Furious debate about THORChain vs NEAR shows idealism has limits

October 02, 2026

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13:30 UTC

The furious debate over Bitget’s $387.7M of hacked funds comes down to whether ideals around “permissionless and decentralized” tech means never intervening — even if you could.

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Furious debate about THORChain vs NEAR shows idealism has limits

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