THORChain network halted following software bug

Cross-chain exchange and proof-of-bond network THORChain was halted earlier today as the result of a bug causing “non-determinism between individual nodes.” At around 8 pm UTC, the THORChain team initially tweeted that developers were aware of a chain outage and were working to find the root cause of the issue. Roughly four hours later, the […]

THORChain token price up 16% following mainnet launch

The price of THORChain’s token RUNE is up 16% since the project announced the official launch of its mainnet on June 22. The team announced the mainnet launch on Wednesday, alongside the rollout of a “Rune in a Million Campaign” on Binance that contains a total of $1 million worth of RUNE rewards for users […]

THORChain quietly outperforms crypto market in Q1 — Can RUNE price break $10 next?

THORChain (RUNE) could continue its upward momentum in the coming weeks even as it treads inside a classic bearish reversal structure. RUNE’s price has rebounded strongly by over 165% four weeks after testing its multi-month horizontal level support near $3.15. What’s more, its upside retracement has opened up possibilities about an extended bull run toward […]

Bitcoin's got 3 strikes, but investors remain calm despite price drop

After Bitcoin (BTC) faced its third consecutive rejection, investors became more confident in adding altcoin positions. For the leading cryptocurrency, the path to $50,000 appears more challenging than previously expected. According to Euronews Next, on March 14, the European Union rejected a proposed rule that could have banned the energy-intensive proof-of-work (PoW) mining algorithm used […]

THORChain spikes by 34% after activating synthetic assets

The price of the native asset for cross-chain decentralized exchange THORChain (RUNE) has spiked by 34% in a day following the activating of synthetic assets on the network. At the time of writing the price had settled back to a 21% gain over the past 24 hours to sit at $5.27.. Crypto synthetics or synths […]

THORSwap relaunches cross-chain trading on four of five networks

Cross-chain decentralized exchange (DEX) THORSwap appears to be on the path to recovery after the THORChain network was taken offline following major exploits just three months after entering its guarded launch. The Cosmos-powered network aims to support decentralized trades executed across different blockchain networks such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). According to an Oct. […]

SushiSwap leads DEX token gains as SUSHI price rises by 23% in 24 hours

SushiSwap (SUSHI) prices crept higher on Sept. 16 following another day of gains for decentralized exchange (DEX) tokens. The SUSHI/USD exchange rate rose by 7.54%, or $1.14, to reach $16.31 for the first time since May 21. The pair’s upside move pushed its 24-hour adjusted timeframe profits up to 23%, making SUSHI the best-performing DEX […]