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In-depth explanations of core THORChain concepts and mechanisms.

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THORChain Docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official documentation root used for curated protocol background; it still describes GG20 at review time, but current safety and migration state require dated incident and release sources.
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THORChain Dev Docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official developer documentation root used for API and integration concepts; pair with live endpoints for current state.
THORChain Swap Guide
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official quote, expiry, streaming swap, refund-address, and swap error-handling guidance.
THORChain transaction memos
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official memo format, memo-size, dust-threshold, and swap parameter guidance.
THORChain fees developer docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official fee reference for fee categories and quote fields; exact values remain live/current-only.
THORChain Network Halts
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official halt-control reference; live Mimir and inbound-address reads still own current availability.
THORNode Mimir endpoint
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only operational controls; malformed values must not be treated as inactive.
THORNode inbound_addresses
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only chain availability, router, halt, and inbound-address snapshot; not durable uptime proof.
Connecting to THORChain
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Developer docs distinction between Midgard as dashboard-friendly consumer data and THORNode as raw protocol state.
Querying THORChain
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Developer docs reference for THORNode and Midgard endpoint usage.
THORChain constants and Mimirs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official constants and Mimir reference; live Mimir reads still own current override state.
Archived Savers and Lending docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official archived feature index marking Savers and Lending as deprecated, no longer available, and preserved only for historical reference.
THORChain Application Layer docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official high-level app-layer overview; economic examples are design framing, while current WASM, secured-asset, and trade-account availability still needs live controls.
Under the Hood: Asgard Vaults, TSS and Node Churns
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Source retrieved 2026-07-04Historical 2022 educational explainer for Asgard vault, TSS, and churn mechanics; fixed node-count and cadence examples are not current configuration proof.
RUNE and TCY tokenomics
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official RUNE and TCY tokenomics overview, including TCY supply, revenue share, and no-governance-rights caveat; current amounts and distributions still require live evidence.
THORChain RUNEPool docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official RUNEPool overview for aggregate POL participation, units, deposits, withdrawals, and PnL fields; its fixed pool-count prose is not current POL-scope proof.
RUNEPool developer docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Developer source for RUNEPool mechanics, POL-enabled pools, provider endpoints, potentially negative current_deposit/PnL fields, and aggregate impermanent-loss exposure.
Liquify THORNode runepool endpoint
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Current-only RUNEPool accounting endpoint; production evidence pins it to the same Liquify provider and THORChain height as Mimir before interpreting global, provider, reserve, value, PnL, or deposit fields.
TCY Developer Guide
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Developer-facing TCY mechanics, claim, staking, and recovery caveats, including the explicit warning that full debt recovery is market dependent and not guaranteed.
THORFi Unwind Announcement
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Dated THORFi unwind postmortem with January-February 2025 liability, pause, and Proposal 6 milestones; its implementation-status section is historical, not current TCY availability proof.
THORChain Exploit Report #2
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Source retrieved 2026-07-04Official root-cause report for the May 2026 GG20/TSS vault exploit, patched v3.19.1 recovery, and still-planned migration away from GG20.

Long-form source-backed explainers for live-data evidence, builder query planning, core THORChain concepts, LP actions, RUNEPool/POL evidence, operational controls, swap/refund triage, App Layer boundaries, and historical THORFi topics.

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  • Finding long-form explainers for live-data evidence, builder query planning, CLP, liquidity actions, RUNEPool/POL evidence, swap/refund triage, Mimir halt controls, Bifrost, TSS, churning, slashing, RUNE settlement, App Layer, and historical THORFi topics.
  • Comparing confidence and review dates before reading a deeper article.

Verify Elsewhere Before Claiming

  • Current protocol constants, live Mimir state, active incident status, or current product availability.
  • That older explanatory articles reflect every current implementation detail.

Reader Paths

Pick a path by the claim or question you are trying to understand. Each path keeps current-state checks separate from explanatory articles.

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New to THORChain

Readers who need the protocol shape before diving into live state.

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Native cross-chain swaps
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official user-facing explanation of native cross-chain swaps routing internally through RUNE-paired pools; current execution still needs quote and operational evidence.
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THORChain RUNE docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official RUNE settlement, liquidity, security, governance, and incentive framing; broad value/security statements remain design claims rather than current market or safety proof.
Continuous Liquidity Pools
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official CLP mechanism and historical IL-protection reference; it explicitly says IL protection was removed, while current route, depth, and yield claims still need live evidence.
Bifrost, TSS and Vaults
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official technology docs for Bifrost, TSS, Asgard vaults, vault migration, and churn-related mechanics; pair with dated security sources for the current signing scheme and incident posture.
Querying THORChain
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Developer docs reference for THORNode and Midgard endpoint usage.

