Bitget CEO Asks Thorchain to Block Hackers After $387.5M Loss
THORChain (RUNE)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that Bitget has increased its estimated damage from a hack to $387.5 million. Gracy Chen wants Thorchain to cut off the hackers as they shuffle stolen funds into bitcoin. Thorchain faced a similar fight after the Bybit hack, and its validators were involved in that previous event.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for RUNE, measured when this story was written up on 26 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio spot data for RUNE shows a price of $0.6550 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 58.8%, indicating that buyers controlled the majority of volume over the day. The 1-hour buy ratio of 57.1% and the 4-hour ratio of 54.1% suggest that buying pressure remains consistent and has not faded in the short term. Positive volume deltas of +$324,711 (1h) and +$574,781 (4h) alongside a +$1,153,498 (24h) delta confirm that net buying is actively pushing the price. Cumulative Volume Delta closed at +$3,223,323, showing sustained aggressive buying across 20 of the last 24 hours.
The latest daily buy ratio of 45.1% sits at the 6th percentile of the last 323 days, against a median of 50.3% - among the weakest buying days it has had.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for RUNE, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 49.8%, making today's 58.8% reading an unusual day with an 8.9 point increase over the average. Spot volume reached $6,551,513 in 24 hours, which is 2.43 times the weekly average, signaling significantly higher activity than usual. The coin saw net buying on 5 of 7 days, with an 8-day price change of +21.3% and a total volume delta of +$665,653. This recent performance contrasts with the typical baseline, highlighting a period of heightened accumulation.