Solana CEO hoses down claims network outages caused by on-chain voting

Anatoly Yakovenko, the laminitis and CEO of Solana Labs has downplayed claims that Solana's web outages were being caused by a precocious measurement of validator messages and its on-chain voting strategy clogging its statement layer.

While the Solana Foundation confirmed successful a Feb. 27 post that the “root cause” of the recent 20-hour web outage is inactive not clear, the CEO responded to speculation that Solana’s determination to see on-chain votes arsenic transactions is simply a “massive plan flaw” that has led to its galore outages.

The arguable thread successful question was posted by Twitter idiosyncratic DBCryptoX earlier connected Feb. 27 days aft Solana's 20-hour web outage, suggesting that the precocious measurement of validator messages and on-chain votes were clogging the network.

However, Yankovenko successful a effect Tweet immoderate 20 minutes aboriginal called the mentation arsenic coming from “pure ignorance.”

In short, helium explained that the votes — which are portion of a “single elephantine quorum” — lend to supply an “exceptional level of information and precocious throughput and debased fees” simultaneously.

However, Yakovenko didn’t precisely refute DBCryptoX’s assertion that 90-95% of transactions connected Solana comprise these validator messages and on-chain votes, which, DBCryptoX suggests has helped “bog down the system.”

DBCryptoX claims that validator messages and on-chain votes are clogging up the Solana network. Source: Twitter.

DBCryptoX besides claimed that the web outages were past 20 hours due to the fact that it takes sizeable clip for validators to conscionable and scope a statement (and frankincense a solution) utilizing off-chain means, specified arsenic a messaging strategy similar Discord.

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Many commentators connected DBCryptoX's archetypal station besides look to person disagreed with their theory.

Software technologist Alex Kroeger of Solana-powered Wallet Phantom said that determination is apt nary singular origin of the web outages and that validators of proof-of-stake systems request a batch of web connection to execute validation.

While the network officially restarted connected precocious Feb. 25, it appears arsenic though members of the cryptocurrency assemblage are getting bushed of the predominant web outages connected Solana.

Cointelegraph reached retired to Solana Labs for remark but didn't person a effect by the clip of publication.