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Blast, a new Ethereum layer two (L2) scaling solution, paused its block production due to issues arising from the recent Dencun upgrade on the Ethereum mainnet, with its team diligently seeking a fix. Since launching its mainnet on Feb. 29, 2024, and amassing billions in crypto assets through its Ethereum bridge, the project has gained widespread attention.
Blast was born from the minds behind the Blur Ethereum NFT marketplace and the programmer known as Pacman. “The Blast Mainnet has stopped producing blocks due to issues related to Ethereum’s Dencun upgrade,” the project wrote on X at 10:41 a.m. ET. “Core engineering contributors are working on a fix. We’ll share an update and post-mortem once the fix is live (eta 30-60 min).” At 11:19 a.m., Blast said the “issue has been resolved” and a “full analysis on the issue will be shared shortly.” Blast follows issues that recently plagued L1 networks like Avalanche and Solana this year.