$RUNE is moving because the same group that hit Binance is back on THORChain
TraderTraitor resumed routing stolen funds through THORChain, converting ether into bitcoin after earlier Tron activity. RUNE jumped roughly 10 percent as the network processed the flow.
Swaps generate fees and RUNE sits in the liquidity pools that settle them. This is the same venue the group used after prior large hacks.
Watch whether node operators respond to the FBI request to block related addresses. Volume and fee revenue will tell the next chapter faster than any statement. $RUNE