{"id":64369,"date":"2022-07-14T10:11:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T07:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=64369"},"modified":"2025-09-06T14:05:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T11:05:57","slug":"celo-validators-restart-blockchain-after-extended-outage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/celo-validators-restart-blockchain-after-extended-outage\/","title":{"rendered":"Celo validators restart blockchain after extended outage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Celo blockchain platform paused operations at block 14,035,018. The project team said that user funds are safe.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">The Celo network has stalled at block 14,035,19. Validators are working to identify and resolve the issue. All funds are safe. Updates will be provided as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Celo (@CeloOrg) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CeloOrg\/status\/1547371356538519553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">July 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\\\"\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the analytics site Celoscan, the network has not produced blocks for more than seven hours. According to the developers, the blockchain validators are studying the issue and looking for a resolution.<\/p>\n<div class=\\\"wp-block-text-wrappers-update-2 article_update\\\"><time class=\\\"gtb_text-wrappers_update_time\\\">July 15, 2022 | 09:13<\/time><span class=\\\"gtb_text-wrappers_update_head\\\">Update: <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Celo validators restarted the network after the outage on July 14. Earlier, the project&#8217;s developers released a client update that \\&#8221;addresses the issue related to block size and message throughput\\&#8221;. The team stressed that user assets were not affected and pledged to share more details after conducting a technical analysis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Update: Celo validators have resolved the network\u2019s first outage since mainnet launch on April 22, 2020. A thorough and expedited technical analysis is ongoing and details will be readily shared with the Celo community.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Celo (@CeloOrg) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CeloOrg\/status\/1547733819515490304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">July 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shortly before the incident, Uniswap v3 deployed its smart contracts on the Celo network.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">It\u2019s officially <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ReFiSummer?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">#ReFiSummer<\/a> \ud83c\udf31\ud83c\udf1e<a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CeloOrg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@CeloOrg<\/a> is now available on the Uniswap interface, joining <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ethereum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@ethereum<\/a>, <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/optimismFND?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@optimismFND<\/a>, <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/arbitrum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@arbitrum<\/a>, and <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/0xPolygon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">@0xPolygon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Start swapping today \ud83d\udc47<a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/wpJdNvo19P\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/wpJdNvo19P<\/a> <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/DGRx7FTQSY\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/DGRx7FTQSY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Uniswap Labs \ud83e\udd84 (@Uniswap) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Uniswap\/status\/1547300694708953088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">July 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Celo is positioned as a \u201cmobile-first\u201d and \u201ccarbon-negative\u201d blockchain. The EVM-compatible network counts 2.6 million addresses with around 1.1 million daily transactions on average. Through the Mento smart contract platform, the project supports several <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/algorithmic-stablecoins-how-alternatives-to-usdt-and-usdc-are-evolving\">algorithmic stablecoins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The deployment of the Uniswap v3 protocol on the network is expected to create <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/uniswap-community-proposes-deploying-the-protocol-on-the-celo-blockchain\">liquidity pools for &#8220;green assets&#8221; from Celo<\/a>, such as tokenized carbon credits.<\/p>\n<p>The nonprofit Celo Foundation, backing the development of the blockchain platform, also promised to launch a $10 million Uniswap user incentive program and provide the exchange with additional financial support in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The price of the native Celo token (CELO) barely reacted to the incident. Over the past 24 hours the asset rose 2.2%, according to <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/en\/coins\/celo\\\">CoinGecko<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/hackers-attacked-uniswap-liquidity-providers-through-a-fake-airdrop\">hackers attacked Uniswap liquidity providers<\/a> through a fake airdrop.<\/p>\n<p>Read ForkLog\u2019s bitcoin news on our <a href=\\\"\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\\\" target=\\\"\u201c_blank\u201d\\\" rel=\\\"\u201cnofollow\u201d noopener\\\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 crypto news, prices and analysis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Celo blockchain platform paused operations at block 14,035,018. 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