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This article came out at the perfect time with all the talk of the hacked funds moving though @THORChain. THORChain is transparent! You can trace every transaction!

@tayvano_ @CBarraford Sounds like you should probably have a real discussion @tayvano_ with Chad. He isn't throwing out any insulting words or phrases right now. You have nothing to lose.

@CBarraford There is no substantive discussion to be had ser. Your words carry no weight bc of your actions.

People throw mud at @THORChain because it holds true the values that Satoshi started back in 2009. While much of the industry has decided to bend a knee, this community continues to stand up for freedom and liberty for all.

@familiarcow @NEARProtocol Will miss you @familiarcow ! Best of luck!

After over four years building THORChain, I’m starting a new chapter. I’m joining @NEARProtocol to build NEAR Intents, focusing on BD & growth. This is a conviction bet on DeFi, Privacy, AI, and the NEAR team. I couldn’t be more excited to join a strong ecosystem of builders. I think NEAR has several advantages that will help us accelerate the next wave of DeFi adoption (and far beyond) through Intents: 1) Market structure: There is no single unified marketplace. Instead, a competitive solver network sources the best price from anywhere. Competition is the edge. It’s why NEAR achieves strong price execution and continues to improve as the network grows 2) Privacy: Private transactions extend privacy to any connected asset without sacrificing self custody. Institutions and serious individuals don’t want their business to be your business. Ironically, many rely on centralized exchanges today for that privacy. We can bring that activity onchain without making everyone’s transactions public 3) Compliance: If DeFi wants broad adoption, sensible compliance is unavoidable. The challenge is doing it without compromising censorship resistance and permissionlessness. Serious actors will not come onchain unless their safety and users are protected 4) Deposit channels: This is gold standard UX. Send assets to an address and top up your onchain account. Simple & familiar, giving CEX-like parity without giving up self custody. That removes friction and accelerates adoption 5) Brand and trust: Branding is underrated infrastructure. NEAR is in the perfect position for this 6) Narrative alignment: Stablecoins as USD rails. Native Bitcoin rails. Blockchains as infrastructure. Onchain privacy. Agents transacting onchain. NEAR sits at the intersection of every major narrative that continues to gain momentum 7) AI alignment: Agents will play a growing role in everyday life. NEAR sits at the intersection of AI coordination and crypto rails. That convergence is only beginning and has yet to meaningfully play out, as the space is still very young. NEAR is an AI org at its core. 8) Builders who ship: I’ve been consistently impressed by the team’s velocity and focus on real products that improve users’ lives. Not vaporware. In the arena, trying things 9) A superset of all finance: Today the focus is crypto to crypto rails. The end state is much larger. Stocks, derivatives, forex, prediction markets, commodities, lending. Intents can become coordination infrastructure for all financial venues as they move onchain. 10) Beyond just finance: Intents are not limited to capital markets. They enable subjective requests executed by agents. Find an apartment, book a trip, sell a car, coordinate logistics. Intents as programmable infrastructure for real world coordination, not just finance. This is largely unexplored space which will grow massively in the coming years and Intents is the perfect coordination layer I still fully intend to remain a THORChain community member. That’s who I am and what I considered myself since Day 1 over five years ago and I don’t see that changing. I’m immensely proud of what we built over the last few years. I also will continue maintaining Rune Tools as the network continues to evolve. I’m infinitely grateful to those who helped me along the way, especially Chad, Gavin, and the 9R team who gave me the opportunity to work on the cutting edge. Personally, it’s very bittersweet for me and I’m sad to leave the team, but also very excited to start on a new chapter for myself. One where I think I have a major opportunity to help to accelerate DeFi, Bitcoin, AI alignment, & the principles that helped keep me in this space. Infinite thanks and gratitude to my friends and colleagues (you know who you are) I feel like I have so much more I want to accomplish and I couldn’t be more excited to be in the arena at the cutting edge of crypto rails, privacy, and AI at NEAR Much love ❤️ Tyler FamiliarCow

@THORChain I haven't heard from the team at @ninerealms_cap or @familiarcow in a while!

We want you! Who would you like to hear on our upcoming X Spaces? Drop names, tag builders, suggest founders. Community picks the guests.⚡️

Great video like usual @kylekrason! 👏

Welcome to our live show! x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

@jpthor @vultisig I was just saying to myself, i wonder where @jpthor has been! 🚀

Welcome to our live show! x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

@codehans1 Wait what is this?!

I can smell a bRUNE community icon competition brewing

Wow didn't see this one coming so soon, but hey, congrats to @strangelovelabs! Thanks for your work on @THORChain!

