Solana Network Halts: First Outage in 282 Days
The Solana blockchain network, known for its high-speed transaction capabilities, encountered a significant hiccup on Tuesday. Validators reported a temporary stop in transactional activities due to “performance degradation.”
This issue marks a momentary pause in the network’s operations, with block progression reaching a standstill.
Solana Network Outage
According to a statement by Laine, a noted Solana validator, on X, the Solana network’s Mainnet-Beta is under scrutiny by core engineers and validators to address the halt.
“Solana Mainnet-Beta is experiencing a performance degradation, block progression is currently halted, core engineers & validators are actively investigating,” Laine detailed.
Insights from Solana blockchain trackers indicated that block processing ceased at 09:52 UTC, putting the network’s efficiency in question. Despite this setback, Solana’s SOL tokens have not suffered in value, maintaining stability amidst the outage.
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This disruption surfaces almost a year following a nearly two-day-long downtime in April 2023, challenging the network’s reliability. As the Solana community awaits a swift resolution, the focus on maintaining a robust and efficient blockchain ecosystem remains paramount.
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