John-Paul Thorbjornsen
Founder at WEWESWAP · Founder at Vultisig · Founder at THORChain
John-Paul Thorbjornsen is the founder of THORChain and Vultisig. He joined the Royal Australian Air Force in and began training as a fighter pilot in . In , Thorbjornsen abandoned his career path in the Air Force and went all-in on crypto. That same year, he raised millions in Ether in what was Australia’s second-largest initial coin offering at the time to launch CanYa, a blockchain-based marketplace where individuals can offer services (mowing the lawn, doing the dishes) and receive payment in cryptocurrencies.
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Illia: "Near is explicitly fighting crime." Kain: "This feels like the inverse Thorchain." Tay: "One of my favorite money launderers was trying to use Near, and didn't have the best time." 😂 https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1NxarrjRXMlKj
⚡This Saturday on the THORChain Podcast | Ecosystem & Community Spotlight. Severin from @deving_zone joins @KentonC137 and @patriotsounds live at 10AM EDT / 2PM UTC. Deving Zone is building a DeFi ecosystem that seeks to eliminate the need for wraps and bridges. Jump on stage and ask your que
THORChain Incident Update #5 The devs and security teams are working hard to bring the network safely back online. The focus is on getting this right, without rushing any steps. Security and stability remain the top priorities. Nodes have upgraded to v3.18.1, which contained a patch and restores @R
Station is back. And this time, you talk to it. @StationWallet, the wallet from the Terra era, returns as an agentic multi-chain wallet. MPC-secured by @Vultisig. Speak your intent. The agent prepares the tx. You approve. 500K $VULT transition airdrop live. https://t.co/jEBdgu0UXN (CMC Labs: Par
Echo Protocol Joins THORChain, Verus as May Hack Count Reaches 14
THORChain says it understands the attack, ships a fix tomorrow @THORChain gave its third incident update Monday, saying the team now has a strong understanding of how the roughly $10M exploit was executed but is not ready to share technical details publicly. The attack vector does not appear tied
The complications/vulnerabilities in TSS (threshold signatures) that resulted in $10.7m stolen from THORChain are exactly why Chelsea Komlo/Zcash Foundation spent *years* developing FROST: https://x.com/BTChip/status/2055692841561608324
🚨GoPlus Security Alert: THORChain Exploited, Approximately $10M Lost The losses include: ▪️36.75 BTC (approximately $3M) ▪️An additional estimated $7M across BNB Chain, Ethereum, and Base Following the incident, @THORChain has suspended trading operations, while $RUNE rapidly dropped by 12%. The
THORChain Reports $10.7M Loss From Compromised Asgard Vault
THORChain Halts Trading After $10M Exploit; RUNE Token Drops