Solana nearly froze as a single routing error took 29% of the network stake offline
The Solana network saved producing blocks on Aug. 12 when an infrastructure failure stopped validators representing nearly 29% of network stake from voting, in response to a Solana Foundation account revealed Sept. 14. Independent monitoring discovered that the chain remained dwell, but its efficiency deteriorated: extra chief slots have been skipped, transaction throughput fell sharply,…
