THORChain Weekly Live "THORSDAY" THORChain With Chad Barraford - THORChain Spaces #143
Oct 9, 2025
Chad Barraford, a core developer at THORChain, sheds light on recent protocol advancements and challenges. He discusses a division-by-zero bug causing consensus failure and outlines fixes implemented for limit swaps. The conversation covers Solana integration challenges and improvements in Bifrost to stabilize performance on Binance Smart Chain. Chad also emphasizes the importance of transparency in protocol development and explains how memo-less swaps can boost volume and trading efficiency. Don't miss his insights on future roadmaps and network enhancements!
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Legacy Bug Triggered Consensus Failure
- A division-by-zero bug in old swap code caused a consensus failure after the limit-swap rollout.
- The team fixed it rapidly and prioritized EVM chain monitoring stability before re-enabling new features.
Stabilize Chains Before Feature Rollout
- Focus on stabilizing Bifrost and EVM chain monitoring before enabling new features like limit swaps.
- Wait for node adoption of performance fixes before resuming churning and full BSC support.
Solana Requires Provider-Hosted StageNet
- Solana support is merged into Bifrost but requires StageNet testing with provider-hosted validators.
- Expect 30–60 days for staging then Mainnet, though holidays may delay rollout.