The FBI has urged THORChain node operators to block theft-linked transactions, but co-founder Erik Osefsky responded by citing the availability of public blockchain data without committing to any blocking measures. THORChain's chain-wide halt mechanism, which node operators can trigger, poses a significant risk as it would interrupt all users on the network rather than selectively blocking specific transactions. This creates a tension between law enforcement requests for transaction censorship and the decentralized nature of cross-chain DeFi protocols.