Start with RUNE settlement, pool mechanics, live-data source boundaries, chain observation, and vault signing before using dashboard numbers.

Verify Before Claiming

  • Current supported chains, halts, or inbound-address availability.
  • Current implementation constants, active Mimir overrides, or provider-independent dashboard numbers.
CuratedReader path

Swap Economics

Readers comparing settlement, slip, liquidity, rewards, and fee signals.

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THORChain Docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-02Official documentation root used for curated protocol background; it still describes GG20 at review time, but current safety and migration state require dated incident and release sources.
+4 sources
THORChain Dev Docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-02Official developer documentation root used for API and integration concepts; pair with live endpoints for current state.
THORChain fees developer docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-04Official fee reference for fee categories and quote fields; exact values remain live/current-only.
THORChain Swap Guide
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official quote, expiry, streaming swap, refund-address, and swap error-handling guidance.
RUNEPool developer docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Developer source for RUNEPool mechanics, POL-enabled pools, provider endpoints, potentially negative current_deposit/PnL fields, and aggregate impermanent-loss exposure.

Read settlement, CLP mechanics, source-bound dashboard evidence, RUNEPool/POL accounting boundaries, and refund/streaming evidence first, then connect incentives and security costs before interpreting fee dashboards.

Verify Before Claiming

  • Current liquidity depth, APY, and earnings coverage from live Midgard snapshots.
  • Current RUNEPool enablement, provider PnL, POL-enabled pool scope, or deposit/withdraw availability.
  • Whether a fee claim is ordinary fee mechanics or the ADR-026 dynamic-fee experiment.
CuratedReader path

Liquidity Actions

Readers deciding how to describe LP adds, withdrawals, pool-deposit pauses, asymmetric withdrawals, or LP metrics without making wallet-flow claims.

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Liquidity Providers
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official LP role, symmetric/asymmetric deposit framing, withdrawal model, fee income, and impermanent-loss risk; current LP controls and APY still need live evidence.
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Liquidity Providers FAQ
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official FAQ for asymmetric deposit and withdrawal rules, fees, liquidity-unit ownership, and position caveats; live controls own current action availability.
THORChain transaction memos
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Source retrieved 2026-07-06Official add-liquidity and withdraw-liquidity memo formats, paired-address fields, affiliate fields, basis points, and dust-threshold requirements.
THORChain Network Halts
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Source retrieved 2026-07-06Official distinction between LP pauses, trading halts, signing halts, and network-wide controls.
THORChain constants and Mimirs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-06Official LP-management Mimir keys including PauseLP, PauseLPDeposit, liquidity lockup, pending cleanup, and asymmetric-withdrawal pauses.
RUNEPool developer docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Developer source for RUNEPool mechanics, POL-enabled pools, provider endpoints, potentially negative current_deposit/PnL fields, and aggregate impermanent-loss exposure.
Midgard v2 Pools
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only available-pool snapshot; not durable pool uptime proof.
Midgard v2 Network
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only network totals; pair with visible source freshness before treating values as live.

Start with the liquidity-action evidence ladder, then use RUNEPool/POL boundaries, live network diagnostics, and Midgard stats before interpreting CLP mechanics, APY, or transaction evidence.

Verify Before Claiming

  • Current LP action, pool-deposit, asymmetric-withdrawal, RUNEPool, and source-warning state.
  • Whether the claim is about availability, memo shape, RUNEPool/POL accounting, pool data, historical transaction evidence, or future yield.
CuratedReader path

Build And Query

Builders and analysts deciding which endpoint family owns a THORChain data claim.

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Connecting to THORChain
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official source-family guide for Midgard, THORNode, Cosmos RPC, Tendermint RPC, gRPC, hard-fork routing, rate limits, x-client-id, and production node guidance.
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Querying THORChain
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official inbound-address, pool-list, supported-address, halt, gas-rate, dust-threshold, base-unit, and router guidance.
THORChain Swap Guide
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official quote response, quote expiry, quote rate-limit, recommended minimum input, fees, warning, memo, and timing guidance.
THORChain transaction memos
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official memo format, memo-size, dust-threshold, function, refund-address, affiliate, and transaction-intent guidance.
THORChain fees developer docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official fee categories, fee ordering, gas-rate source, affiliate-fee, liquidity-fee, outbound-fee, and refund-risk guidance.
Asset Notation
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official asset-notation reference for chain.asset and token identifiers used in quotes, pools, and memos.

