John-Paul Thorbjornsen
Founder at THORChain · Founder at Vultisig · Founder at WEWESWAP
John-Paul Thorbjornsen is the founder of THORChain and Vultisig. He joined the Royal Australian Air Force in and began training as a fighter pilot in . In , Thorbjornsen abandoned his career path in the Air Force and went all-in on crypto. That same year, he raised millions in Ether in what was Australia’s second-largest initial coin offering at the time to launch CanYa, a blockchain-based marketplace where individuals can offer services (mowing the lawn, doing the dishes) and receive payment in cryptocurrencies.
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The best THORChain experience on mobile is almost here. ⚡️ Grateful to @unstoppablebyhs for making it happen.
Long wallet addresses are annoying things to send in a chat. Receive-address QR images are coming to Vultisig, so the other person can scan instead of copy and paste.
ADR-031 🗳️ Voting Reminder Node operators, voting is open for ADR-031: THORChain x @RujiraNetwork , Path Forward. This ADR asks nodes to choose the direction of the THORChain and Rujira cooperation going forward. Three options are on the table: confirm and reinforce the cooperation, limited coope
RT @BooneW: Thesis proved out 🔥 On October 1, 2025 @THORChain enabled native $TRX and TRC-20 $USDT swaps Through July 18, 2026, these poo…
RT @WithTheCoke: Hey, @THORChain & @RujiraNetwork weekly recap! Podcast with @SallyMayweather, @MarkEdgeShow, @red_alark and @Dashpay, wall…
We love to see this, thank you 💜 bRUNE Staking makes RUNE bonding more accessible, giving new and existing $RUNE holders of every size a simpler way to earn yield and support @THORChain. We are glad it works for you and hope more RUNE holders find the same value. https://t.co/Xoz0jaNmJv
⚡This Saturday on the THORChain Podcast |Community Member Spotlight at 10AM EDT / 2PM UTC. @Jandevman from @LiquidyFinance joins @KentonC137 and @patriotsounds. Liquidy optimizes DeFi liquidity, enabling efficient swaps with minimal slippage seamlessly. See you there. Jump on stage and ask
RT @THORChain: Bitcoin transformed money. But it's still isolated. THORChain co-founder @CBarraford explains why native, permissionless cr…
⚡THORChain Podcast | Protocol Update with Co-Founder @Cbarraford is today at 2PM EDT / 6PM UTC. Hosted by @KentonC137 and @patriotsounds. Jump on stage and ask your questions live: https://t.co/phkxsU6sdy https://t.co/Msbfaxyhye
An RPC is the connection your wallet uses to reach the blockchain. Vultisig now lets holders of 3,000 ethereum:0xb788144df611029c60b859df47e79b7726c4deba or more, the Silver tier, choose a custom one. https://t.co/O84Ul9lLVi