$RUNE Catalyst Posts
September 28, 2026Single-day social intelligence recap and verified catalyst posts · ← Back to $RUNE Profile · Market Rankings
💬 Curated Viral Posts & Community Evidence
32 source posts analyzed· 2026-09-28T05:30:57+00:00INSIGHT: THORChain refuses to blacklist addresses linked to the Bitget hack. Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum is evolving from being a mere blockchain, and into a world cryptographic computer. Hodler's Digest this week:
· 2026-09-28T10:31:53+00:00They never prevented their attacker from swapping on Thorchain. They instead selectively rugged their attacker and forcibly took every cent they could touch. lol.
· 2026-09-28T21:47:13+00:00"THORChain voluntarily chose to launder sanctioned funds for the North Koreans. There are consequences for that." Austin on why THORChain is a cleaner DOJ case than Tornado Cash "This is where I think the THORChain folks have now got themselves in a serious pickle. You showed
· 2026-09-28T07:37:58+00:00THORChain Rejects Bitget’s Call to Block Attacker Funds After $387.5M Hack THORChain responded to Bitget after CEO Gracy Chen called on the protocol to refuse service to addresses linked to attackers from Bitget’s September 24 security breach, which involved about $387.5 million
AI visual analysis: A THORChain X post defending its permissionless design after rejecting Bitget CEO Gracy Chen's request to freeze attacker funds, stating that during the May 2026 exploit (which resulted in $10.7M stolen), hacker addresses were "never blacklisted and therefore never prevented from swapping on THORChain."
· 2026-09-28T18:55:58+00:00HOT TOPIC: Bitget's $388M hacker, no freeze in sight Bitget asked THORChain to block the attacker's wallets. THORChain's answer: a halt is not a freeze, and it doesn't censor by design. Meanwhile, 2,390 stolen $ETH became 75 $BTC in 27 swaps this morning, and $RUNE is up 25%
AI visual analysis: A crypto media page displays an audio summary discussing THORChain's refusal to block a $388M hacker, featuring a Signal Over Noise post that notes THORChain's fees hit 869K on Sept 26 with $RUNE up 0.79% and $ETH at -0.23%, while the Bitget hacker's wallet grew 26%.
· 2026-09-28T06:36:09+00:00A THORChain network halt is an emergency security mechanism designed to protect the protocol. A halt is not a selective freeze of specific funds or an individual swap. During the May 2026 exploit that resulted in $10.7M stolen from the liquidity pools, the attackers addresses
· 2026-09-28T00:07:46+00:00this cat should purr
· 2026-09-28T07:23:08+00:00$387 million was just stolen from Bitget, but the real war is what happened next: THORChain publicly refused to blacklist the hacker's addresses. Bitget’s CEO demanded they cut off the hacker’s addresses, arguing decentralization shouldn’t protect known stolen funds. THORChain
AI visual analysis: THORChain (@THORChain) posted a tweet acknowledging a recent exploit and emphasizing that, like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BNB Chain, their platform is decentralized and permissionless, while rhetorically questioning what responsibility those major chains bear for handling known stolen funds. The post relates to the surrounding story in which THORChain refused to blacklist the hacker's addresses following Bitget's $387 million theft, sparking a public dispute over decentralization versus cooperation with hack victims.
· 2026-09-28T06:50:59+00:00Let me put it in plain terms: THORChain believes neutral public infrastructure shouldn't pick and choose which trades to allow in the first place. THORChain: Network pause is an emergency security mechanism, not targeting specific funds or individual swaps. On September 28,
· 2026-09-28T11:47:00+00:00THORChain says it won't cut off addresses tied to Bitget's $387.5 million hack. "A halt is not a selective freeze of specific funds or an individual swap," the protocol wrote Monday, after Bitget CEO Gracy Chen formally asked it to refuse service.