Start with the build/query plan, then connect source-family boundaries, halt controls, quote/refund behavior, and interface checks before shipping a data or transaction workflow.

Verify Before Claiming

  • Current quoteability, chain availability, inbound-address freshness, Mimir state, and source-warning posture.
  • That public endpoints, SDKs, wallets, or copied memos are safe, durable, or production-ready.
CuratedReader path

Network Security

Readers tracing vault safety, observation, node rotation, slash exposure, and current pause controls.

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THORNode node operations
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official node lifecycle and churn reference for Whitelisted, Standby, Ready, Active, and Disabled status, churn-out criteria, and the Standby-only unbond boundary.
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Leaving THORChain as a node operator
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official LEAVE and UNBOND procedure reference; a node must be Standby and outside vault migration before unbonding, and the original operator address controls the action.
Bifrost, TSS and Vaults
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official technology docs for Bifrost, TSS, Asgard vaults, vault migration, and churn-related mechanics; pair with dated security sources for the current signing scheme and incident posture.
THORNode Bifrost transaction flow
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Pinned official THORNode source-tree snapshot for observer/signer roles, Active and Retiring vault observations, 67% consensus, finality, re-orgs, and outbound evidence.
THORNode vault behaviors
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Pinned official THORNode source-tree snapshot for physical-vault lifecycle, inbound-vault selection, migration, and the distinction between slash points and bond-principal slashing.
THORNode risks, costs and rewards
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official node-operator source for slash points, bond rewards, operator fees, and node reward mechanics.
THORChain Exploit Report #2
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Source retrieved 2026-07-04Official root-cause report for the May 2026 GG20/TSS vault exploit, patched v3.19.1 recovery, and still-planned migration away from GG20.
Protocol Upgrade v3.19.0
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Source retrieved 2026-07-04Official v3.19.0 release summary for post-exploit restart controls, including TSS patches, compromised-vault exclusion, temporary KeyVerify, and pause safety.
THORChain Network Halts
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Source retrieved 2026-07-02Official halt-control reference; live Mimir and inbound-address reads still own current availability.
THORChain constants and Mimirs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official constants and Mimir reference; live Mimir reads still own current override state.

Use this path when a security or availability claim depends on halt controls, TSS, Bifrost observations, churn, or bonded-node incentives.

Verify Before Claiming

  • Current signing, observation, trading, or chain-specific Mimir state.
  • Whether a dated exploit or upgrade source applies to the current release.
CuratedReader path

App Layer And Integrations

Readers trying to separate base-layer swaps, CosmWasm contracts, secured assets, trade accounts, and live halt controls.

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THORChain Application Layer docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official high-level app-layer overview; economic examples are design framing, while current WASM, secured-asset, and trade-account availability still needs live controls.
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THORChain CosmWasm docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official permissioned-mainnet and sandbox-boundary reference; current contract execution still depends on live scoped controls.
THORChain secured assets developer docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Developer reference for secured-asset share mechanics, SECURE memo syntax, conversion exclusions, and a different "replace Trade Accounts" wording; syntax is not current action availability proof.
THORChain Network Halts
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Source retrieved 2026-07-02Official halt-control reference; live Mimir and inbound-address reads still own current availability.
THORChain constants and Mimirs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official constants and Mimir reference; live Mimir reads still own current override state.

Start with the App Layer model, then read halt-control scope before connecting it back to pools, observation, and current network diagnostics.

Verify Before Claiming

  • Current secured-asset, trade-account, oracle, WASM, signing, trading, and chain-specific Mimir state.
  • Whether source wording about replacing Trade Assets versus Trade Accounts describes a current module migration rather than terminology drift.
  • That a specific interface, contract, deployer, checksum, or asset flow is safe, supported, or currently available.
HistoricalReader path

Historical Recovery

Readers separating deprecated THORFi context, TCY framing, exploit history, and current recovery state.

