Aidan Mott, research analyst at Messari, discusses Solana’s network restart that resulted in the blockchain going dark for 17 hours earlier this week. Show highlights: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">when Solana validators noticed something was wrong and how they responded</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what initial dex offering (IDO) caused the network to be flooded with transactions</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how a surge in bot transactions pushed validators to decide to restart the network</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how Solana’s outage compares to similar incidents on other chains</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">why the Solana community was most likely not surprised by the 17-hour restart</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how Solana validators and the Solana Foundation coordinated the network restart</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko communicated with the community during the outage</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">whether Solana is still vulnerable to a similar flood of transactions</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what the network restart means in terms of Solana’s centralization</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">why Solana validators running the same client could be an issue</li> </ul>   Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: <a href= "https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021"> https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021</a>      Digital Asset Research: <a href="https://digitalassetresearch.com/">https://digitalassetresearch.com</a>   Sorare: <a href= "https://sorare.com/">https://sorare.com</a>       Episode Links Aidan Mott <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/KidKrypt0">https://twitter.com/KidKrypt0</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">LinkedIn: <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/aidan-mott-77665267/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/aidan-mott-77665267/</a> </li> </ul> Messari <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://messari.io/">https://messari.io/</a></li> </ul>   Solana Outage <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The Block’s coverage</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/117711/solana-blockchain-validators-restart-network-after-transaction-stoppage"> https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/117711/solana-blockchain-validators-restart-network-after-transaction-stoppage</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/117624/solana-experiences-transaction-stoppage-as-developers-report-intermittent-instability"> https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/117624/solana-experiences-transaction-stoppage-as-developers-report-intermittent-instability</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">CoinDesk coverage</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/09/14/solana-validators-ready-potential-restart-amid-blockchain-outage/"> https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/09/14/solana-validators-ready-potential-restart-amid-blockchain-outage/</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Decrypt coverage</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://decrypt.co/81004/solana-back-online-following-downtime-network-restart"> https://decrypt.co/81004/solana-back-online-following-downtime-network-restart</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Why the mainnet went down</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://twitter.com/buffalu__/status/1437792673784549383"> https://twitter.com/buffalu__/status/1437792673784549383</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Potential ramifications</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://twitter.com/CometShock/status/1437870278684590091"> https://twitter.com/CometShock/status/1437870278684590091</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Neha Narula tweet</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://twitter.com/neha/status/1438487308433494022">https://twitter.com/neha/status/1438487308433494022</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Solana Status -- the Twitter account that sent information out on the state of the network</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://twitter.com/SolanaStatus">https://twitter.com/SolanaStatus</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Anatoly Yakovenko Solana outage tweets</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko/status/1437887482897518595"> https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko/status/1437887482897518595</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko/status/1437784552324358155"> https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko/status/1437784552324358155</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko/status/1438496595360862215"> https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko/status/1438496595360862215</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko/status/1438465508412739588"> https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko/status/1438465508412739588</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko/with_replies">https://twitter.com/aeyakovenko/with_replies</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul>

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