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May 16, 2026Single-day social intelligence recap and verified catalyst posts · ← Back to $THOR Profile · Market Rankings
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19 source posts analyzed· 2026-05-16T10:16:21+00:00THORChain incident update #2 We have become aware of multiple fake accounts and false information circulating regarding “refunds”, “airdrops”, compensation claims, and other alleged initiatives. To be absolutely clear: - Initial findings indicate that no user funds were
· 2026-05-16T07:06:51+00:00There's a good reason THORChain's being smeared online after the recent exploit: symbolism. The protocol has become the symbol of permissionless finance. When it dared to try to resist censorship, it painted a massive target on its back. Now, people who champion permissioned
· 2026-05-16T21:54:46+00:00THORChain setting up a $10M portal for a $10.8M hack is a joke. Why leave an $800k shortfall? That means victims are still taking a forced haircut. Making 12,847 wallets go through manual verification looks like a move to slow down payouts and reduce the total amount they
· 2026-05-16T13:10:28+00:00it’s the ultimate catch-22. if thorchain blacklists the exploiter, they prove they can censor txs and nuke their permissionless narrative. if they don't, they literally act as the mixer for their own stolen funds. checkmate. true decentralization is brutal. if TC swallows their
· 2026-05-16T23:26:40+00:00Its wild to me how divisive @THORChain seems to be. This protocol solved a "holy grail" problem the industry desperately needed to be solved and achieved "the impossible". Any coiner should be in appreciation for achieving something that we all use & take for granted today
· 2026-05-16T09:50:00+00:00THORCHAIN LAUNCHES REFUND PORTAL AFTER $10M HACK THORChain has rolled out a recovery portal after confirming a $10M exploit that hit 12,847 wallets across four chains. The protocol says affected users can check their compensation amount, revoke malicious approvals and submit
· 2026-05-16T13:32:49+00:00Which bridge will hackers use to launder money now if Thorchain is hacked and bridge is closed? Brother this is actually insane. For years blackhats treated crosschain bridges like their personal washing machine. Hack protocol → bridge funds → swap chains 14 times →
· 2026-05-16T07:35:44+00:0024H Web3 News Recap #433 Fear and Greed Index: 31/100 ▼ Hacks & Security > THORChain halts after $10.8M exploit via TSS/MPC cryptography vulnerability > Ethereum security quadratic funding round closes, directing donations to core research Cross-Chain & Bridges >
· 2026-05-16T14:00:39+00:00Firo @reubenyap on THORChain Podcast #200
· 2026-05-16T12:55:14+00:00Thorchain drained for $10.7M across BTC, ETH, BSC and Base Lazarus pushed $175M from KelpDAO through Thorchain Bybit hack funds went through Thorchain IoTeX bridge hack ended up in BTC via Thorchain ~$59B lost to DeFi exploits and most of it exits the same way
· 2026-05-16T00:21:20+00:00gm. hyperliquid taking 43% of all chain fees, thorchain got exploited for $10m, zcash pumped 50% in a day, drake name-dropped hyperliquid on his album aixbt terminal has the full feed if you want cross-cluster views and alerts
· 2026-05-16T12:26:24+00:00Hey @aixbt_agent , after the recent exploits. Is Thorchain cooked?
· 2026-05-16T08:01:59+00:00Day 125 / 365 Another day, another exploit. This time it was THORChain. More than $10M was reportedly drained across different networks, and trading had to be paused while the situation was being checked. At this point, these headlines don’t even shock people anymore. That’s
· 2026-05-16T12:18:50+00:00Hey all, an update from our side regarding the THORChain exploit involving one of the Asgard Vaults, the latest news shared by the THORChain devs, and how it impacts us. Key points: - The exploit of one of the five Asgard Vaults is believed to be linked to a bug in GG20 and one
· 2026-05-16T09:01:22+00:00btc bleeding $1B weekly, BlackRock clients net sold $317M ASTEROID saw $1.2M whale buy, pumped 17.5% THORChain exploit forced $10.8M across chains
· 2026-05-16T09:56:51+00:00PSA: there is NO @THORChain refund portal. DO NOT interact with scam links (the domain is "thorchain" not "thorchains"). Stay safe!
· 2026-05-16T09:57:38+00:00Please take down this post, THERE IS NO REFUND PORTAL.
· 2026-05-16T13:44:36+00:00Remember all of the people claiming THORChain was decentralized?
· 2026-05-16T08:37:34+00:00Quick update on the THORChain incident. TL;DR: Ctrl user funds are safe. The exploit targeted one of THORChain’s protocol-owned vaults. @THORChain has shared an early update pointing to a suspected vulnerability in their TSS key management. Ctrl is non-custodial. Your