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OKLink: Solana network has stopped producing new blocks due to an outage

Renowned Chinese cryptocurrency journalist Wu Blockchain broke the news that the Solana blockchain recently experienced an unusual failure, marking the first major disruption in a long time. Since 17:52 UTC (12:52 Moscow time), the network has been unable to produce any new blocks.

The developers behind the Solana blockchain are currently investigating the root causes of this issue and implementing urgent measures to restore the network’s functionality.

Against the backdrop of this two-hour downtime, the Upbit cryptocurrency exchange has declared an indefinite halt to deposits and withdrawals of SOL, GMT, RAY, and ACS.

The network failure has already caused a decline in Solana’s market value from $96.7 to $93.3. However, at 15:52 Moscow time, the price of SOL shows signs of recovery, reaching $94.17.

Within the past 24 hours, the price of the Solana cryptocurrency has dropped by 3.7%. On a weekly basis, SOL has seen a decrease in value by over 11%.

Prior to this incident, The Block Data Dashboard, an analytical portal, reported that the transaction volume on the Solana network surpassed $951 billion in January. To provide perspective, the transaction volume in December amounted to $738.8 billion.