Ethereum Blockchain Had Problems, Developers Immediately Fixed

JAKARTA - Ethereum, one of the largest blockchains in the world, experienced something unexpected. Namely failing to process transactions for almost half an hour on May 11 yesterday. The developers say that this is a regular occurrence that happens with blockchain technology. This remains in the spotlight as Ethereum is considered one of the most stable.

This problem lasted for about 25 minutes. The Ethereum developers were quick to tackle this problem. They quickly corrected the error and announced that Ethereum was back to normal. However, they are also still investigating what actually happened.

"The mainnet has been finalized, and we are currently investigating this incident. There will be more information to come!" said one Ethereum contributor named terence.eth, then he said that the problem has been resolved.

Reported by CryptoSlate, another Ethereum contributor named Superphiz said that even though Ethereum's Beacon network stopped being finalized, the blockchain was "designed to be resilient" to problems like this. the network continues to process transactions partially as long as the incident occurs.

Although the exact cause of this problem is unknown, the developers suggest that it may be caused by a lack of variety of clients in use. Despite this, Ethereum's capabilities have proven to be robust and continue to process transactions.

This is not the first time Ethereum has run into technical problems. Earlier in 2016, Ethereum experienced a DDOS attack and an Infura-related outage in November 2020. The developers remain optimistic that they can overcome the problem. The Ethereum blockchain is still trusted and continues to be used by many people around the world.

Despite the problems with Ethereum, the developers are working hard to keep the system stable and secure. They are constantly making improvements and improving the system so that they don't experience the same problem in the future. Users can rest assured that Ethereum will continue to be a reliable and trustworthy platform for carrying out their crypto transactions.