HistoricalChecked 2026-07-14·Review due 2026-08-14·
Archived Savers docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official historical Savers mechanics and explicit permanent-deprecation date of 2025-01-04; not current deposit, yield, synth, or redemption instructions.
+8 sources
Archived Lending docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official historical Lending mechanics and explicit permanent-deprecation date of 2025-01-04; not current borrow, repay, collateral, or TOR instructions.
THORFi Unwind Announcement
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Dated THORFi unwind postmortem with January-February 2025 liability, pause, and Proposal 6 milestones; its implementation-status section is historical, not current TCY availability proof.
TCY Developer Guide
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Developer-facing TCY mechanics, claim, staking, and recovery caveats, including the explicit warning that full debt recovery is market dependent and not guaranteed.
RUNE and TCY tokenomics
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official RUNE and TCY tokenomics overview, including TCY supply, revenue share, and no-governance-rights caveat; current amounts and distributions still require live evidence.
THORChain Exploit Report #1
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official initial May 2026 exploit timeline and then-pending ADR-028 recovery framing; use Report #2 and the accepted ADR for later root-cause and conciliation status.
THORChain Exploit Report #2
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Source retrieved 2026-07-04Official root-cause report for the May 2026 GG20/TSS vault exploit, patched v3.19.1 recovery, and still-planned migration away from GG20.
Protocol Upgrade v3.19.0
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Source retrieved 2026-07-04Official v3.19.0 release summary for post-exploit restart controls, including TSS patches, compromised-vault exclusion, temporary KeyVerify, and pause safety.
THORChain Is Back: Security Update
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Source retrieved 2026-07-13Official 2026-06-25 post-restart update confirming trading resumed while DKLS/FROST migration and TSS-library publication remained future work.

Start with the TCY recovery timeline, then read historical Savers/Lending mechanics and the security mechanics that shaped later incident-recovery claims.

Verify Before Claiming

  • Current TCY operations, balances, distributions, or recovery progress.
  • That archived memo or product documentation represents an enabled action rather than preserved historical syntax.
  • Current solvency, restart, or safety state beyond dated incident and upgrade reports.

All Deep Dives

Showing 16 of 16 articles. Filter by the claim, workflow, or source family you need.

Curateddatamidgardthornode

Midgard And THORNode Data

Read

How to choose between Midgard dashboard data and THORNode raw protocol state without overclaiming live evidence, route availability, or recovery state.

Use For

A source-selection guide for deciding when to use THORNode operational evidence versus Midgard indexed dashboard metrics.

Verify First

Current provider, source freshness, block height, endpoint family, warning list, and whether the claim needs THORNode or Midgard evidence.

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Connecting to THORChain
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official distinction between Midgard consumer data, THORNode protocol state, Cosmos RPC, Tendermint RPC, and gRPC, including public-provider and historical-endpoint guidance.
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Querying THORChain
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Developer docs reference for THORNode and Midgard endpoint usage.
Midgard v2 Health
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only Midgard provider health, sync state, and lag for rendered live metrics.
Midgard v2 Network
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only network totals; pair with visible source freshness before treating values as live.
Midgard v2 Pools
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only available-pool snapshot; not durable pool uptime proof.
Midgard v2 Earnings
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only earnings intervals as returned by Midgard, not protocol revenue attribution proof.
THORNode Mimir endpoint
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only operational controls; malformed values must not be treated as inactive.
THORNode inbound_addresses
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only chain availability, router, halt, and inbound-address snapshot; not durable uptime proof.
Curateddatadevelopermidgard

Build And Query THORChain Data

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A builder-focused query plan for choosing THORChain data sources, quotes, inbound addresses, units, errors, and provider posture without overclaiming.

Use For

A builder query plan for choosing THORChain endpoint families, quote flow, inbound-address checks, units, and source-warning behavior.

Verify First

Fresh quote response, inbound-address state, Mimir halt posture, source provider, source warnings, expiry, units, and integration-specific validation.

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Connecting to THORChain
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official source-family guide for Midgard, THORNode, Cosmos RPC, Tendermint RPC, gRPC, hard-fork routing, rate limits, x-client-id, and production node guidance.
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Querying THORChain
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official inbound-address, pool-list, supported-address, halt, gas-rate, dust-threshold, base-unit, and router guidance.
THORChain Swap Guide
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official quote response, quote expiry, quote rate-limit, recommended minimum input, fees, warning, memo, and timing guidance.
THORChain transaction memos
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official memo format, memo-size, dust-threshold, function, refund-address, affiliate, and transaction-intent guidance.
THORChain fees developer docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official fee categories, fee ordering, gas-rate source, affiliate-fee, liquidity-fee, outbound-fee, and refund-risk guidance.
Asset Notation
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official asset-notation reference for chain.asset and token identifiers used in quotes, pools, and memos.
Midgard v2 Pools
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only available-pool snapshot; not durable pool uptime proof.
THORNode Mimir endpoint
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only operational controls; malformed values must not be treated as inactive.
THORNode inbound_addresses
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only chain availability, router, halt, and inbound-address snapshot; not durable uptime proof.

Appears In Paths

How THORChain's constant-function, slip-priced pools support native swaps, and where formula evidence stops before current route, refund, LP, or yield claims.

Use For

A mechanism and evidence-boundary guide for CLP pricing, slip/liquidity fees, route availability, and refund non-claims.

