Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain dock stopped a 33-minute block on Tuesday after moving to the standby sequencer, which was not properly set up to process transactions.
The event began at 6:07 am UTC, when the active sequencer began to lag behind block production, prompting the conductor (a basic system that manages sequence availability and reliability) to switch the sequencer.
However, it switches to the “unhealthy mainnet sequence” that is still being set, so it cannot generate blocks, Base Build’s X account explain In a post on Tuesday.
Jesse Pollak, the foundation creator explain The core team immediately responded to the issue and the network was fully restored at 6:40 a.m. UTC. Spend more time to ensure Chain reorganization No, basic explain After the autopsy.
The base is still highly concentrated
The incident exposed the base’s dependence Concentrated sequence Process transactions at scale. When multiple sequencers run, they rely entirely on the management of the conductors – creating a single point of failure that can prevent the entire network.
Team behind the base make sure With over $4.1 billion in total value locked, it will update its infrastructure to ensure all sequencers in the cluster that can handle block build responsibilities if selected.
Base only Other major network outages It happened on September 5, 2023 (shortly after its public release) for 43 minutes.
Accountability of the basic person in charge
Base engineering responsibility explain The foundation takes it seriously and adds that it can’t be “without a solid backbone of the network”.
“Pride in the quick response from the team and we are pleased that we have found several ways to strengthen the development of the system.”
Basic network outages are bullish, obviously
Some crypto experts view the base’s disruption as bullish, including former Coinbase engineer and Save Finance founder 0 Xrooter, who explain: “People fussed about downtime in chain stores with actual users.”
The developer of the pseudonym added: “It’s optimistic about downtime.”
Mert Mumtaz, CEO of Helius Labs Comparative This is the event to Solana, another with its high-speed blockchain Fair local power outage over the years.
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Despite security challenges, Solana and Base are still one of the most commonly used blockchains for retail users, with the first and fourth largest addresses of 2.83 million and 1.09 million respectively. data show.
Solana is Defi TVL’s second largest store chain $9.6 billion, and the base ranks sixth.
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