On the afternoon of May 11, the Ethereum blockchain stopped processing transactions for 25 minutes. The developers have not yet found the reason for stopping the system.
On May 11, the Ethereum blockchain mainnet was unable to fully confirm transactions for approximately 25 minutes. At the same time, new blocks were formed, but they were hung at the final stage. I first noticed the problem users Twitter.
At the moment, the developers have not yet figured out what caused the blockchain to stop, but work is underway in this direction. In the past, Ethereum already ran into a similar problem; then, the reason for the delay in processing the transactions was a malfunction of the software that manages the system.
After 25 minutes of inactivity, Ethereum continued to operate normally and all pending transactions were processed. about it Announced one of the blockchain developers.
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