Verify First

Current quote, route availability, pool depth, LP action state, source quality, transaction evidence, and whether the claim belongs in the refund or liquidity-action evidence ladder.

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THORChain Docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official documentation root used for curated protocol background; it still describes GG20 at review time, but current safety and migration state require dated incident and release sources.
+3 sources
THORChain Dev Docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official developer documentation root used for API and integration concepts; pair with live endpoints for current state.
Native cross-chain swaps
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official user-facing explanation of native cross-chain swaps routing internally through RUNE-paired pools; current execution still needs quote and operational evidence.
THORChain Swap Guide
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official quote, expiry, streaming swap, refund-address, and swap error-handling guidance.
Curatedclpliquidityoperations

Liquidity Actions

Read

How to separate LP add, withdraw, pool-deposit, asymmetric-withdrawal, RUNEPool, and yield claims from ordinary swap availability.

Use For

An evidence guide for separating LP adds, withdrawals, pool-deposit pauses, asymmetric withdrawals, and LP metrics from ordinary swap availability.

Verify First

Current LP controls, pool-deposit scope, asymmetric-withdrawal state, pool data health, memo shape, and transaction-level evidence.

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Liquidity Providers
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official LP role, symmetric/asymmetric deposit framing, withdrawal model, fee income, and impermanent-loss risk; current LP controls and APY still need live evidence.
+8 sources
Liquidity Providers FAQ
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official FAQ for asymmetric deposit and withdrawal rules, fees, liquidity-unit ownership, and position caveats; live controls own current action availability.
THORChain transaction memos
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Source retrieved 2026-07-06Official add-liquidity and withdraw-liquidity memo formats, paired-address fields, affiliate fields, basis points, and dust-threshold requirements.
THORChain Network Halts
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Source retrieved 2026-07-06Official distinction between LP pauses, trading halts, signing halts, and network-wide controls.
THORChain constants and Mimirs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-06Official LP-management Mimir keys including PauseLP, PauseLPDeposit, liquidity lockup, pending cleanup, and asymmetric-withdrawal pauses.
Midgard v2 Pools
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only available-pool snapshot; not durable pool uptime proof.
Midgard v2 Network
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only network totals; pair with visible source freshness before treating values as live.
Midgard v2 Earnings
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only earnings intervals as returned by Midgard, not protocol revenue attribution proof.
THORNode Mimir endpoint
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only operational controls; malformed values must not be treated as inactive.
Curatedrunepoolpolliquidity

RUNEPool And POL Evidence

Read

How to read RUNEPool and protocol-owned-liquidity evidence without turning current accounting into yield, safety, or availability claims.

Use For

An evidence guide for separating RUNEPool/POL accounting, operation availability, pool scope, and yield non-claims.

Verify First

Current RUNEPool enablement, deposit/withdraw halts, runepool accounting fields, POL-enabled pool set, source freshness, and checked height.

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THORChain RUNEPool docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official RUNEPool overview for aggregate POL participation, units, deposits, withdrawals, and PnL fields; its fixed pool-count prose is not current POL-scope proof.
+5 sources
RUNEPool developer docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Developer source for RUNEPool mechanics, POL-enabled pools, provider endpoints, potentially negative current_deposit/PnL fields, and aggregate impermanent-loss exposure.
Liquify THORNode runepool endpoint
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Current-only RUNEPool accounting endpoint; production evidence pins it to the same Liquify provider and THORChain height as Mimir before interpreting global, provider, reserve, value, PnL, or deposit fields.
THORChain constants and Mimirs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official constants and Mimir reference; live Mimir reads still own current override state.
THORNode Mimir endpoint
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only operational controls; malformed values must not be treated as inactive.
Midgard v2 Pools
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only available-pool snapshot; not durable pool uptime proof.
Curatedswapsrefundsstreaming

Streaming Swaps And Refunds

Read

How fresh quotes, memos, streaming parameters, fee thresholds, halts, and transaction evidence explain swap refunds.

Use For

A triage guide for swap refunds, quote limits, memo issues, live halts, and transaction evidence.

Verify First

Current quote result, memo, inbound address, amount thresholds, transaction evidence, and live halt/signing state.

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THORChain Swap Guide
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official quote, expiry, streaming swap, refund-address, and swap error-handling guidance.
+4 sources
THORChain transaction memos
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official memo format, memo-size, dust-threshold, and swap parameter guidance.
THORChain fees developer docs
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official fee reference for fee categories and quote fields; exact values remain live/current-only.
THORChain Network Halts
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official halt-control reference; live Mimir and inbound-address reads still own current availability.
Liquify THORNode inbound_addresses
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Source retrieved 2026-07-13Current-only Liquify chain availability, router, halt, and inbound-address snapshot; not durable uptime or cross-region freshness proof.
Curatedeconomicsrewards

The Incentive Pendulum

Read

Automatic reward balancing between node bond security and pooled liquidity, with current APY and health claims kept live-source dependent.

