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2026-09-27 · 8 high-impact headlines

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  1. A whale "accurately" went long on 550,000 SOL, with unrealized gains exceeding $22 million.BlockBeats news, September 27th, according to Ember monitoring, a whale went long on 550,000 SOL at an average price of $80.8 at the early stage of this market rebound and has held it until now, currently with a floating profit of $22.43 million.
  2. Altcoin rally continues, with QNT, KMNO, COW among top gainers.BlockBeats news, September 27, according to HTX market data, supported by a slight strengthening of Bitcoin, the rally in altcoins continued, among which: QNT is now at $176.33, with a 24-hour gain of 77.7%; RUNE is now at $0.819, with a 24-hour gain of 23.8%; KMNO is now at $0.04773, with a 24-hour gain of 14.3%; COW is now at $0.1733, with a 24-hour gain of 14.27%; DASH is now at $71.25, with a 24-hour gain of 13.62%; PYTH is now at $0.08347, with a 24-hour gain of 12.26%.
  3. SlowMist's Yu Xian questions THORChain's double standard: intervening in its own hack, but emphasizing 'no right to interfere' in external incidents.BlockBeats news, September 27: SlowMist founder Yu Xian stated in a post that the Bitget theft was a widely publicized, public, massive, and clearly defined hacker incident, and traces of North Korean hacker funds were quickly linked. Circle/Tether and others promptly stepped in to freeze the relevant funds, with Circle notably freezing the USDC held by the hackers. THORChain itself has also been hacked before. It intervened quickly, claiming to be a so-called "decentralized" platform, but when it comes to major industry events, it ignores communication and coordination with all parties, likens itself to Bitcoin and Ethereum, claims to be decentralized with no right to interfere, and continues to enjoy the hefty cross-chain fees contributed by North Korean hackers. Decentralization is not a slogan. In major industry events, the key is to distinguish which issues truly need to be solved together.
  4. THORChain Repeatedly Exploited by Hackers for Money Laundering: Still Refuses to Block Transactions, Citing Decentralization and PermissionlessnessBlockBeats news, September 27 — THORChain, as a cross-chain decentralized liquidity protocol, has suffered multiple security incidents since 2021. In July 2021, two consecutive "fake deposit" attacks resulted in combined losses of approximately $16 million; on May 15, 2026, a malicious node operator exploited a vulnerability in the GG20 threshold signature scheme to reconstruct vault private keys and drained approximately $10.7 million in assets from a single Asgard vault, involving Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base, and multiple other chains. Combined with incidents such as the theft from the founder's personal wallet, cumulative losses have approached $25 million. The protocol subsequently suspended trading for 39 days, resuming operations only after security upgrades. More notably, THORChain, due to its ability to enable direct cross-chain swaps without wrapped assets (especially ETH to BTC), has become an important channel for hacker money laundering. After Bybit was hacked for approximately $1.4 billion in February 2025 (the largest crypto theft in history), North Korea's Lazarus Group moved approximately $1.2 billion (85%) of the stolen funds through THORChain, with node operators earning millions of dollars in fees; in the April 2026 KelpDAO hack of approximately $300 million, about $175 million in funds also flowed through the platform. In addition, THORChain has appeared in cases involving the FTX hacker, WazirX, Atomic Wallet, and others. According to analysis, across at least 7 confirmed money laundering incidents between 2023 and 2026, the volume of illicit transactions processed through THORChain amounted to approximately $9.27 billion, with the protocol and liquidity providers earning approximately $12.47 million in fees. After Bitget CEO formally demanded that THORChain refuse to provide services to attacker addresses, THORChain responded that its protocol, like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and BNB Chain, is a decentralized, permissionless network. Previously, under pressure, the THORChain community voted to discuss whether to block relevant addresses, but ultimately declined to intervene on the grounds of "decentralization and no censorship," with the lead developer even resigning over the matter. Supporters argue this is the essence of open infrastructure; critics point out that the protocol has in effect provided a convenient channel for criminal funds, sparking fierce controversy over DeFi neutrality and responsibility. This series of events highlights the long-term tension between convenience and security compliance in cross-chain protocols.
  5. A certain whale/institution continues to take profits on 30,825 ETH, with cumulative realized profits of $72.83 million.BlockBeats news, September 27th, according to Ember monitoring, a whale/institution that has held ETH for 3 years continued to take profits 9 hours ago, selling 30,825 ETH (approximately $83.03 million). Over the course of a week, a total of 112,053 ETH (approximately $300 million) was transferred to Bitfinex, realizing a profit of $72.83 million.
  6. Meme coin ZCAT surged nearly 40% in 24 hours, with its market capitalization breaking through $82 million.BlockBeats news, September 27, according to GMGN market data, Solana ecosystem Meme coin ZCAT has risen nearly 40% in the past 24 hours, with a current market cap of $82.98 million. ZCAT is a cat-themed Meme token on Solana, inspired by the privacy concept of Zcash (ZEC), with its mascot being an anonymous cat wearing a brown paper bag on its head. Through a trading or transfer tax (about 3%), it purchases and airdrops bridged Zcash (ZEC) on the Solana chain to holders. BlockBeats reminds users that Meme coins mostly lack practical use cases, prices are highly volatile, and investment requires caution.
  7. Pump.fun sells another 47,994 SOL, approximately $5.83 millionBlockBeats news, September 27, according to Lookonchain monitoring, Pump.fun sold another 47,994 SOL, worth $5.83 million, 2 hours ago. As of now, Pump.fun has cumulatively sold 5,236,623 SOL, worth approximately $848 million, with an average selling price of $162.
  8. Crypto Fear and Greed Index drops to 70, market 'greed' sentiment cools downBlockBeats news, September 27th, according to Alternative data, today's crypto fear and greed index stands at 70 (yesterday it was 74), indicating a cooling of "greed" sentiment in the market. Note: The fear index threshold is 0-100, including indicators: volatility (25%) + market trading volume (25%) + social media heat (15%) + market surveys (15%) + Bitcoin's proportion in the entire market (10%) + Google hot word analysis (10%).