Unconfirmed: Solana's Outage Lasted 17 Hours. What Does This Mean for Decentralization? - Ep.273

Published: Sept. 17, 2021, 8:30 a.m.

b'Aidan Mott, research analyst at Messari, discusses Solana\\u2019s network restart that resulted in the blockchain going dark for 17 hours earlier this week. Show highlights:\\n when Solana validators noticed something was wrong and how they responded\\n what initial dex offering (IDO) caused the network to be flooded with transactions\\n how a surge in bot transactions pushed validators to decide to restart the network\\n how Solana\\u2019s outage compares to similar incidents on other chains\\n why the Solana community was most likely not surprised by the 17-hour restart\\n how Solana validators and the Solana Foundation coordinated the network restart\\n how Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko communicated with the community during the outage\\n whether Solana is still vulnerable to a similar flood of transactions\\n what the network restart means in terms of Solana\\u2019s centralization\\n why Solana validators running the same client could be an issue\\n \\xa0\\n Check Out the Related Article In addition to the analysis from Aidan, I did an interview with a Solana validator about his experience of the outage, and his concerns for the network going forward. Check out "The Experience of One Validator: What Happened During Solana\'s 17-Hour Outage?" in my Facebook Bulletin newsletter here -- and subscribe today! https://laurashin.bulletin.com/178076467796725\\n Thank you to our sponsors!\\n Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n Digital Asset Research: https://digitalassetresearch.com\\xa0\\xa0\\n Sorare: https://sorare.com\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n \\n Episode Links\\n \\n Aidan Mott\\n Twitter: https://twitter.com/KidKrypt0\\n\\n LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aidan-mott-77665267/\\xa0\\n Messari\\n https://messari.io/\\n \\xa0\\n Solana Outage\\n The Block\\u2019s coverage\\n https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/117711/solana-blockchain-validators-restart-network-after-transaction-stoppage\\n https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/117624/solana-experiences-transaction-stoppage-as-developers-report-intermittent-instability\\n \\n CoinDesk coverage\\n \\n https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/09/14/solana-validators-ready-potential-restart-amid-blockchain-outage/\\xa0\\n \\n Decrypt coverage\\n \\n https://decrypt.co/81004/solana-back-online-following-downtime-network-restart\\xa0\\n \\n Why the mainnet went down\\n \\n https://twitter.com/buffalu__/status/1437792673784549383\\xa0\\n \\n Potential ramifications\\n https://twitter.com/CometShock/status/1437870278684590091\\n \\n Neha Narula tweet\\n \\nhttps://twitter.com/neha/status/1438487308433494022\\xa0\\n \\n Solana Status -- the Twitter account that sent information out on the state of the network\\n https://twitter.com/SolanaStatus\\n \\n Anatoly Yakovenko Solana outage tweets\\n https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko/status/1437887482897518595\\n https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko/status/1437784552324358155\\n https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko/status/1438496595360862215\\n https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko/status/1438465508412739588\\n https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko/with_replies\\n \\n \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'