· 2026-09-28T04:57:31+00:00Bitget's stolen money is now feeding the two buckets THORChain uses to clean up its own past losses. ~$1M in @THORChain fees on the @bitget flow so far, per @EmberCN . current system-income split includes: 59% - Nodes. 20% - POL, the protocol-owned liquidity that absorbed
AI visual analysis: A Bitget hot wallet dashboard showing $506M in 24h volume, $163M TVL, and $1M in fees with an arrow highlighting new revenue spikes, illustrating how Bitget's flow is generating significant income for THORChain's nodes and POL (protocol-owned liquidity).
· 2026-09-28T03:00:00+00:00THORCHAIN REVENUE HITS HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE APRIL 25 AS TRADING VOLUME EXCEEDS 200 MILLION USD THORChain generated approximately 382,000 USD in revenue on September 25 local time in the US, while trading volume exceeded 200 million USD. According to Foresight News, this revenue
AI visual analysis: A candlestick stock chart showing a sharp decline from around 7.00 down to 0.7591, with red and green candles indicating price movement over time.
· 2026-09-28T15:48:49+00:00
AI visual analysis: A 30-second candlestick chart from axiom.trade shows SuperInu/USD trading on Radium CPMM, with the price spiking sharply around 10:00 before settling at 0.0047 (+8.47%) amid a generally flat trading range between 0.002 and 0.006 throughout the day.
· 2026-09-28T19:20:59+00:00The ethos of cryptos is free trade without any kind of censorship. Therefore, I think what ThorChain is doing in denying BitGet's request to block funds is absolutely perfect. ThorChain is a platform that enables the free trading of any crypto without revealing addresses (in
AI visual analysis: A stylized teal-to-blue gradient lightning bolt or angular "Z" logo on a black rounded-square background, likely representing ThorChain. The image visually reinforces the post's theme by symbolizing ThorChain's bold stance on censorship-resistant, unrestricted crypto trading.
· 2026-09-28T07:18:37+00:00current #memecoin BAG 2027 1- #PEPE -0.69$ 2- #SHIB -1$ 3- #PENGU -5$ 4- #FLOKI -2$ 5- #DOGE _10$ 6- #TRUMP _100$ 7- #JUP _2$ 8- #RUNE _1$ 9- #PI _15$ 10- #WIF -50$ Any other #crypto I should add??
· 2026-09-28T18:29:18+00:00Rune........
AI visual analysis: The image shows a TradingView chart for RUNE/USDT on Binance with a current price of $0.777 (+2.24%), displaying 3D price action with resistance zones highlighted in yellow between approximately $1.10-$1.40 and $1.80-$2.00. The chart illustrates RUNE's recent bullish reversal from lows near $0.32, suggesting potential upward momentum toward the highlighted resistance levels—aligning with the post's bullish outlook on Rune.
· 2026-09-28T20:22:18+00:00Bitget asked THORChain to block $387.5M in hacked funds. THORChain said no. Today on @bitsandbips : that standoff, Bessent telling AI labs they "can stop any time they want to," and whether AI agents could spark a bank run.
· 2026-09-28T07:08:38+00:00CAN $RUNE RETURN TO A $1.8B MARKET CAP?
AI visual analysis: An infographic asks 'CAN RUNE RETURN TO A $1.8B MARKET CAP?' showing RUNE THORChain price and market cap history from 2020 to 2026, with prices ranging from $0.06 in 2020 to a peak of $8.36 in 2021, currently sitting at $0.74.
· 2026-09-28T20:44:15+00:00"Either you are decentralized or you're not. If you're decentralized, you can't stop something ... If you can stop it and you don't, maybe you are not decentralized," @perkinscr97 on THORChain's decision to not freeze out Bitget loot.
· 2026-09-28T21:16:50+00:00Every time there’s an exploit and Thorchain functions exactly how it’s supposed to The paid creators come out of their rocks to throw baseless and ignorant accusations left and right Do you really understand what the word permissionless means?
