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Blackout Fears as Russia’s Dagestan Energy Provider Begs Crypto Miners to Turn off Rigs
18.1.2024
Source: Tatyana Olina/Adobe The state-run power provider in the Russian republic of Dagestan has asked crypto miners to turn off their rigs this winter to avoid power outages and blackouts. In a Telegram post politely addressed to operators of “mining farms,” Dagenergo asked miners...
Bitcoin Inscription Frenzy Hits EVM Blockchains
22.12.2023
In the wake of Bitcoin’s inscription phenomenon, Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible chains are experiencing a surge in similar practices, leading to unexpected service outages and a little confusion over their use. EVM Chains Face Surge in Token Inscriptions Over the past year...
Binance Crypto Withdrawals Temporarily Unavailable Due to Technical Issues
25.10.2023
Withdrawals on cryptocurrency exchange Binance are temporarily unavailable due to a "technical issue," according to a post on the exchange's X account
Solana records 1 outage in first half of 2023, 100% uptime in Q2
21.7.2023
The Solana network is seeing steady improvements in performance and reliability as outages become more infrequent
Bybit halts USD bank transfers citing partner outages
4.3.2023
Dubai-based Bybit is the latest crypto exchange to suspend USD wire transfers claiming partner disruptions
Bybit Halts US Dollar Deposits via Bank Transfer Due to Service ‘Outages’ From Partner
4.3.2023
On March 4, 2023, cryptocurrency exchange Bybit announced that it had suspended U.S. dollar deposits via bank transfer. Bybit cited “outages” from its partner as the reason for the suspension of USD deposits via bank transfers and the SWIFT network. Bybit Suspends USD Deposits, Wire...
Solana CEO hoses down claims network outages caused by on-chain voting
28.2.2023
Solana Labs founder and CEO Anatoly Yakovenko said claims that Solana's network outages were caused by on-chain voting were born out of "pure ignorance."
Crypto Miners Blamed for Abkhazia Power Outages
7.2.2023
Major power blackouts in Abkhazia have been blamed on illegal crypto miners, marking a fresh setback for the region.
News headlines have been dominated by bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin mining in recent years in the de facto Caucasus-based state. Abkhazia sits in the northwestern corner of Georgia...
Solana Struggles to Remain in the Top 20 as Prior Ties to FTX and Alameda Wounded the Project
16.12.2022
Amid the market chaos within the crypto economy and following the climactic FTX collapse, the crypto asset solana has been one of the hardest hit during the last 30 days. Since FTX’s fallout, the digital currency lost 8.5% over the last month against the U.S. dollar and to date, it’s...
Solana’s co-founder addresses the blockchain’s reliability at Breakpoint
7.11.2022
In 2022 the blockchain has suffered from ten partial or full outages along with slow block times and Solana’s co-founder said it’s “not the experience that we want to deliver.”
Can internet outages really disrupt crypto networks?
1.11.2022
While some security issues do exist, major internet outages like the one witnessed across the EU recently cannot really threaten cryptocurrencies or their associated networks
First Mover Asia: Tough Week for Layer 1 as Solana, BNB Chain Suffer Outages; Bitcoin Trades Flat as October Doldrums Continue
10.10.2022
The problems that both protocols suffered are reminders that neither is really decentralized, and that they are not yet true challengers to Ethereum; ether and other altcoins trade sideways
Solana Network Suffers Another Outage — Cyber Capital Founder Says Downtime Is ‘Another Consequence of Bad Design’
1.10.2022
The proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain network Solana suffered another outage on September 30 and the network restart did not take effect until six hours later on October 1. Solana has suffered a myriad of network outages during the last year, and the blockchain’s latest downtime caused...
Binance Sued in Italy Over Exchange Outages, Hearing This Week
13.9.2022
A group of Italian and international investors brought a class action lawsuit against Binance seeking damages for losses sustained during multiple exchange outages in 2021
Network outages have been Solana’s ‘curse,’ says co-founder
5.9.2022
The high-speed smart contract platform has suffered full or partial outages at least seven separate times over the last twelve months
Survivability in Times of Crisis, Internet Outages and Cyber Warfare – Bastyon Inventor Explains
25.7.2022
Bastyon is a social platform that combines elements of Youtube, Twitter and Torrent; it is closing in on half a million users and growing fast. Bastyon is built on the premise that social media should be Web 3.0, decentralized with an open-source code, distributed node infrastructure and...
Finder’s Crypto Experts Predict Solana Rising to $512 by 2030
23.7.2022
A panel of crypto industry experts has predicted that solana will be worth $166 by 2025 and $512 by 2030. “SOL is one of the leading contenders in the smart contract blockchain space. They are likely to be one of the chief beneficiaries if the Ethereum upgrades fail to deliver lower...
Solana developers tackle bugs hoping to prevent further outages
7.6.2022
Solana developers have tackled the “durable nonce transaction” bug that knocked the network offline for the fifth time this year earlier this month as network activity slows
Solana Halts Block Production, Validators Told to Prep for a Restart, Network’s Decentralization Criticized
1.6.2022
On June 1, 2022, the Solana network halted block production again as the blockchain network has stopped working a number of times during the network’s lifetime. According to the Solana status update, validator operators are being asked to prepare for a restart. Solana Continues to Be Plagued...
Can Solana become the dominant PoS chain despite persistent outages?
10.5.2022
The Solana network seems to be battling persistent outages while seeking to address the industry’s trilemma