{"id":165886,"date":"2024-02-07T23:35:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T23:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/?p=165886"},"modified":"2024-02-07T23:40:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T23:40:51","slug":"solana-outage-why-uptime-and-stability-matter-for-mainstream-crypto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/solana-outage-why-uptime-and-stability-matter-for-mainstream-crypto","title":{"rendered":"Solana Outage: Why Uptime and Stability Matter For Mainstream Crypto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After 351 days of uptime, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/cryptocurrency\/solana-price-prediction\">Solana<\/a> users may have been thinking all outages were behind them.<\/p>\n<p>But the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/30246\/blockchain\">blockchain<\/a>\u00a0network \u2014 known for high-speed transactions and scalability, and a host to external ecosystems such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/solana-dex-jupiter-briefly-flips-uniswap-in-trading-volume\">Jupiter Exchange<\/a> \u2014\u00a0 experienced a major outage on Tuesday, February 6, with block progression halted for five hours.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/solana-sol\">Solana<\/a> regularly outperforming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/27193\/bitcoin-btc\">Bitcoin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/32571\/ethereum-cryptocurrency\">Ethereum<\/a> in terms of daily active users and processing tens of millions of transactions daily, stability needs to be top priority, especially if the ecosystem is to attract non-crypto partners.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#dddddd;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#f7f7f7;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<h2><span id=\"key_takeaways\">Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Solana, known for high-speed transactions, faced a major 5-hour outage on Tuesday, halting block progression.<\/li>\n<li>With Solana attracting major non-crypto partners and pushing for mainstream adoption, stability, and uptime is crucial to keep trust in the network.<\/li>\n<li>The incident impacted SOL tokens, but community and partner support maintained normalcy.<\/li>\n<li>Despite a quick response from the Solana Foundation, questions arise over centralization vs. decentralization.<\/li>\n<li>Blockchain has an ongoing challenge of performance and reliability if it is to grow the public trust in crypto&#8217;s integration into daily life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n    <section class=\"toc-sticky w-100 bg-white \">\n        <div class=\"toc-sticky__container 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Solana<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, shots were fired from other quarters:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Solana&#39;s 11th outage in the last 2 years. This is not what decentralization looks like. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wszopDo5Jy\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/wszopDo5Jy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charles Edwards (@caprioleio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caprioleio\/status\/1754817803029528777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">February 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This always works <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5kVRVGFM4l\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/5kVRVGFM4l<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X9yJXcETQn\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/X9yJXcETQn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IOHK_Charles\/status\/1754821690138276334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">February 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The outage, and how it was resolved, is a useful insight into the constant centralization vs decentralization debate and a reminder that if crypto is to go mainstream, the public needs to be able to trust that their transactions will go through when they need them to.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"unpacking_the_solana_outage_performance_degradation_and_immediate_response\">Unpacking the Solana Outage: Performance Degradation and Immediate Response<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The incident on February 6, first reported by Solana validator Laine on X, indicated that the network&#8217;s block progression had been halted due to unspecified issues, causing a ripple effect across its ecosystem.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Solana Mainnet-Beta is experiencing a performance degradatation, block progression is currently halted, core engineers &amp; validators are actively investigating.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Laine \u2764\ufe0f stakewiz.com (@laine_sa_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laine_sa_\/status\/1754809775743738338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">February 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Solana Foundation&#8217;s status handle confirmed the problem, stating that core engineers, alongside validators, were actively investigating the cause of the disruption.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Engineers from across the ecosystem are readying a new validator software release, which includes a patch to address an issue which caused the cluster to halt. Validator operators should prepare for an upgrade and restart of the network.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Solana Status (@SolanaStatus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SolanaStatus\/status\/1754831404972552310?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">February 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Core engineers at Solana identified a fix and proceeded to build a new version of the validator software.<\/p>\n<p>This update rectified the glitch, a full post-mortem of which has not yet been disclosed, bringing the network back online for users and developers.<\/p>\n<p>One thing that might cause concern is that the\u00a0restart procedure, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.solanalabs.com\/operations\/guides\/restart-cluster\" target=\"_blank\">detailed in Solana community communications<\/a>, necessitated a significant portion of validators, specifically those with at least 80% of SOL staked, to be active for the network to resume operations effectively.