier today, we identified and responded, with the quick support of THORChain Node Operators, to an exploit affecting Rujira Trade and a CCL position that the attacker was able to transfer despite not being the owner.

The exploit was not related to CCL’s trading logic itself,"


### Post #15 by @Shft_Ctrl
> **Author:** ‘•.•’ ([@Shft_Ctrl](https://x.com/Shft_Ctrl))  
> **Metrics:** 13 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 521 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T18:13:13+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Shft_Ctrl/status/2103910780580118562](https://x.com/Shft_Ctrl/status/2103910780580118562)  


> **Video Content:** A young man with dark hair stands outdoors in a dusty, rural setting with weathered brick buildings and a truck visible in the background, his expression shifting subtly as he appears to speak or react. He wears a tan jacket over a dark shirt, and the camera remains focused on his face in a close-up shot throughout. At the end, the text "It's all so tiresome" appears on screen in white letters, emphasizing his weary demeanor.  

> 
> "Once again lad could’ve just sucked d**k on video & poster it & it would’ve been less gay than hitting send on this tweet
$RUNE"


### Post #16 by @thinkwhysly
> **Author:** Think Whysly ([@thinkwhysly](https://x.com/thinkwhysly))  
> **Metrics:** 15 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 416 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T22:11:41+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/thinkwhysly/status/2103970791800930467](https://x.com/thinkwhysly/status/2103970791800930467)  


> 
> "Here is a beautiful thing about 
@THORChain
, both 
@star_okx
 and 
@GracyBitget
 could become node operators of 
@Thorchain
 and all they need to do is have 3 nodes and they could trigger a stop. 

You want to censor transactions on 
@THORChain
 become a node operator."


### Post #17 by @ElGatoPartners
> **Author:** El Gato Capital ([@ElGatoPartners](https://x.com/ElGatoPartners))  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 2 comments · 386 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T20:46:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/ElGatoPartners/status/2103949228854706431](https://x.com/ElGatoPartners/status/2103949228854706431)  


> **Visual Note:** A cryptocurrency trading chart on a 1W timeframe showing a significant price peak in 2021 followed by a decline, with the current price displayed at 0.745.  

> 
> "Zoom out on the 
$RUNE
 weekly and you see the whole crypto cycle in one chart - and how silly things can get.

1 to 21 in about five months (!!). Then 21 to 3 in two. Rebuilt to 11, then 7 to 1 in ten weeks. Bottomed at $0.295, a 98.6% drawdown from the top.

Now it's up 150% off"


### Post #18 by @diego_defi
> **Author:** Diego DeFi ([@diego_defi](https://x.com/diego_defi))  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 380 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T21:24:30+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/diego_defi/status/2103958919240360365](https://x.com/diego_defi/status/2103958919240360365)  


> **Visual Note:** A Spanish-language X (Twitter) post by @THORChain responding to a recent exploit, stating THORChain is decentralized and questioning what responsibility Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BNB Chain should assume for known stolen funds, tagging @star_okx and @GracyBitget.  

> 
> "Dejando de lado el tema que se está discutiendo, como 
@THORChain
 va a decir que "BNB Chain es descentralizado y sin permiso como Bitcoin y Ethereum", realmente no sé si reír o llorar"


### Post #19 by @slowhandeth
> **Author:** slowhand ([@slowhandeth](https://x.com/slowhandeth))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 1 comments · 313 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T15:40:40+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/slowhandeth/status/2103872389025247457](https://x.com/slowhandeth/status/2103872389025247457)  


> 
> "雷神团队的人已经回复我了，认可我的方式方法，尽管只是一种 meme 式的认同，民心所向！

moon！ 
$rune"


### Post #20 by @RUNEMaxim
> **Author:** Maxim ([@RUNEMaxim](https://x.com/RUNEMaxim))  
> **Metrics:** 10 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 265 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T20:11:18+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RUNEMaxim/status/2103940496955514983](https://x.com/RUNEMaxim/status/2103940496955514983)  


> 
> "Thanks for this shoutout  let’s get bigger and be a strong community   

Bind your 
$RUNE
 with 
@RUNEBondApp"


### Post #21 by @silverfang88
> **Author:** 子时 ([@silverfang88](https://x.com/silverfang88))  
> **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 215 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T16:30:45+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/silverfang88/status/2103884993042718936](https://x.com/silverfang88/status/2103884993042718936)  


> 
> "THORChain不是第一个挨刀的
去中心化协议

之前的龙卷风
也就是Tornado cash
是不可变合约
没人可以真正意义上停止他
可以打击他的前端 
但是无法终止

后来美国人逮捕了开发者并判刑
但是最终财政部
也撤销了对协议本身的制裁

Thorchain比较微妙
在之前bybit被盗中 黑客洗钱"


### Post #22 by @solminingpunk
> **Author:** FastFoodRembrandt.onion ([@solminingpunk](https://x.com/solminingpunk))  
> **Metrics:** 4 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 193 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T20:25:00+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/solminingpunk/status/2103943943616712833](https://x.com/solminingpunk/status/2103943943616712833)  


> 
> "My homies 
@THORChain
 better allow them to do as they please, we fought for this shit, good or bad. DECENTRALIZATION."


