Ontology Halts Mainnet Block Production Over Potential Security Concern
The explorer’s last block was created at 4:24 a.m. ET, leaving transactions and Ontology-side bridge transfers unable to settle while validators review the network.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: The explorer’s last block was created at 4:24 a.m.
- Fact 2: 31 after developers flagged a potential security concern during a daily check, freezing onchain transactions while the network’s technical team and validators conduct an emergency review.
- Fact 3: The chain’s official explorer listed block 20,770,893 as the latest block.
- Fact 4: It was created at 4:24:26 a.m.
The explorer’s last block was created at 4:24 a.m. ET, leaving transactions and Ontology-side bridge transfers unable to settle while validators review the network.
Ontology stopped producing blocks on its mainnet on Aug. 31 after developers flagged a potential security concern during a daily check, freezing onchain transactions while the network’s technical team and validators conduct an emergency review. The chain’s official explorer listed block 20,770,893 as the latest block.
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