[Update] zkSync Era Experiences Outage, No New Blocks for Past 3 Hours

Data from the zkSync Era Block Explorer—an essential tool for monitoring zkSync activity—shows that the blockchain has not been producing new blocks for the past 3 hours.

Update as of April 3:

The zkSync Era network has returned to normal operation after a 4-hour disruption.

The project explained that the issue was due to a problem with the database for the block queue, which caused the block production to be temporarily halted. However, the zkSync team identified the issue and resolved it within just 5 minutes.

Original Post:

It appears zkSync Era is encountering issues, with Wu Blockchain being the first Twitter account to report the problem.

As of now, there has been no official response regarding the situation. However, according to the latest information from Wu Blockchain, the zkSync team is working to address the issue, and user assets remain secure. Coin68 will continue to provide updates.

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The incident has drawn comparisons to similar issues experienced by Avalanche, Polygon, and Solana in the past. Earlier this week, Avalanche’s C-Chain faced another “standstill” issue for the second time this month.

zkSync is a Layer-2 solution under the zk-Rollups category on Ethereum, developed by Matter Labs. The project has garnered significant trust and support from major investment funds, with a total of $250 million raised across two funding rounds.

Moreover, zkSync is the first Layer-2 to launch zkEVM under the name zkSync Era and is attracting a large user base. Following Arbitrum's announcement of its airdrop, which reignited interest in retroactive rewards, the community has quickly moved assets to zkSync.

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