If Maya-supported chains could talk: BTC: "I invented this. You’re welcome." ETH: "I can do everything. Just give me gas." DASH: “Some of us get used for real payments… just sayin” ZCASH: "...you didn’t see me." ARB: "I'm fast. Like, really fast.” KUJI: "Still vibing. I'm fucking immortal." RADIX: "Wanna see my triceps? I’m radically different." RUNE: "Guys, stop fighting. We are in this together" Cross-chain convos made possible by Maya 😌

Dear @THORSwap users, supporters and $THOR community: I’d like to take this opportunity to write to you directly, having authored THORSwap comms in third person for the past 3 years. Today, with the blessing of core-contributors, I am beyond honored to take on the exciting role of THORSwap Lead Contributor/CEO, working with our team of OG builders to build THORSwap V3 and our ambitious future roadmap. I have HUGE shoes to fill, but with a strong close partnership with our old friends at SwapKit and what I believe is certainly one of the best teams in DeFi , THORSwap is well positioned to grow as a vital player in Crypto’s decentralized future Back in 2020 DeFi Summer, I was first introduced to THORSwap after having funds frozen on a centralized exchange. It was truly a watershed moment in my crypto journey and ignited my passion for true cross-chain DeFi. This would eventually lead me to become a THORSwap contributor in September 2021. I first worked as an artist on the THORChads NFT project, then art director, before transitioning to core THORSwap protocol as a Product Manager, followed by Operations and eventually Director of Comms (short for Communications and Community). Needless to say, I’ve been with THORSwap through all the highs and lows, but my conviction has never wavered. Throughout the years, I’ve helped ship new products, wallet/chain/provider integrations, designed UI/UX, performed QA/bug-testing, managed press/marketing/social media, written articles and maintained docs, worked on Biz Dev and partnerships, team operations, community management, support tickets, and — oh yeah — designed all our merch. ⚡ There were countless all-nighters and weekend crunches along the way, but I was fully driven by THORSwap’s core ethos: making DeFi accessible for everyone. Every bridge hack, every CEX collapse, every time a user had funds frozen was another reminder that what we were building was truly special and there was so much more work to do to help Crypto users (regardless of ecosystem) regain freedom, self-custody and security of their assets. After transitioning to work on @SwapKitPowered at the start of 2025, I’ve continued to volunteer hours everyday to work on THORSwap marketing and comms, helping to ship new integrations, supporting the community, assisting with QA and bug-fixing, and more. Burning the candle at both ends hasn’t been easy, but I simply could not bear to neglect the THORSwap project and community. It soon became obvious to myself and other core contributors that for THORSwap, simply maintaining the status quo was not enough. Cross-chain DeFi was heating up in terms of both opportunity and competition. THORSwap needed new leadership and renewed energy to execute. After drafting the THORSwap V3 roadmap, I received blessing from SwapKit and THORSwap contributors to return as the new project lead and help THORSwap fulfil it’s true potential. One may look at our current performance ($1.58B in annual volume, $1.8M in rewards distributed over 4 months) as a proof of maturity. However, myself and the amazing team whom I’ve worked with for years believe THORSwap can be so much more. We’re only just beginning to mature into the true one-stop gateway for all Crypto users. The Best Bitcoin DEX? You got it. #BetterThanCEX? That’s still the motto. Aggregator of Aggregators? With SwapKit, we already ahead of the game. The logical next step is to redesign THORSwap from the ground up, prioritizing user experience and onboarding the next wave of DeFi users. With your support, we can transform THORSwap into the best user-centric Web3 gateway for the multi-chain present. Thank you all 🫡 Once More, with Feeling: Onwards! ⚡️

⚡️V3.7.0 BREAKDOWN: WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT Upgrade V3.7.0 has been approved after consensus was reached with Node Operators. This release is stacked with 33 merge requests that come with an impressive array of improvements. Yes, most of the changes focus on node infrastructure, performance, and developer tooling (both internal and external), but there are also a few surprises in store for the less technical Chads. 👀 🚨Let’s take a look at the most important ones

New recoooooooord! Wow.

Wow! It's fantastic to hear that the folks at @Maya_Protocol are getting rewarded for their hard work in saving @THORChain with the development and launch of $TCY! This ecosystem has the best community ♥️

The legend @CBarraford is back in full swing!

@Orion_9R Amazing job, thank you for your hard work @Orion_9R !

Mission: Accomplished Onwards, Brothers

So happy for such a successful launch, and amazed at the community's positive sentiment! LFG!