Use For

A mechanism guide for explaining THORChain incentive balancing without turning design incentives into live yield, APY, revenue, or price claims.

Verify First

Current Midgard health, visible metric source, earnings intervals, APY calculation, reward distribution, token value, and whether the claim is a design incentive or measured outcome.

CuratedChecked 2026-07-14·Review due 2026-08-14·
THORChain economic model
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official Incentive Pendulum, emission, and reserve-flow design; its original 500M maximum-supply framing must not be presented as the newer tokenomics page's current approximate supply.
+3 sources
Network security and governance
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official security/governance overview for the Incentive Pendulum and approximate 2:1 bonded-security-to-liquidity target; live ratios and reward splits need current evidence.
THORChain Docs
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official documentation root used for curated protocol background; it still describes GG20 at review time, but current safety and migration state require dated incident and release sources.
Midgard v2 Network
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Current-only network totals; pair with visible source freshness before treating values as live.
Curatedtsssecurityvaults

Threshold Signatures (TSS)

Read

How distributed signing protects cross-chain vault keys, what v3.19.x recovered, and why GG20, DKLS/FROST, Paillier, and vault-safety wording remain dated-source claims.

Use For

A security explainer for threshold signing, vault-key risk, GG20 incident language, and what current signing-health claims must verify separately.

Verify First

Current signing state, vault safety, validator upgrade coverage, active TSS implementation, or whether GG20, DKLS, or Schnorr wording applies to the running release.

CuratedChecked 2026-07-13·Review due 2026-08-13·
THORChain Docs
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official documentation root used for curated protocol background; it still describes GG20 at review time, but current safety and migration state require dated incident and release sources.
+5 sources
Under the Hood: Asgard Vaults, TSS and Node Churns
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Source retrieved 2026-07-04Historical 2022 educational explainer for Asgard vault, TSS, and churn mechanics; fixed node-count and cadence examples are not current configuration proof.
THORChain Exploit Report #2
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Source retrieved 2026-07-04Official root-cause report for the May 2026 GG20/TSS vault exploit, patched v3.19.1 recovery, and still-planned migration away from GG20.
Protocol Upgrade v3.19.0
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-04Official v3.19.0 release summary for post-exploit restart controls, including TSS patches, compromised-vault exclusion, temporary KeyVerify, and pause safety.
THORChain Is Back: Security Update
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Source retrieved 2026-07-13Official 2026-06-25 post-restart update confirming trading resumed while DKLS/FROST migration and TSS-library publication remained future work.
THORChain Exploit Report #1
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official initial May 2026 exploit timeline and then-pending ADR-028 recovery framing; use Report #2 and the accepted ADR for later root-cause and conciliation status.

Validator rotation, node lifecycle, vault migration, standby competition, and why current churn state must be checked live.

Use For

A validator-lifecycle guide for churn timing, vault rotation, membership changes, and why scheduled rotation is not the same as current signing health.

Verify First

Current churn schedule, active validator set, vault migration state, signing availability, node status, and whether a chain is paused during rotation.

CuratedChecked 2026-07-14·Review due 2026-08-14·
THORNode node operations
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official node lifecycle and churn reference for Whitelisted, Standby, Ready, Active, and Disabled status, churn-out criteria, and the Standby-only unbond boundary.
+5 sources
Leaving THORChain as a node operator
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official LEAVE and UNBOND procedure reference; a node must be Standby and outside vault migration before unbonding, and the original operator address controls the action.
Bifrost, TSS and Vaults
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official technology docs for Bifrost, TSS, Asgard vaults, vault migration, and churn-related mechanics; pair with dated security sources for the current signing scheme and incident posture.
THORNode vault behaviors
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-14Pinned official THORNode source-tree snapshot for physical-vault lifecycle, inbound-vault selection, migration, and the distinction between slash points and bond-principal slashing.
THORNode risks, costs and rewards
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official node-operator source for slash points, bond rewards, operator fees, and node reward mechanics.
THORChain constants and Mimirs
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official constants and Mimir reference; live Mimir reads still own current override state.
Curatedsecurityslashing

Slashing and Economic Security

Read

Bonded RUNE, slash exposure, and why current constants should be source checked.

Use For

An economic-security guide for bond risk, punishment mechanics, and the evidence needed before calling current validator behavior safe or unsafe.

