Solana Team Investigates Network Outage
The Solana blockchain has been experiencing frequent outages since 2020, with network pauses becoming common to address faults. The most recent incident occurred over the weekend of February 25, 2023, when the network slowed down due to a technical issue during an upgrade from version 1.13 to 1.14.
JUST IN: #Solana launches investigation to determine the root cause of its network outage yesterday.
— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) February 26, 2023
The official Twitter account of Solana addressed the issue and stated that a coordinated restart was underway. According to the latest update from the SOL team, engineers are investigating the primary cause of the outage.
Root Cause Under Investigation
The engineers are reportedly looking into the root cause of the recent outage, which lasted until 9:00 p.m. EST. The initial issues were a gradual slowdown of the network, which eventually led to a complete shutdown.
The initial investigation pointed at different issues, including a “fat block” theory that gunked up the mechanics of the Solana blockchain. However, the team is conducting a deep dive to identify the root cause of the outage and address it appropriately.
Despite the network outage, the price of SOL remained unaffected. At the time of writing, SOL is trading at $22.85, representing a 1.73% gain in value over the last 24 hours.
Maintaining User Trust
Solana has been working on improving the network’s infrastructure and scalability to prevent such outages. The network has been growing in popularity due to its fast transaction speeds and low fees. However, the frequent outages have raised concerns among users and investors, prompting Solana to prioritize network stability.
As Solana continues to investigate the root cause of the outage, it remains to be seen what measures the network will implement to prevent future incidents. The network’s reliability is critical to maintaining user trust and investor confidence, and Solana must take appropriate steps to address any issues promptly.
