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“TON is now producing blocks usually! We’re again on-line,” the TON Basis introduced on its X account right this moment.
Knowledge from the blockchain explorer Tonscan exhibits that the TON blockchain has resumed producing new blocks. As of press time, the final transactions on TON have been accredited six seconds in the past in block 45350261.
A blockchain stopping block manufacturing for an prolonged time frame is worrying because it disrupts community stability, doubtlessly resulting in safety dangers and transaction delays. These outages are unusual with blockchains however usually happen throughout instances of excessive community exercise.
TON Outage Adopted DOGS Memecoin Airdrop
The newest replace from the TON staff got here roughly two hours after they confirmed “a disruption in block manufacturing to its community,” including within the X put up that the difficulty had occurred “as a result of irregular load.”
 
“A number of validators are unable to wash the database of outdated transactions, which has led to shedding the consensus,” they stated.
The TON-based group platform Tonk Inu pinned the blame on a frenzy of market hype over a latest airdrop of the DOGS memecoin. DOGS went dwell on Aug. 27 and is now already listed on main crypto exchanges, together with Binance and OKX.
The token is a part of the Ton Basis’s solution to elevate consciousness of what it considers to be the unfair arrest of Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov. DOGS has loved a $1.7 billion in buying and selling quantity solely 10 hours after its launch and hit a market cap of practically $900 million.
Specialists famous that the TON community struggled to satisfy demand after the launch of DOGS, with its transactions per second (TPS) falling in need of what was anticipated.
In efforts to carry the community again on-line, TON’s improvement staff, Ton Core, urged validators to restart their nodes and software program with specified flags to reestablish consensus. The blockchain freeze had compelled Binance and Bybit to pause deposits and withdrawals briefly.
It’s value mentioning that Solana was additionally struck by a significant outage in February after the community failed to supply new blocks for roughly 5 hours, triggering a pointy drop in SOL’s worth — although it rebounded.