### Post #23 by @Kadesh_bull
> **Author:** Kadesh ([@Kadesh_bull](https://x.com/Kadesh_bull))  
> **Metrics:** 15 likes · 3 retweets · 0 comments · 178 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T11:24:25+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Kadesh_bull/status/2103807902452429159](https://x.com/Kadesh_bull/status/2103807902452429159)  


> **Visual Note:** A cryptocurrency price display shows "RUNEUSDT" (RUNE / TetherUS) at a price of 0.711, up +0.056 (+8.55%).  

> 
> "$RUNE
 moving.

Weekly close above $0.64 remains key."


### Post #24 by @thewolfofdefi
> **Author:** The Wolf of Defi ([@thewolfofdefi](https://x.com/thewolfofdefi))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 1 retweets · 0 comments · 173 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T17:33:57+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/thewolfofdefi/status/2103900898661724615](https://x.com/thewolfofdefi/status/2103900898661724615)  


> **Video Content:** The video shows Michael Jackson seated in an audience, initially covering his mouth in apparent shock or surprise before breaking into a wide, delighted smile and laughing as the clip progresses. There is no on-screen text, tickers, or numbers visible in the frames. The accompanying post humorously suggests this reaction represents the crypto community's overwhelming excitement at the prospect of THORChain integrating Monero (XMR) and RUNE rallying to double digits.  

> 
> "Imagine the mental breakdowns when 
@THORChain
 integrates 
$XMR
, thousands of people reclaim their right on privacy but one hacker is amongst them, and 
$RUNE
 rallies to double digits."


### Post #25 by @yeakubdurjoy002
> **Author:** Durjoy ([@yeakubdurjoy002](https://x.com/yeakubdurjoy002))  
> **Metrics:** 5 likes · 1 retweets · 1 comments · 170 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T19:15:36+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/yeakubdurjoy002/status/2103926479847616890](https://x.com/yeakubdurjoy002/status/2103926479847616890)  


> 
> "This comparison doesn’t really hold.
Bitcoin, Ethereum and BNB Chain are base settlement networks. THORChain is a cross-chain liquidity protocol specifically designed to move and swap assets between those networks. Calling both “permissionless” doesn’t make their role in the flow"


### Post #26 by @lemaskedman1
> **Author:** LeMaskedman ([@lemaskedman1](https://x.com/lemaskedman1))  
> **Metrics:** 2 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 159 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T15:02:53+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/lemaskedman1/status/2103862881502781874](https://x.com/lemaskedman1/status/2103862881502781874)  


> 
> "crime assistance chain making mad bank by getting the lazarus chads a permissionless way to decentralized bitget’s dirty money

g 
$RUNE"


### Post #27 by @RuneCrypto_
> **Author:** Rune ([@RuneCrypto_](https://x.com/RuneCrypto_))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 129 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T23:35:08+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/RuneCrypto_/status/2103991795017224236](https://x.com/RuneCrypto_/status/2103991795017224236)  


> 
> "getting people to share their bank accounts to the public would be a problem"


### Post #28 by @Shft_Ctrl
> **Author:** ‘•.•’ ([@Shft_Ctrl](https://x.com/Shft_Ctrl))  
> **Metrics:** 3 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 43 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T20:38:21+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/Shft_Ctrl/status/2103947304612884500](https://x.com/Shft_Ctrl/status/2103947304612884500)  


> **Visual Note:** A tweet by David Cumps (@cumpsd) replying to @star_okx reads: 'Don't forget they already did this in the past when they locked out users to 200m BTC.'  

> 
> "Lol 100% this David Chumps guy definitely sits in a chair like this while his wife..…
$RUNE"


### Post #29 by @thewolfofdefi
> **Author:** The Wolf of Defi ([@thewolfofdefi](https://x.com/thewolfofdefi))  
> **Metrics:** 1 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 16 views  

> **Posted:** 2026-09-26T20:07:08+00:00  


> **Source Link:** [https://x.com/thewolfofdefi/status/2103939449520349493](https://x.com/thewolfofdefi/status/2103939449520349493)  


> 
> "What is connecting all those chains and tokens together? 
$RUNE"




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