TON Blockchain Down for 40 Minutes: Here’s What Happened

The Open Network (TON), that gloriously ambitious blockchain tied to Telegram, decided to take a brief nap on June 1st. Apparently, it had a little hiccup when the main chain tried to process its data queue. Well, who hasn’t struggled with their to-do list, right?

According to the ever-diligent developers (who presumably spent the entire 40 minutes sipping coffee), block production hit pause for a while. But fret not, for the knights in shining code swooped in with a fix, and 40 minutes later, the network was up and running, like nothing ever happened.

It turns out, only a handful of main validators needed an update. And no, nobody lost any funds, so you can all breathe easy. Those transactions? Still safe, like a well-kept secret. 💎

Block production has been restored ✅

A quick fix was released, and updating only a few master chain validators was sufficient to resume block production.

The incident was related to an error in the processing of the masterchain dispatch queue.

We will release a technical…

— TON 💎 (@ton_blockchain) June 1, 2025

Rest assured, a detailed technical report will emerge soon—because, naturally, everyone loves a good deep dive into code. But for now, let’s just say the fix was swift, and the world didn’t end. 👌

Now, brief outages aren’t exactly unheard of in the world of blockchain. They’re practically a rite of passage. Still, for the users caught in the whirlwind of TON’s momentary black hole, it might’ve been a little nerve-racking. But, fear not! The cavalry arrived before panic could set in.

With Telegram increasingly tethered to TON for its grand crypto plans, one wonders how much longer the system can stay as steady as it is now. But for today, the network is as stable as ever. Still, it’s not hard to imagine the looming questions: ‘Can this continue indefinitely, or will we be back to these “brief outages” a little too often?’ Time will tell, dear reader. Time will tell.

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2025-06-01 22:31