If you’re a fan of Polygon (previously known as Matic Network), then you know that this Layer 2 scaling solution can offer faster and cheaper transactions for your favorite cryptocurrencies.
But let’s face it, like any new technological infrastructure, Polygon is not immune to occasional downtime or service disruptions.
As an investor or user of the Polygon network, it is important to stay informed about any potential issues or downtime that may affect your operations!
Current total number of issues: 3
Nodes Out of Sync 😵💫 — February 23, 2023
“The Polygon blockchain ran into trouble on Wednesday after some of its nodes fell out of sync, causing a cascade of problems that hamstrung performance and knocked popular blockchain explorer PolygonScan offline.
The interruption on PolygonScan created the appearance that no transactions were taking place, sowing confusion and ultimately prompting Polygon’s leader, Sandeep Nailwal, to tweet that there were “issues” with the blockchain explorer.” — CoinDesk
Network Outage ⬇️ — March 11, 2022
“Layer-2 Ethereum scaling solution Polygon has not produced a new block for over 11 hours, with developers attributing the issue to a technical upgrade on the network.
On Thursday at 4:20 pm UTC, Polygon network developers notified users on the project’s forum that there would likely be downtime starting at about 5:50 pm UTC due to maintenance required on one of the network’s three layers. A recent upgrade is thought to have caused an error in the network’s ability to achieve consensus.” — Cointelegraph
Degraded Performance 🐢 — January 5, 2022
“Fees on Ethereum scaling solution Polygon are surging to record highs. The cause? A game.
Polygon gas prices spiked to an all-time high of a 410 Gwei average. That’s nearly twice as much as the previous high of 226 posted on Dec. 4, according to Polygon’s block explorer. “
“Polygon’s problems may run deeper than the blockchain simply becoming much more expensive to use. Phillippe Castonguay, director of product at Horizon Games, which produces a Polygon-based game called Skyweaver, tweeted that around 11% of Polygon validators were failing to submit blocks given the sudden surge in demand to transact on the blockchain.” — The Defiant
