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Issues with a Test Network for Cryptocurrency
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The test network for a cryptocurrency experienced issues due to the lack of urgency on updating client software and differences in how clients interpreted information, causing a delay in resolving problems.
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The Ethereum blockchain test network experienced issues due to a lack of urgency to update clients, network participants dropping below two thirds, and client developers learning about optimization methods.
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Ethereum
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The Ethereum blockchain test network experienced issues due to a lack of urgency to update clients, network participants dropping below two thirds, and client developers learning about optimization methods.
ChapterIssues with a Test Network for Cryptocurrency
Episode#188 – Vitalik Buterin: Ethereum 2.0
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
A bug in the software client Prism caused 70% of validators on the network to stop producing blocks.
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Blockchain
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A bug in the software client Prism caused 70% of validators on the network to stop producing blocks. However, the incident has helped reinforce the importance of multiple implementations in the network.