THORChain halted 10 blockchains after an Ethereum block reorg caused a 10 ETH vault shortfall; funds were recovered and trading will resume pending node operator approval.

Tech & Launches · 2026-11-02

THORChain suspended swaps across 10 networks following a block reorganization bug that impaired its ability to actively mitigate an ongoing exploit. A vault shortfall of 10 ETH resulted from the Ethereum block reorg, though funds were subsequently recovered. Trading resumption across the affected chains is pending approval from node operators.

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