StarkNet, Ethereum’s second layer (L2) network, is currently surpassing its service decline. This was the second time the network was not running on September 2nd in six hours.
At the time of writing this article, it was 1,962,873 blocks highStarkNet does not process blocks or transactions UTC from 10:22am. After 3 hours and 20 minutes the operation was restored.
In a message released after the second interruption, the StarkNet team reported:
“StarkNet is experiencing another interruption. Engineers are working hard to solve the problem. Knowing the details, we’ll share the details.”
starknet statement.
The second paralysis occurred shortly after the network recovered from the first fall, which was extended for 2 hours.
At the time, Starknet recovered operations after the initial failure.
“Starknet is back online again and it works perfectly. Block production has returned to normal. Most of the RPC suppliers will work and the rest of the suppliers will be updated immediately. Transactions sent between 2:23am and 4:36am were not processed to restore service. Also.”
X’s starknet statement.
This type of reorganization means there was a part of the chain’s history. Discarded and replaced with another version.
The team has promised a retrospective report with a complete timeline, root causes and long-term precautions.
Technical causes behind the waterfall
According to StarkNet developers, the first autumn was born After updating a network called Grinta.
“After the update, there was a night break that included an hour-long reorganization. It’s a complicated situation, but this update is a huge achievement… Unknown territory involves set breaks, but it encourages progress.”
StarkNet Developer.
According to this explanation, the issue stems from poor recovery after a communication failure (P2P) on the Ethereum network.
Sequencer (in charge of ordering transactions on Starknet) has charged a series of operations They could not be encrypted. The fix was then published to prevent this situation from being repeated again.
StarkNet is a chain based on Zero Knowledge Technology (ZK) that aims to uncover important data for transactions and climb Ethereum processing transactions outside the main network without improving privacy.
This architecture promises efficiency and low cost, but episodes such as current interruptions They show technical challenges This is facing this type of ecosystem.
