{"id":20682,"date":"2022-03-11T14:27:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T13:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=20682"},"modified":"2022-03-11T14:27:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T13:27:30","slug":"reason-polygon-network-matic-went-offline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/reason-polygon-network-matic-went-offline\/","title":{"rendered":"Here is the Reason Why Polygon Network (MATIC) Went Offline for 11 Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/aave-launches-a-decentralized-social-media-platform-on-polygon-dubbed-lens-protocol.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"18033\">Polygon Network<\/a> (MATIC), a top-tier smart contracts platform suffers downtime. Here is why.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/London-Hard-Fork-Arrives-on-Polygon-as-Network-Declares-Date-for-Mainnet-Launch.jpg\" alt=\"Here is the Reason Why Polygon Network Went Offline for 11 Hours\" class=\"wp-image-16430\" width=\"1169\" height=\"666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/London-Hard-Fork-Arrives-on-Polygon-as-Network-Declares-Date-for-Mainnet-Launch.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/London-Hard-Fork-Arrives-on-Polygon-as-Network-Declares-Date-for-Mainnet-Launch-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/London-Hard-Fork-Arrives-on-Polygon-as-Network-Declares-Date-for-Mainnet-Launch-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/London-Hard-Fork-Arrives-on-Polygon-as-Network-Declares-Date-for-Mainnet-Launch-750x428.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1169px) 100vw, 1169px\" \/><figcaption>Here is the Reason Why Polygon Network Went Offline for 11 Hours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a scheduled upgrade, <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/london-hard-fork-arrives-on-polygon-as-network-declares-date-for-mainnet-launch.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"16429\">Polygon Network<\/a> (MATIC), a top-tier smart contracts platform, fell unavailable. Polygon (MATIC) took 11 hours to confirm transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happened to Polygon?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Polygon Network (MATIC) engineers revealed flaws in Heimdall, one of the levels of its Proof-of-Stake (PoS) system, on March 10, 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To allow developers to fix them safely, the team decided to halt transactions, informing users of the planned disruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the outage lasted far longer than anticipated. The team delivered a hotfix to allow operations to restart when Polygon (MATIC) users launched heated disputes on social media networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea7Network update<br>Due to issues with the Tendermint implementation used by the Polygon PoS chain, users can expect downtime starting at 5:50 PM UTC.<br><br>We appreciate your patience. More details are in the forum and we\u2019ll share updates when possible. \ud83d\udc47<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O1MFUrKuAr\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/O1MFUrKuAr<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>&mdash; colin@dabl.club (@DablClub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DablClub\/status\/1501966304097542145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 10, 2022<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\u2014 Polygon Developers \ud83d\udc9c (@0xPolygonDevs)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xPolygonDevs\/status\/1501966304097542145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 10, 2022<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, team members claimed that they are working for a long-term solution to permanently resolve the issues. During the downtime, the Polygonscan and Polygon Bridge instruments were turned off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Q4, 2021-Q1, 2022, Solana (SOL), the most popular &#8220;Ethereum killer,&#8221; experienced a series of outages. In less than three months, the protocol had six outages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are Funds Safe in Polygon Network?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the early morning hours of March 11, 2022, Polygon's operations were back to normal (UTC). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Polygonscan has been updated and displays transactions as of press time, while Polygon Bridge ensures cross-network interoperability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Polygon (MATIC) users' funds and data were not at risk during the outage, according to the company's developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please rest assured there is no risk to your funds and data. The team is actively working on restoring the network to normal operation.<\/p>&mdash; colin@dabl.club (@DablClub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DablClub\/status\/1501966615314939907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 10, 2022<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\u2014 Polygon Developers \ud83d\udc9c (@0xPolygonDevs)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xPolygonDevs\/status\/1501966615314939907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 10, 2022<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/dolce-gabbana-signs-new-deal-to-expand-nft-universe-on-polygon.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"18596\">Polygon<\/a> (MATIC) was congested in January 2022 because of a massive increase in transactional traffic caused by the enthusiasm surrounding the Sunflowers Farmer GameFi protocol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polygon Network (MATIC), a top-tier smart contracts platform suffers downtime. Here is why. After a scheduled upgrade, Polygon Network (MATIC), a top-tier smart contracts platform, fell unavailable. Polygon (MATIC) took 11 hours to confirm transactions. What happened to Polygon? Polygon Network (MATIC) engineers revealed flaws in Heimdall, one of the levels of its Proof-of-Stake (PoS) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":16430,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[5682],"class_list":["post-20682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-polygon-2"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/London-Hard-Fork-Arrives-on-Polygon-as-Network-Declares-Date-for-Mainnet-Launch.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}