Base Experiences 33-Minute Outage Due to Sequencer Issue
- Base, a layer-2 blockchain on Ethereum, halted block production for 33 minutes starting at 6:07 am UTC.
- The outage was caused by switching to an improperly configured backup sequencer, leading to transaction processing failures.
- The network recovered by approximately 6:40 am UTC, with infrastructure updates planned to prevent future issues.
- Base currently secures over $4.1 billion in total value locked and had a previous outage of similar duration shortly after its launch on September 5.
- Despite the incident, Base remains one of the most active blockchains with over 1 million active addresses.
This incident highlights Base’s reliance on centralized sequencers for transaction management, which poses risks for network reliability. The team is committed to strengthening their systems following this event.
With more than $4.1 billion secured and a rapid recovery from the outage, Base aims to enhance its infrastructure for better performance in the future. (Source)
