THORChain activates Zcash pool ahead of trading launch
THORChain (RUNE)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
crypto.news reports that THORChain launched its Zcash (ZEC) liquidity pool on October 2 following a completed node churn. Every active node is now monitoring the Zcash chain, though native ZEC trading remains the next step to be activated. The protocol warned that liquidity is shallow during this early stage and urged traders to exercise caution.
THORChain described the venue as permissionless, noting that liquidity will grow over time. The network added Zcash UTXO handling, RPC logic, and ZEC oracle support through 2026 protocol upgrades. Developers corrected ZEC network-fee reporting and solvency calculations after previous implementations inflated gas tolerance.
A September fix addressed signing inconsistencies by tying transaction expiry to an agreed ZEC height. The launch follows months of code work, including address validation and dust threshold configurations. Bitget-linked wallets recently swapped roughly $6.3 million in ETH for Bitcoin through the network. This activity occurred after Bitget reported unauthorized transfers linked to a September breach.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for RUNE, measured when this story was written up on 2 October 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
RUNE is trading at $0.7780 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 53.4%, indicating a slight majority of buyers. The 1-hour buy ratio is 56.7% and the 4-hour ratio is 57.1%, showing that buying pressure is currently stronger than the daily average. Volume deltas are positive across all timeframes, with the 24-hour total reaching +$319,994. This positive delta means buyers are absorbing more sell pressure than sellers are absorbing buy pressure. The Cumulative Volume Delta closed at +$306,809, confirming net buying interest over the day. Traders have been net buyers for 20 out of the last 24 hours.
The latest daily buy ratio of 43.1% sits at the 2nd percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 50.4% - 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 53.3%, making today's 24-hour ratio of 53.4% nearly identical to the weekly trend. Spot volume for the day was $4,715,901, which is 0.33 times the weekly average, indicating significantly lower trading activity than usual. Despite the volume drop, the price has risen 21.9% over the last eight days. Net buying occurred on six of the seven days in the preceding week. This suggests a consistent upward trend in buying pressure despite the current day's subdued volume.