Arbitrum (ARB), a popular Ethereum scaling option, experienced a substantial downtime occasion on December 15, according to the network’s status page.
The event triggered an instant examination into the source and the implementation of a repair. Since the time of composing, the Arbitrum One network stayed unattainable for over 60 minutes due to sequencer and feed concerns.
Arbitrum Struggles With Network Downtime
The status upgrade from Arbitrum acknowledged the issue, mentioning that the Arbitrum One Sequencer and Feed stalled at 10:29 AM ET in the middle of a noteworthy rise in network traffic.
Significantly, Martin Köppelmann, co-founder of Gnosis, declared that the blackout experienced within the Arbitrum network was an outcome of ordinals. Köppelmann said that the tension screening of different blockchains utilizing ordinals had actually resulted in the disturbance, specifying, “Ordinals tension screening different blockchains is definitely amusing to enjoy. Now they brought the Arbitrum sequencer down.”
In addition to the sequencer and feed concerns, Arbitrum likewise experienced a stop in block production, stopping to produce brand-new blocks roughly 1.5 hours back. The effect of this blockage on the network’s total performance and deal processing stays an issue for users and stakeholders.
The examination into the source of the downtime is important for comprehending the underlying technical concerns and avoiding comparable interruptions in the future.