Polygon zkEVM down due to issues with blockchain sequencer

Polygon zkEVM down due to issues with blockchain sequencer

The scaling protocol of Ethereum, called Polygon, has announced that its zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) is currently experiencing downtime due to an issue with its blockchain sequencer

The scaling protocol of Ethereum, called Polygon, has announced that its zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) is currently experiencing downtime due to an issue with its blockchain sequencer. In a post on X, Polygon reassured its two million followers that the issue is confined to the zkEVM specifically and does not impact any other chain deployed using the Polygon chain development kit (CDK).

Several X users were speculating over why the crypto community has remained silent regarding the unexpected prolonged network downtime. A user on X, 0xngmiasked his 101,900 followers “why is nobody talking about how Polygon zkevm has been down for 10h and is still down?” While another user who goes by the username Mirza.inj, highlighted to his 14,800 followers why "Polygon zkEVM was down for over 10 hours and no one said anything."

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