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Bitget Asks THORChain to Block Hacker Address, Protocol Says No

Briefing desk at Markets Brief (2026-09-27): The post Bitget Asks THORChain to Block Hacker Address, Protocol Says No appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The Bitget hack has sparked a new debate… Primary source: original at Coinpedia (coinpedia.org).

The post Bitget Asks THORChain to Block Hacker Address, Protocol Says No appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News

The Bitget hack has sparked a new debate over crypto’s biggest promise of decentralization. After hackers routed stolen funds through THORChain and converted assets into Bitcoin, Bitget CEO Gracy Chen asked the protocol to block the attacker addresses.  THORChain rejected the request, saying its permissionless design does not allow it to censor transactions. How Did …