Polygon zkEVM, the Ethereum Layer 2 network launched a year ago this week, recently experienced a significant network outage lasting over ten hours, bringing its nascent blockchain to a halt. The outage, which occurred on March 23, disrupted the sequencing and addition of consecutive blocks to the chain, as indicated by the Polygon zkEVM block explorer.
The Polygon zkEVM team has officially acknowledged the outage in a statement posted on X, stating, “Polygon zkEVM Mainnnet Beta faced an issue with its sequencer due to an L1 reorg. We are working on fully resolving the issue and will follow up with a detailed post-mortem.”
Debuted with much anticipation on March 27, 2023, and highlighted by a symbolic inaugural transaction conducted by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Polygon zkEVM presents a zero-knowledge scaling rollup solution that aligns with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Despite its promising inception, Polygon zkEVM has encountered challenges in garnering momentum compared to analogous Layer 2 networks, registering fewer transactions than its rivals, as per data sourced from The Block’s data dashboard.
It’s important to note that the outage did not affect Polygon’s main blockchain or any chains developed using Polygon’s Chain Development Kit (CDK). The company expressed optimism for the release of the second-generation zkEVM in the coming weeks.