THORChain resumes most swaps after halt caused by refund bug

THORChain, a cross-chain swap protocol, has resumed most of its swap services after pausing trading. According to Cointelegraph, the service is open again for operations on BitcoinБиткоинBitcoin (BTC) is the first and best-known decentralized cryptocurrency, running on its eponymous blockchain network with no central issuer or intermediary bank., EthereumЭфириумEthereum is a blockchain platform with programmable smart contracts and its own cryptocurrency, ETH, which is used to pay network fees. and several other blockchainsБлокчейнA blockchain is a distributed database in the form of a chain of blocks, where each record is cryptographically linked to the previous one, and copies are stored by many network participants.. The source says the halt was caused by an error related to refundsРефандRefund — returning money to a customer for a paid order that has been cancelled, not fulfilled, or returned, either at the merchant's own initiative or under payment system rules..

Three networks remain paused, and the available reporting does not specify which ones. It also does not say how much funds were affected or when full service is expected to be restored. According to the same source, the RUNE token rose roughly 15% on the news.