Starknet Back Online After 4-Hour Grinta Upgrade Outage
Starknet, the Ethereum layer-2 blockchain, faced an unexpected Starknet outage lasting over four hours after deploying its Grinta upgrade (v0.14.0). The network halted block production at #1961878, leaving transactions unprocessed between 2:23 am and 4:36 am UTC. To restore service, developers initiated a rollback (reorg) to block #1960612, erasing and requiring resubmission of all transactions in that window. The outage caused the STRK token to drop 4.5%, slipping to $0.1204 before recovering to around $0.1234 with a $503 million market cap. RPC providers and dApp connections were restored gradually. A detailed incident report with root cause analysis and long-term fixes is forthcoming.
The Grinta upgrade aims to improve performance and decentralization by shifting block validation from a single sequencer to multiple independent nodes. Although the Starknet outage disrupted trading and network reliability, the swift rollback and service restoration demonstrated network resilience. Traders should monitor the upcoming technical report and token price stability.
Neutral
The outage and rollback caused a short-term dip in network availability and token price, but swift restoration and a clear plan for a detailed incident report limit long-term uncertainty. Past layer-2 outages (e.g., Optimism pauses) triggered similar brief volatility without derailing broader adoption. The successful rollback demonstrates robust protocol governance and resilience. In the short term, traders saw increased volatility in STRK and cautious network usage. In the long term, the Grinta upgrade’s decentralization roadmap and forthcoming fixes should bolster confidence, making this event a net neutral catalyst.