The zkSync Era’s Blockchain explorer indicated a halt in block production on the mainnet for several minutes. The development team confirmed the network outage and reported that they were actively working on a solution.
Block production on the zkSync Era mainnet paused for about two hours, a relatively long duration. The zkSync development team addressed the network interruption, emphasizing their ongoing efforts to restore smooth network functionality.
zkSync Era, an advanced version of the zkSync protocol, aims to provide greater scalability and user-friendly features. It seeks to overcome the limitations of the Ethereum network by offering increased transaction capacity and faster confirmation times.
zkSync Era has been closely monitored for a significant anticipated AirDrop, driving market participants to engage in various transactions on the network in the hope of earning AirDrop entitlements.
Block production halts in a Blockchain network typically occur due to issues with consensus algorithms or network errors. A network, which is a distributed ledger shared among many nodes, relies on a consensus mechanism to maintain agreement among nodes.
While networks like Bitcoin use the Proof of Work (PoW) consensus algorithm, where miners add new blocks by solving mathematical problems, other networks like Ethereum use different algorithms such as Proof of Stake (PoS). In both systems, block production can be disrupted by issues or errors. Such halts usually indicate the network is not functioning properly and require collaborative efforts from network participants and developers to resolve the issue.