Ethereum Network Suffers Finality Issues—Here’s What That Means

Ethereum has suffered a potentially serious technical issue for the second straight day, prompting confusion among crypto users.

Ethereum, the world’s second largest blockchain by cryptocurrency market cap, suffered a technical issue on Friday, causing its network to halt finalizing blocks for more than an hour.

Finality takes roughly 15 minutes, and refers to the guarantee that a block cannot be altered or removed from the blockchain without burning at least 33% of the total staked ETH, according to the Ethereum Foundation.

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