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Thorchain

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

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THORChain Highlights Monero Integration and Serai DEX Partnership

Mon 18th Mar 2024
THORChain, a decentralized liquidity protocol, shared insights from a talk by Kaya Nerve on full chain membership proofs for Monero. Additionally, THORChain expressed excitement about the upcoming integration of Serai DEX with Cake Wallet, a popular cryptocurrency wallet.
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THORChain Suggests Leveraged Yield Farming Strategy

Thu 21st Mar 2024
THORChain, a decentralized liquidity protocol, has shared a strategy for users to potentially generate yield. The approach involves using Ethereum (ETH) as collateral to borrow stablecoins like USDC on the THORChain lending platform at a 50% loan-to-value ratio. The borrowed funds can then be deployed into high-yield DeFi strategies, such as lending on money markets offering around 25% annual percentage yield (APY). THORChain presents this as a way for users to potentially earn returns on borrowed capital.

Thorchain Highlights Key Features and Decentralized Nature

Mon 18th Mar 2024
Thorchain, a decentralized layer-1 liquidity protocol, has emphasized its key advantages. Firstly, users receive their debt in the stablecoin USDC instead of worthless tokens. Secondly, Thorchain claims to be the oldest running layer-1 liquid protocol and the most battle-hardened. Thirdly, the protocol asserts its fully distributed nature, with no insiders involved in its operations.

THORChain Explores Decentralized Collateral Lending for Bitcoin

Thu 21st Mar 2024
THORChain, a decentralized liquidity protocol, has expressed interest in implementing decentralized, automated collateral lending for Bitcoin. The protocol acknowledges that other projects like Curve and FRAX have been working on refining the code for such functionality. THORChain is open to exploring solutions that can settle on-chain, provided they meet the necessary standards.

Influencer Shares Unbiased Perspective on THORChain Platform

Thu 21st Mar 2024
An influencer has shared their perspective on the THORChain platform, a decentralized liquidity protocol. They clarified that they are not being paid by THORChain, have not used a particular feature yet, and do not own any RUNE coins. However, they view THORChain as a highly innovative platform with solid backing and plan to further research it over the next week, promising to report their findings, whether positive or negative.

SatoshiVM Acquires $1,000,000 in Bitcoin for Mainnet Launch

Thu 14th Mar 2024
SatoshiVM, a decentralized layer-1 liquidity protocol, has acquired $1,000,000 worth of Bitcoin (BTC) using Defispot and THORChain. The acquired BTC will be used to bootstrap liquidity on SatoshiVM's alpha mainnet, which is scheduled to launch on March 15th. THORChain, a decentralized liquidity protocol, facilitated the transaction.
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THORChain Announces Major Updates

Thu 14th Mar 2024
THORChain has announced several significant updates, including the launch of its native token TGT on the Arbitrum network. Key changes include the introduction of new real yield staking, the migration of old staking rewards to 0%, and the distribution of revenue cashback in USDC (ARB). A two-week migration period will be provided for users to unstake, bridge, and restake their TGT tokens on Arbitrum. Additionally, THORChain plans to create a TGT (ARB) pool on Maya Protocol for cross-chain trading and collaborate with DFX Swiss for fiat on-ramps.

THORChain's Stable Asset TOR Maintains $1.00 Peg for 9 Months

Thu 14th Mar 2024
THORChain, a decentralized liquidity protocol, has announced that its stable asset TOR has maintained a perfect $1.00 peg for the past 9 months. Users can verify this themselves on the platform. The community is eagerly awaiting further details on when the TOR token will be released.

Stablecoins on TC Experiencing Surge in Trading Volumes

Thu 14th Mar 2024
According to reports, stablecoins on the TC platform are currently witnessing trading volumes five times higher than the available depth. This unprecedented activity has resulted in annual percentage rates (APRs) exceeding 100%, indicating substantial real yield opportunities for traders and investors.
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THORChain Encourages Charging Fees for Loans

Thu 14th Mar 2024
THORChain, a decentralized liquidity protocol, has expressed interest in having front-end interfaces charge fees for loans facilitated through the platform. Currently, THORChain does not charge any fees for loans. The protocol's representative highlighted the value of loans on THORChain and encouraged more participants to recognize the potential revenue stream from charging fees, likening it to an 'option.' The tweet also mentioned an upcoming 'Squirrel thread' that may provide further context.
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