#数字资产市场动态 There's something worth paying attention to: a major exchange has officially announced support for the (RUNE) network upgrade on THORChain.

Timing is very important — starting from 4:00 AM on January 23 (Beijing time), the platform will suspend deposits and withdrawals of RUNE. The upgrade is expected to be completed by 5:00 AM on the same day, with the entire maintenance window lasting about an hour, and the block height will reach 24,635,898.

This is something RUNE holders need to prepare for in advance. In the short term, the suspension of deposits and withdrawals will definitely cause some inconvenience, but the platform's reasoning is understandable — suspending deposits and withdrawals during the upgrade can effectively avoid asset risks caused by network forks or temporary failures. Simply put, it's to protect your funds from issues.

Once the upgrade is complete, services will resume, and trading will continue as usual.

From a technical perspective, network upgrades of cross-chain DeFi protocols usually mean performance improvements or feature iterations. Such upgrades may be beneficial to RUNE's value in the long run. But conversely, short-term market sentiment can also be volatile — after all, uncertainty often makes traders more cautious.

So if you hold RUNE, it's best to stay alert in the next couple of days and observe how the market reacts before and after the upgrade.