THORChain’s RUNE token rose about 15% over the past 24 hours as the cross-chain swap protocol restored trading on most networks following a weekend halt triggered by an Ethereum block reorganization.
RUNE rallies 15% as THORChain restarts most swaps after outage
THORChain restored trading on Bitcoin, Ethereum and several other networks after an outage linked to a refund bug. RUNE rose 15% as most swaps resumed, though three chains remain paused.
Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
Publisher Cointelegraph
Nov 3, 2026 at 11:56 PM UTC · 1 min de lecture
Key Signal
15% RUNE 24-hour gain
Entities
bitcoin, ethereum
Market Impact
Total MCap+1.05%
Last Updated
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THORChain (RUNE) was trading at around $0.64 on Wednesday, up approximately 15% over the previous day, according to CoinMarketCap.
THORChain’s network status page showed trading and transaction signing marked “OK” on 10 of its 13 listed external networks. BNB Smart Chain, Cosmos Hub and Solana continued to show warnings for both functions.
Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash, Dogecoin, Litecoin, Tron and Zcash were among the networks showing trading was re-enabled. Avalanche, Base and XRP were already operating when Cointelegraph reported on the halt on Monday.
Ethereum reorg exposed refund bug
The disruption began on Saturday when a one-block Ethereum reorganization removed a 10 Ether deposit that THORChain had already credited, according to the protocol’s account.
After the swap failed to meet its price limit, THORChain issued a refund against funds its vault had never received. The sender’s actual deposit was also refunded, resulting in an extra 10 ETH payout and triggering an automatic pause.
Ethereum moved from $2,697.24 to $2,269.52 over the last 30-day period, a decline of 15.9 percent.
Source: Kraken · NewsLayer Markets · Updated il y a une minute
Node operators subsequently paused trading across multiple networks while developers investigated.
The halt also disrupted attempts to move funds stolen in the $6.3 billion Binance hack, according to blockchain analytics company Chainalysis, which said the pause had inadvertently delayed laundering by North Korean hackers.
The partial restart restores access to several cross-chain swap routes.
Related: THORChain halts swaps after block reorg bug, slowing Binance hackers
Réponses Rapides
Why did THORChain pause swaps?
THORChain paused activity following an outage associated with a refund bug.
Which networks have resumed trading on THORChain?
Trading has been restored on Bitcoin, Ethereum and several other networks. The excerpt does not identify all of the restored networks.
Are all THORChain swaps back online?
No. Most swaps have restarted, but three chains remain paused.
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