· 2026-09-28T07:38:59+00:00站在 TapeOut（小孩哥链上晶体管 $BEM） 的逻辑看ThorChain这件事，核心矛盾不是“能不能停机”，而是“停机、干预的权限，到底写在公开电路里，还是藏在节点的人手里”。 ThorChain问题本质 它代码里面其实内置停机、冻结的开关，节点群体拥有实际干预网络的能力。 •
· 2026-09-28T06:58:45+00:00None of them hold #rune None of them are nodes, so commenting isn't decentralization #Decentralization is the decentralized consensus of holders If you hold RUNE You can stake to become a node And achieve your goal: pause trading But other nodes might reject your
· 2026-09-28T07:43:15+00:00Lol $RUNE
AI visual analysis: A translated Twitter/X post from '门罗老牛.XMR' (@EncryptedM...) discussing the upcoming regulatory hammer on Monero (XMR), @THORChain, and RUNE cryptocurrency, mentioning ThorXMR.com as a privacy trading frontend.
· 2026-09-28T07:27:14+00:00THORChain回应"双标"争议：暂停网络仅为保护协议，非选择性冻结资金 正文：THORChain发文澄清，网络暂停（halt）是保护协议的紧急安全机制，并非针对特定资金或单笔兑换的选择性冻结。
· 2026-09-28T08:41:25+00:00Basically the only people using Thorchain are hackers lol
· 2026-09-28T05:02:05+00:00他们疯狂的攻击 @THORChain 是因为即将上线门罗币 @monero 他们害怕真正的去中心化加密货币和真正的去中心化交易所联合起来 这样就会真正的回归密码朋克时代 关注 @THORXMR 随时准备回归真正的DEX 交易
· 2026-09-28T11:47:00+00:00Critics including OKX's Star Xu and GoPlus Security say THORChain has halted itself before, including after its own May exploit. THORChain says it "doesn't censor by design."
· 2026-09-28T07:26:38+00:001/2 . @THORChain LP breakeven RUNE price: BTC: $6 RUNE at $100k BTC ETH: $2.3 RUNE at $3k ETH LTC: $1.5 RUNE at $60 LTC DOGE: $3.8 at $0.09 DOGE - It is the RUNE:Asset price ratio which is important, not just RUNE price per se
AI visual analysis: A line chart titled 'LP Position Profit-Loss % vs RUNE Price' showing profit/loss percentages for BTC, ETH, LTC, and DOGE liquidity positions across various RUNE prices, assuming BTC at $100k, ETH at $3k, LTC at $60, and DOGE at $0.09.
· 2026-09-28T06:39:50+00:00Next stop ~1$ Thorchads Are you ready? Source: runewatch.org $RUNE
AI visual analysis: A cryptocurrency chart showing RUNE/USD at $0.740, down 0.13% over 4H, with an AI chart analysis indicating bullish 66% probability and a predicted target of $0.993 or invalidation below $0.671.
· 2026-09-28T06:43:58+00:00Thorchain Faces Heat as Bitget Hack Revives Bybit Controversy $RUNE #CryptoExchanges #Thorchain #Bitget
· 2026-09-28T10:38:32+00:00CAN $RUNE RETURN TO A $1.8B MARKET CAP?
AI visual analysis: An infographic titled "CAN RUNE RETURN TO A $1.8B MARKET CAP?" displaying RUNE/THORChain's yearly price and market cap history from 2020-2026, sourced from Coinlore and CoinMarketCap.
· 2026-09-28T11:48:40+00:00@THORChain says it’s decentralized & permissionless. But there’s an interesting contrast: 1. $10.7M exploit → network halted 2. Trading stayed offline ~5 weeks 3. Nearly $1.2B from the Bybit hack flowed through THORChain Where does “permissionless” end and responsibility
AI visual analysis: A CoinDesk news article titled 'Thorchain halts trading after $10 million cross-chain exploit, RUNE token drops 12%' by Shaurya Malwa, reporting that the cross-chain liquidity protocol paused trading after losing approximately $10.8 million across Bitcoin, Ethereum, BSC, and Base.