Verify First

Current validator evidence, bond state, slash event records, protocol version, source freshness, and whether a safety claim is economic design or observed behavior.

CuratedChecked 2026-07-14·Review due 2026-08-14·
THORNode risks, costs and rewards
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official node-operator source for slash points, bond rewards, operator fees, and node reward mechanics.
+3 sources
Managing THORNodes
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official node operations guidance for slash troubleshooting, sync checks, and operational risk.
THORNode vault behaviors
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-14Pinned official THORNode source-tree snapshot for physical-vault lifecycle, inbound-vault selection, migration, and the distinction between slash points and bond-principal slashing.
THORChain constants and Mimirs
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official constants and Mimir reference; live Mimir reads still own current override state.

How active nodes observe external chains, run chain clients, and why observation evidence is not the same thing as route execution.

Use For

A chain-client and observation guide for external-chain monitoring, finality, solvency proofs, and why observations are not complete swap-settlement proof by themselves.

Verify First

Current inbound-address state, observation lag, finality assumptions, chain halts, signing state, transaction evidence, and whether a chain-client claim is live or architectural.

CuratedChecked 2026-07-14·Review due 2026-08-14·
Bifrost, TSS and Vaults
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official technology docs for Bifrost, TSS, Asgard vaults, vault migration, and churn-related mechanics; pair with dated security sources for the current signing scheme and incident posture.
+3 sources
THORNode Stack
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official node-stack overview describing Bifrost as the chain-client daemon for observation, signing, and broadcasting.
THORNode Bifrost transaction flow
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-14Pinned official THORNode source-tree snapshot for observer/signer roles, Active and Retiring vault observations, 67% consensus, finality, re-orgs, and outbound evidence.
THORNode vault behaviors
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-14Pinned official THORNode source-tree snapshot for physical-vault lifecycle, inbound-vault selection, migration, and the distinction between slash points and bond-principal slashing.
Curatedapp-layercosmwasmsecured-assets

App Layer, CosmWasm, and Secured Assets

Read

How THORChain App Layer contracts, secured assets, trade-account boundaries, and WASM halt controls fit together without overclaiming current availability.

Use For

A source-boundary guide for app-layer contracts, secured assets, trade accounts, and live control checks.

Verify First

Current Mimir app-layer controls, contract/deployer/checksum state, secured/trade-asset enablement, source warnings, and dated product scope.

CuratedChecked 2026-07-14·Review due 2026-08-14·
THORChain Application Layer docs
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official high-level app-layer overview; economic examples are design framing, while current WASM, secured-asset, and trade-account availability still needs live controls.
+5 sources
THORChain CosmWasm docs
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official permissioned-mainnet and sandbox-boundary reference; current contract execution still depends on live scoped controls.
THORChain Secured Assets docs
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official high-level secured-asset overview, which says secured assets replace Trade Assets; compare the developer guide terminology and live controls before making module or availability claims.
THORChain secured assets developer docs
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-14Developer reference for secured-asset share mechanics, SECURE memo syntax, conversion exclusions, and a different "replace Trade Accounts" wording; syntax is not current action availability proof.
THORChain Network Halts
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official halt-control reference; live Mimir and inbound-address reads still own current availability.
THORChain constants and Mimirs
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official constants and Mimir reference; live Mimir reads still own current override state.
Curatedmimirhaltsoperations

Mimir And Halt Controls

Read

How to read Mimir halt keys, scoped controls, scheduled values, absent keys, and source warnings before making current availability claims.

Use For

A source-boundary guide for reading Mimir halt keys, scoped pauses, source warnings, and user-facing availability labels.

Verify First

Current THORNode/Mimir snapshot, source freshness, checked height, exact key scope, and operation-specific evidence.

CuratedChecked 2026-07-13·Review due 2026-08-13·
THORChain Network Halts
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official halt-control reference; live Mimir and inbound-address reads still own current availability.
+4 sources
THORChain constants and Mimirs
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official constants and Mimir reference; live Mimir reads still own current override state.
Liquify THORNode Mimir endpoint
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-13Current-only Liquify operational controls; malformed or regionally stale values must not be treated as inactive.
Liquify THORNode inbound_addresses
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-13Current-only Liquify chain availability, router, halt, and inbound-address snapshot; not durable uptime or cross-region freshness proof.
THORChain Dev Docs
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official developer documentation root used for API and integration concepts; pair with live endpoints for current state.

Why RUNE-paired liquidity explains the base settlement model without proving current route health, value, or availability.

