Ethereum's Beacon Chain Faces Temporary Disruption, Community Relieved as Finality is Restored - Investor Bites

Ethereum’s Beacon Chain Faces Temporary Disruption, Community Relieved as Finality is Restored – Investor Bites

Ethereum's Beacon Chain Faces Temporary Disruption, Community Relieved as Finality is Restored - Investor Bites PlatoBlockchain Data Intelligence. Vertical Search. Ai.

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  • Ethereum’s Beacon Chain experienced a temporary disruption in transaction finality for about 30 minutes.
  • The root cause of the disturbance remains unknown.
  • Ethereum’s price is currently in a bearish trend, with the ETH token’s price declining by 2.91%.

In a twist of fate on May 11, Ethereum’s (ETH) Beacon Chain encountered an enigmatic predicament, causing a temporary disruption in transaction finality for approximately thirty minutes.

Preston Van Loon, a prominent Ethereum protocol developer, has confirmed the resolution of the recent Ethereum mainnet issues causing community concerns.

Addressing the problem that prevented users from completing transactions for a period exceeding 25 minutes yesterday, Van Loon assured the community that “finality has been restored.”

The developer emphasized that the root cause remains elusive, with the mysterious event triggering a significant strain on multiple client implementations, compelling them to operate at their utmost capacity.

Although the exact origin of the issue remains unknown, its impact manifested as a difficult challenge for the affected systems as they endeavored to synchronize with the chain.

On March 15, there was a hiccup on the Goerli testnet during the “Shapella” upgrade due to low validator participation. However, the upgrade was successfully implemented on the Ethereum mainnet on April 12.

Ethereum’s original proof-of-stake blockchain, the Beacon Chain, was born in 2020. On September 15, 2022, a momentous event occurred as Ethereum’s pre-existing proof-of-work (PoW) chain merged with the Beacon Chain, completing the network’s transition to a faster and eco-friendly proof-of-stake consensus mechanism.

Ethereum is experiencing a bearish trend, with the ETH token’s price declining by 2.91% and currently trading at $1,768.86. The token’s low cost and high price are $1,742.40 and $1,835.62, respectively.

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