THORChain Weekly Live THORChain Lounge: Rujira Update with Hans! - THORChain Spaces #141
Sep 28, 2025
Exciting updates on Rujira's massive impact on the blockchain industry are discussed. Hans shares his journey from Terra to THORChain and highlights the community-owned approach of Rujira's perp trading. The integration of borrowing, lending, and liquidations with THORChain's unique architecture is explained. Innovative features like enshrined oracles and credit accounts reflect a commitment to decentralization and user autonomy. The conversation emphasizes community engagement and future developments for decentralized finance.
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Take Self-Custody And Bond Safely
- Move assets off centralized exchanges and hold self-custody immediately.
- If you plan to bond RUNE, use RuneBond.com and follow whitelist steps before bonding.
From Harpoon To Rujira: A Developer’s Path
- Hans entered crypto in 2016–17 and built Harpoon/Kajira to democratize liquidations.
- He later migrated to a sovereign layer and now builds similar primitives on ThorChain for native-asset access.
Perps Are Peer Markets, Not House-Run Games
- Perpetuals are leveraged peer-to-peer trading where traders compete against each other, not the protocol owner.
- Hans argues many exchanges tweak parameters so the house keeps an edge, but a truly decentralized perp DEX can return value to users and owners.