{"id":21971,"date":"2023-09-06T00:22:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T00:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/coinbase-layer-2-network-base-suffers-first-major-outage-since-launch\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T00:22:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T00:22:22","slug":"coinbase-layer-2-network-base-suffers-first-major-outage-since-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/coinbase-layer-2-network-base-suffers-first-major-outage-since-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase layer-2 network Base suffers first major outage since launch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Coinbase\u2019s Ethereum layer-2 network Base has suffered its first major outage since its public launch on Aug. 9. <\/p>\n

For approximately 45 minutes on Sept. 5, no new blocks were produced on the Base chain. Its developers first identified the \u201cstalled\u201d block production at 9:36 pm UTC, according to the Base status site. Block production has since resumed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Block production on the Base network stalled at 9:36pm Sept. 5. Source: BaseScan<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe identified a delay in block production due to part of our internal infrastructure requiring a refresh. We\u2019ve implemented a fix and are seeing widespread recovery,\u201d Coinbase told Cointelegraph in response to a query on the outage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Base said it is continuing to monitor the chain for further issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Base developers said the cause of the outage has been identified and fixed. Source: Base<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Matt Willemsen, head of research at crypto education platform Collective Shift, highlighted the differences in using Ethereum\u2019s layer 2 networks and claimed they aren\u2019t as \u201cbattle tested\u201d as Ethereum\u2019s mainnet.<\/p>\n

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Coinbase’s Base chain just had its first major outage, lasting for 43 minutes. Blocks have just started to be produced again.<\/p>\n

Another reminder that using Ethereum L2s (e.g. Arbitrum One, OP Mainnet, zkSync Era, Base) is NOT the same as using Ethereum mainnet, which is more\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/JbUNQUGNwu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Matt Willemsen (@matt_willemsen) September 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Magazine: Joe Lubin \u2014 The truth about ETH founders split and \u2018Crypto Google\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n