On Tuesday, the Solana blockchain experienced a major outage that stopped the networkโs mainnet operations for approximately 5 hours. The outage raised concerns about the blockchainโs stability and security as the incident became the 11th of the kind in the last 2 years.
Kicking Solana When Itโs Down?
On February 6, the Solana blockchain network suffered a significant outage that lasted 4 and 46 minutes and disrupted the networkโs operations, raising doubts about the blockchain and exposing the project to fierce criticism.
The crypto community took no time to share their thoughts about the situation, with many crypto investors referring to memes and jokes to express their concerns about the history of Solanaโs outages.
Among the online voices, Cardanoโs Founder, Charles Hoskinson, took the opportunity to poke fun at the situation by referencing his previous jokes about the network. Hoskinson replied to the Solana teamโs announcement simply stating, โThis always works,โ and attaching a gif of a man blowing a malfunctioning video gameโs cartridge before inserting it back into the console.
This always works https://t.co/5kVRVGFM4l pic.twitter.com/X9yJXcETQn
โ Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) February 6, 2024
Members of the crypto community found the remark amusing. One user brought forward previous sarcastic comments that the Cardano founder made during an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session two years ago.
Hoskinson trolled the AMA viewers by claiming collaboration between the two networks was possible. He started saying, โYou know, collaboration with Solana would make a lot of senseโฆโ before recalling a story of his brother owning a successful Nintendo repair shop and comparing the blockchain to a broken gaming console.
ย So I was thinking since you know Solana comes from that world, that maybe thereโs some legacy there, you know, we can figure out how to turn it on and off, taking it out on the cartridge, these types of things. I donโt know, it might be possible.
Hoskinson finished the statement by mockingly suggesting that the collaboration wouldnโt happen, he said โBut my brother doesnโt do Nintendo stuff anymore. Heโs a doctor.โ
“Collaboration with Solana would actually make a lot of sense.” @IOHK_Charles
Perhaps #Solana can become a partner chain? #Cardano pic.twitter.com/8Vp0NMNl7a
โ Stโณkฮฃ with Pride ๐ (@StakeWithPride) February 6, 2024
Besides Cardanoโs founder, Wall Street veteran and journalist Max Keiser also criticized the Solana teamโs announcement in reply. Keiser called SOL, Solanaโs native token, โcentralized garbageโ and took the opportunity to also shoot at coins like ETH, ADA, and BNB.
Solana Swiftly Recovers
Recently, Solanaโs DeFi ecosystem made the headlines after the Solana-based decentralized exchanges (DEXs) daily trading volume surpassed Ethereumโs for the second time, according to data from DefiLlama, hinting at healthy growth and development in the Solana ecosystem.
Despite the doubts and concerns of crypto investors during the outage, SOLโs price recovered from the initial drop and has recovered 1.8% in the last 24 hours, according to data from CoinGecko. At the time of writing, SOL is trading at $97.
SOL is trading at $97.2 in the 1-day chart. Source: SOLUSDT on TradingView.com
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