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Oct 31, 2026

THORChain pauses operations after Ethereum reorg triggers double refund

THORChain suspended swaps across 12 chains after an Ethereum blockchain reorganization caused a duplicate 10 ETH refund, triggering the protocol's emergency halt mechanism.

Oct 31, 2026·2 sources

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Top claims

▪An unexpected reorganization of the Ethereum network on October 31, 2026 caused THORChain to issue a duplicate refund on a single deposit of 10 ETH
▪Chainalysis linked the illicit money laundering activity traversing THORChain during the October 31, 2026 halt to cyber actors associated with North Korea (DPRK)
▪Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis reported that THORChain's emergency halt temporarily slowed DPRK-linked efforts to launder funds stolen from Binance by freezing cross-chain swaps

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Crypto security1 Decentralized exchange (DEX)1 DeFi1 Ethereum1

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