On February 6 at 09:52:45 UTC (+3 hours Moscow time), the Solana network stopped processing blocks.
Data: Solscan.
Laine, a blockchain software developer and Solana validator, clarified that the failure occurred due to a “decreased performance” of the main network.
Update:
Laine announced the start of a network restart. Validators update software to v1.17.20. After reaching a share of 80%, the cluster will resume block production from slot 246,464,041 (the stop occurred at 246,464,003). At the time of writing, progress is 11%.
A cluster restart on v1.17.20 has begun, you can follow the progress here: https://t.co/2tIgKBUc6o
Once 80% of stake has restarted the cluster will resume block production from slot 246464041
— Laine ❤️ stakewiz.com (@laine_sa_) February 6, 2024
In February 2023, Solana validators restarted the network twice due to an unknown error that caused economic activity to stop completely.
In June 2022, the blockchain crashed due to a bug in the processing of “long-term non-target transactions”, which led to a breakdown in consensus.
Source: Cryptocurrency
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