Key Takeaways:
THORChain has publicly reaffirmed its commitment to neutrality by refusing to block or censor funds linked to the recent KelpDAO exploit, while also detailing two significant economic updates planned for its upcoming version 3.18.
"Halting the protocol solves nothing," Chad Barraford, a protocol developer for THORChain, said during the project's THORSday community space on April 23. He argued that if stolen funds are on-chain when a protocol is paused, a clean restart is impossible, noting that chain analysis is easily circumvented and that even sophisticated filters failed to stop the largest transactions from the exploit.
The protocol is preparing two major structural changes to its fee model. The first is a tiered revenue-sharing system for integrators like wallets and aggregators, where they can earn back up to 50% of the fees generated based on monthly volume. The second is a dynamic fee algorithm that will automatically adjust fees per pair based on observed volume, a feature targeted for version 3.18. These changes aim to make THORChain more competitive, particularly in the stable-to-stable swap market where it currently holds only 10% of the volume.
The developments highlight THORChain's dual focus on strengthening its decentralized principles and enhancing its economic model to attract more users and liquidity. By refusing to act as a censor, the protocol differentiates itself from more centralized platforms and appeals to users prioritizing censorship resistance. The upcoming integrations of Monero (XMR), Bittensor (TAO), and Polkadot (DOT), with the Monero integration expected on mainnet within a week, are set to further increase the protocol's utility and potential user base.
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