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Starknet Restores Mainnet After Proving Bug Halts Blocks for Hours

A proving bug was identified, with a full retrospective forthcoming.

Overview

  • Developers paused sequencing to verify chain safety after detecting a mismatch between block execution and the proving system tied to specific transactions.
  • Engineers reverted the chain to block 5,187,263 and resumed block production, ending an outage reported to have lasted more than four hours.
  • The team cautioned that transactions submitted between 9:24 and 9:42 UTC may not have been processed correctly.
  • No user funds were reported at risk during the halt, and the STRK token price showed little immediate movement.
  • The disruption revived reliability concerns following the September 2025 Grinta-related outage as Starknet expands into Bitcoin staking and broader BTCFi efforts.