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Decentralised L1 Liquidity Protocol. Swap, Earn, & Borrow - BTC, ETH, BNB, Cosmos & more. Infrastructure for top wallets & exchanges.

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THORChain Lending Caps Approaching Limit

Thu 21st Mar 2024
THORChain, a decentralized liquidity protocol, has reported that nearly two weeks after raising its lending caps, over 50% of the new limits have already been utilized. At the current rate, the caps are expected to be reached within a month. This rapid adoption suggests strong market demand for THORChain's lending services. Once the caps are hit, the team plans to pause, analyze the feature's performance, and engage the community in discussions about whether to further raise the limits or validate the feature over an extended period.

Thorchain Community Discusses Trading Strategy

Thu 21st Mar 2024
Members of the Thorchain community, a decentralized liquidity protocol for cryptocurrencies, are discussing a strategy involving shorting the RUNE token while providing liquidity as a Layer 1 participant. The proposed approach aims to mitigate impermanent loss during market downturns by offsetting potential losses from liquidity provision with gains from shorting RUNE. Community members, referred to as 'Thorchads,' are encouraged to explore this strategy.

THORChain Clarifies Ragnarok of BEP2 Pools

Thu 21st Mar 2024
THORChain, a decentralized liquidity protocol, has addressed the reason behind the Ragnarok of BEP2 pools in their network. According to their tweet, this move is not a responsibility but rather a favor. THORChain clarified that they could have left the pools untouched until the BEP2 shutdown, at which point they would have shut down the pools as well. The Ragnarok of BEP2 pools is a proactive measure taken by THORChain, unrelated to any technical issues within their network.

THORChain Liquidity Dynamics

Thu 21st Mar 2024
THORChain, a decentralized liquidity protocol, experienced a net inflow of 1 BTC into its liquidity pools on March 18, 2024. The incoming 1 BTC was distributed across multiple pools and transmuted into both sides of the pools. The market capitalization of RUNE, THORChain's native token, expanded by a factor of approximately 10 due to the 30 million RUNE tokens in the pools compared to the 300 million outstanding supply. The dynamics illustrate how liquidity flows can amplify the impact on the protocol's token value.

Urgent Notice: BNB Beacon Chain Update and Withdrawal Advisory

Thu 21st Mar 2024
THORChain has issued an urgent notice regarding the BNB Beacon Chain. Node operators have been instructed to remove all Beacon Chain pools from the network. Users with Liquidity Provider (LP) or Saver positions on the Beacon Chain are advised to withdraw their funds immediately. This advisory applies only to Beacon Chain LPs, and users with addresses starting with '0x' (BNB Smart Chain) are not affected. THORChain has successfully tested the Ragnarok process on Stagenet, but there is no guarantee of successful fund return during the forced withdrawal process. Users are strongly encouraged to withdraw their funds before Ragnarok begins to ensure a successful return of their assets. Support is available through the respective interface's support channels for assistance with LP withdrawals.
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THORChain Clarifies Risk Profile of Lending Protocol

Mon 18th Mar 2024
THORChain, a decentralized liquidity protocol, has clarified that its lending service does not claim to be 'zero risk.' Instead, it offers an alternative risk framework that users may find more useful than traditional lending markets. The protocol emphasizes that its lending service is neither inherently less risky nor more risky, but rather presents a different risk profile for users to consider.

THORChain: Paving the Way for Decentralized Liquidity Protocol

Thu 14th Mar 2024
THORChain, a decentralized liquidity protocol launched in 2018, is being steered to live for decades. The project aims to create a decentralized liquidity protocol encompassing swaps, savers, lending, perpetuals, and a stablecoin, with the potential to become worth trillions of dollars, surpassing the largest banks today. The THORChain community, known as THORChads, has been working tirelessly since 2018 to make decentralized liquidity viable, driven by the belief that it is a crucial development in the era of decentralized finance.

Thorchain's Liquidity Pools Facilitate Yield Through Decentralized Swaps

Mon 18th Mar 2024
When 2 BTC is loaned into the system, 1 BTC in USDC exits, resulting in a net gain of 1 BTC captured by Thorchain's liquidity pools. The system facilitates decentralized swaps to generate yield, without lending out, rehypothecation, or charging fees.

Decentralized Lending Protocol Explained

Mon 18th Mar 2024
According to recent updates from a decentralized lending protocol, when a borrower takes out a 2 BTC loan at 50% loan-to-value ratio, 1 BTC (in USDC) is removed from the system, while the other 1 BTC remains in the liquidity pools to generate yield through decentralized swaps. The borrowed 2 BTC is recorded as an outstanding debt until repaid, and no fees are charged as the protocol earns revenue from the yield generated. This mechanism differs from a pure mint-burn model and allows the network to honor future loans using the retained liquidity.

Evaluating Risks in Decentralized Finance

Mon 18th Mar 2024
The tweet highlights the inherent protocol risk associated with Thorchain (TC), a decentralized liquidity protocol. However, it emphasizes that TC does not face certain risks common in centralized finance, such as rehypothecation risk, hidden insolvency risk, missing CEO risk, centralization risk, founder rugging risk, and insider risk. The tweet aims to position TC as a more transparent and secure alternative to traditional financial systems.
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