- There is a disruption in block production on Solana Mainnet-Beta, as block progression is currently halted, and core engineers along with validators are actively investigating the issue.
- This is not the first incident where the Solana blockchain encounters a network outage or disruption in block production; the network has faced interruptions several times in the past few years.
- In an incident report, Solana stated, ‘Engineers across the ecosystem are investigating a disruption on the mainnet beta.’ The cause is not yet known.
Solana Blockchain, which has recently gained prominence, experienced an outage today, and developers have begun investigating the issue!
Disruption Reported in Solana Network
There is a disruption in block production on Solana Mainnet-Beta, as block progression is currently halted, and core engineers along with validators are actively investigating the issue. Solana Blockchain Explorer reports a “major outage” on the mainnet.
Users on social media have noticed that the Solana blockchain has not produced blocks for more than 30 minutes; this is a relatively long time considering Solana has a block production time of 400 milliseconds.
This is not the first incident where the Solana blockchain encounters a network outage or disruption in block production; the network has faced interruptions several times in the past few years. This latest outage marks the 11th outage in the last two years.
Solana stated in an incident report, ‘Engineers across the ecosystem are investigating a disruption on the mainnet beta.’ The cause is not yet known. Laine, a blockchain software company and Solana validator, shared the following on X: ‘Solana is experiencing a drop in performance on the mainnet beta, block progression is currently halted, and core engineers and validators are actively investigating.’
More about Solana Blockchain
Launched in March 2020, Solana blockchain focuses on providing scalable solutions for a decentralized ecosystem to rival Ethereum but with faster transaction processing times and lower transaction fees. The network gained prominence during the last bull cycle in 2021 due to increased adoption and rising token prices. However, network-related issues persisted, and developers had to restart the network multiple times in the past.
