The Starknet Ethereum layer-2 network experienced an outage due to a block issue, resulting in over four hours of downtime. According to reports, the network was restored early Monday. Layer-2 networks like Starknet are designed to improve the scalability of the Ethereum blockchain by processing transactions off-chain, and then posting the data back to the main chain. Outages can disrupt users and impact confidence in the network's reliability.

The Starknet Ethereum layer-2 network experienced an outage due to a block issue, resulting in over four hours of downtime. According to reports, the network was restored early Monday. Layer-2 networks like Starknet are designed to improve the scalability of the Ethereum blockchain by processing transactions off-chain, and then posting the data back to the main chain. Outages can disrupt users and impact confidence in the network's reliability.