Bitget hacker moves $6.3 million into Bitcoin after THORChain rejects freeze request
THORChain (RUNE)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
bitcoinethereumnews.com reports that a wallet linked to the Bitget hacker swapped about $6.3 million in ETH for Bitcoin through THORChain. This move occurred after the network rejected the exchange’s request to block addresses tied to its Sep. 24 breach. The wallet completed 27 swaps, converting about 2,390 ETH.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for RUNE, measured when this story was written up on 28 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
RUNE is trading at $0.7600 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 54.6%, indicating that buyers are currently in control. However, the 1-hour buy ratio has dropped to 48.1%, suggesting that short-term buying pressure is fading compared to the broader daily trend. The 4-hour buy ratio sits at 50.7%, showing a neutral stance that is closer to the daily average than the recent hourly dip. Volume delta data reveals a net outflow of $13,936 in the last hour, contrasting with a net inflow of $64,173 over the past four hours. The 24-hour volume delta remains positive at $2,569,424, with cumulative buying volume exceeding selling volume by $631,900 by the close.
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, RUNE experienced a 34.5% price increase and saw volume reach 3.66 times its average. The 7-day average buy ratio was 51.5%, meaning the current 24-hour ratio of 54.6% represents a 3.1 point increase above that baseline. This activity occurred across 5 days of net buying out of 7, with a total 8-day volume delta of $6,752,302. Compared to the weekly average, today’s spot volume of $28,025,013 reflects a significant surge in trading activity. This marks an unusual day for the coin, driven by volume that is substantially higher than its typical daily levels.