Base, the Ethereum layer-2 network developed by Coinbase, experienced another disruption to block production, marking its second mainnet stall in two days and raising concerns about network reliability. The latest incident was flagged at 15:33 UTC, with block production resuming roughly 38 minutes later at 16:11 UTC. During such stalls, the chain stops producing new blocks, temporarily halting transactions and on-chain activity until normal operations are restored. Repeated outages can undermine user and developer confidence in a network that has grown rapidly since its launch. Base relies on a centralized sequencer to order transactions, a common architecture among layer-2 solutions that can create single points of failure. The recurrence of stalls in quick succession highlights ongoing challenges around decentralization and uptime as Base and similar networks scale to handle increasing volumes of activity and value.
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