The Arbitrum Network Experiences 2-Hour Outage:
Arbitrum, a layer 2 solution on Ethereum, suffered a technical outage.
The outage was caused by a surge in registrations.
Transactions were interrupted for approximately 1.5 hours.
A “Partial Outage” Caused by Increased Traffic
Arbitrum recently experienced a technical outage affecting the entire network.
An exceptional influx of registrations, inspired by the Bitcoin Ordinals, overloaded the network, resulting in a halt of transactions, or more specifically, the “sequencer“, for approximately 1.5 hours.
“The team is actively investigating, but we can confirm that a sustained surge of registrations prevented the sequencer from relaying transactions correctly.“
– Arbitrum announced on Twitter
This incident sparked numerous critiques on social media, highlighting the vulnerability of blockchains when faced with sudden spikes in activity.
Things Return to Normal for Arbitrum
After resolving the technical issue, Arbitrum announced that operations were once again functional.
Gas fees, a key indicator of network stability, subsequently stabilized.
Arbitrum affirmed its determination to thoroughly analyze this incident and draw lessons to enhance the robustness of its system.
