Zilliqa, the blockchain network, has encountered a series of operational problems that have affected block production on its mainnet. However, as of May 10, the network is fully functional again, although the cause of the disruptions is still being investigated.
Zilliqa informed the community that the network is now back online after experiencing “temporary disruptions to block production on mainnet.” While the network is up and running again, the infrastructure team is closely monitoring its stability as they work to identify the root cause of the recent disruptions.
Since the initial signs of disruption on May 8, when a slowdown in block generation was observed, the Zilliqa technical team has been actively working for nearly 48 hours to prevent further disruptions.
On May 9 at around 9:30 am UTC, the team discovered a malfunction that resulted in a null value being returned “instead of a node’s RLP following a possible invalid database lookup.”
By approximately 2:30 pm UTC on May 9, the team had fixed the issue and restored full functionality by implementing the Zilliqa version 9.3.4 network upgrade. This upgrade includes several improvements to EVM compatibility. The team apologized for any inconvenience caused to users and the Zilliqa community.
However, despite the fix and upgrade rollout, there was another disruption to block production on the Zilliqa mainnet on May 9 around 7:05 pm UTC. In response, the team enhanced their debugging processes to better diagnose the issue and address the underlying cause of the disruption.
This is not the first time that Zilliqa block production has been affected by technical issues. In December 2023, there was an interruption to block production, which led to a significant decrease in daily Zilliqa blockchain transactions, dropping from around 61,000 to 30,906.
The Zilliqa team is currently conducting an investigation to determine the root cause of the recent network disruptions. They expressed their gratitude to the community for their patience and support throughout the resolution process.