Use For

A settlement-role guide for RUNE as the pool-pairing and security asset without turning mechanism language into price, fair-value, or investment claims.

Verify First

Current RUNE price, supply framing, pooled RUNE, security constants, route liquidity, source freshness, and whether the claim belongs to live metrics or tokenomics records.

CuratedChecked 2026-07-14·Review due 2026-08-14·
THORChain RUNE docs
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official RUNE settlement, liquidity, security, governance, and incentive framing; broad value/security statements remain design claims rather than current market or safety proof.
+3 sources
Native cross-chain swaps
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Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official user-facing explanation of native cross-chain swaps routing internally through RUNE-paired pools; current execution still needs quote and operational evidence.
RUNE and TCY tokenomics
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official RUNE and TCY tokenomics overview, including TCY supply, revenue share, and no-governance-rights caveat; current amounts and distributions still require live evidence.
THORChain Docs
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official documentation root used for curated protocol background; it still describes GG20 at review time, but current safety and migration state require dated incident and release sources.
Historicaltcysaverslending

TCY Recovery Timeline

Read

Dated THORFi unwind, Proposal 6, TCY mechanics, and accepted ADR-028 exploit conciliation without turning either recovery path into made-whole proof.

Use For

A dated recovery-context guide for TCY, deprecated THORFi products, and current-state claims that need separate proof.

Verify First

Current TCY claiming, staking, trading, distribution, recovery progress, solvency, market value, or ADR-028 state.

HistoricalChecked 2026-07-13·Review due 2026-08-13·
THORFi Unwind Announcement
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Source retrieved 2026-07-05Dated THORFi unwind postmortem with January-February 2025 liability, pause, and Proposal 6 milestones; its implementation-status section is historical, not current TCY availability proof.
+7 sources
TCY Developer Guide
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Developer-facing TCY mechanics, claim, staking, and recovery caveats, including the explicit warning that full debt recovery is market dependent and not guaranteed.
RUNE and TCY tokenomics
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official RUNE and TCY tokenomics overview, including TCY supply, revenue share, and no-governance-rights caveat; current amounts and distributions still require live evidence.
Archived Savers and Lending docs
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official archived feature index marking Savers and Lending as deprecated, no longer available, and preserved only for historical reference.
THORChain Exploit Report #1
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official initial May 2026 exploit timeline and then-pending ADR-028 recovery framing; use Report #2 and the accepted ADR for later root-cause and conciliation status.
THORChain Exploit Report #2
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-04Official root-cause report for the May 2026 GG20/TSS vault exploit, patched v3.19.1 recovery, and still-planned migration away from GG20.
Protocol Upgrade v3.19.0
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-04Official v3.19.0 release summary for post-exploit restart controls, including TSS patches, compromised-vault exclusion, temporary KeyVerify, and pause safety.
ADR-028 Exploit Conciliation (v3.19.0)
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Source retrieved 2026-07-13Immutable v3.19.0 source marking ADR-028 Accepted and specifying the one-time Migrate15to16 conciliation waterfall; not proof that every affected user recovered every loss.

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Historicalsaverslendingtcy

Savers and Lending (Historical)

Read

Historical overview of deprecated Savers/Lending mechanics, proof boundaries, evidence ladder, and TCY aftermath checks.

Use For

A historical-product guide for archived Savers/Lending context, THORFi unwind boundaries, and why old yield mechanics are not current user instructions.

Verify First

Current product availability, archived Savers/Lending status, TCY recovery context, THORFi unwind records, and whether old yield or lending behavior is being misread as live.

HistoricalChecked 2026-07-14·Review due 2026-08-14·
Archived Savers docs
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official historical Savers mechanics and explicit permanent-deprecation date of 2025-01-04; not current deposit, yield, synth, or redemption instructions.
+5 sources
Archived Lending docs
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-14Official historical Lending mechanics and explicit permanent-deprecation date of 2025-01-04; not current borrow, repay, collateral, or TOR instructions.
THORFi Unwind Announcement
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Dated THORFi unwind postmortem with January-February 2025 liability, pause, and Proposal 6 milestones; its implementation-status section is historical, not current TCY availability proof.
TCY Developer Guide
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Developer-facing TCY mechanics, claim, staking, and recovery caveats, including the explicit warning that full debt recovery is market dependent and not guaranteed.
RUNE and TCY tokenomics
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official RUNE and TCY tokenomics overview, including TCY supply, revenue share, and no-governance-rights caveat; current amounts and distributions still require live evidence.
THORChain Docs
retrieval details
Source retrieved 2026-07-05Official documentation root used for curated protocol background; it still describes GG20 at review time, but current safety and migration state require dated incident and release sources.

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