<\/p>\n<p>If not, the restart would need to be tried again, with non-responsive validators removed.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"core_team_and_collaborators_needed_for_a_restart\">Core Team and Collaborators Needed for a Restart<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It brings to mind questions around the constant centralized vs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/decentralization\">decentralized<\/a> debate \u2014\u00a0 explored in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/defi-vs-cefi-regulation-security-and-innovation\">CeFI vs DeFi article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Solana retains some control of their network, allowing authoritative bug fixes and restarts, and yet wishes to move to a decentralized state.<\/p>\n<p>A decentralized protocol means users can trust in and personally validate the system and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/32499\/smart-contract\">smart contracts<\/a> without fearing an authoritarian at the top. However, it can cause problems when issues emerge and consensus is needed to solve them.<\/p>\n<p>In this case, Solana Labs and the Solana Foundation could act quickly but still rely on the wider community to complete the restart.<\/p>\n<p>The process was monitored by network validator @mtromp through an X post, who urged validators to prepare for an upgrade and restart of the network.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtromp\/status\/1754871535712567610<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"validators_and_snapshots\">Validators and Snapshots<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The recovery process involved validators generating snapshots using their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/2\/29440\/trends\/cloud-computing\/cloud-vs-local-backup-which-do-you-need\">local ledger<\/a> state to facilitate a seamless network restart.<\/p>\n<p>This process underscores the importance of snapshots, which serve as exact copies of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/30246\/blockchain\">blockchain<\/a> data at a specific point in time, ensuring data integrity and continuity.<\/p>\n<p>The Solana Foundation also urged validator operators to expedite the upgrade process, emphasizing the collaborative effort required to stabilize the network.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mainnet validator operators: release version v1.17.20 is ready \u2013 please upgrade and restart with the following instructions: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e03MMyeIYB\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/e03MMyeIYB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Solana Status (@SolanaStatus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SolanaStatus\/status\/1754834732863410259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">February 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"price_impact_on_sol\">Price Impact on SOL<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The incident marks another chapter in the network&#8217;s history of operational challenges, coming nearly a year after a significant downtime in <a href=\"https:\/\/solana.com\/news\/network-performance-report-july-2023\" target=\"_blank\">April 2023<\/a> and previous <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.com\/news\/solana-suffers-5th-outage-in-2022-sol-dives.htm\" target=\"_blank\">outages in 2022<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/solana.com\/news\/9-14-network-outage-initial-overview\" target=\"_blank\">September 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The outage has notably impacted Solana&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/chart\/?symbol=BINANCE%3ASOLUSDT\" target=\"_blank\">SOL tokens<\/a>, which decreased over 2% to $94 in the aftermath of the news, although SOL price has recovered most losses in the day since.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the urgency and potential concerns raised by the outage, the Solana community, including platforms like Jupiter Exchange, reassured users by offering support and ensuring that measures like<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/stop-loss-order\"> stop-loss orders<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/crypto-derivatives\">perpetual contracts<\/a> would function as intended, thereby maintaining a semblance of normalcy and security for traders amidst the volatility.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Solana network is currently down, but our whole team is on standby to reply to all your questions if needed &#8211; just open a ticket in discord, and we will get to it asap. <\/p>\n<p>In addition, if you have a stop loss for your perps, it will execute exactly at that price.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jupiter \ud83e\ude90 (@JupiterExchange) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JupiterExchange\/status\/1754834916242756068?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">February 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"the_bottom_line\">The Bottom Line<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As the Solana ecosystem rallies to overcome this outage, the incident sheds light on blockchain networks&#8217; continuous challenges in maintaining performance and reliability.<\/p>\n<p>The collaborative response by engineers and validators alike demonstrates a committed effort to safeguard the network&#8217;s integrity, ensuring that Solana remains a key player in the evolving world of blockchain technology.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s an example of how vital uptime and quick reactions to issues are if the wider public is to incorporate blockchain and crypto into their daily lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After 351 days of uptime, Solana users may have been thinking all outages were behind them. But the blockchain\u00a0network \u2014 known for high-speed transactions and scalability, and a host to external ecosystems such as Jupiter Exchange \u2014\u00a0 experienced a major outage on Tuesday, February 6, with block progression halted for five hours. 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