Base Mainnet Stalls as Consensus Bug Halts Block Production
The invalid block stopped production at height 47806542, taking deposits, withdrawals, and client software offline before partial sequencer recovery.
Core protocol research, improvement proposals, consensus changes, and validator software.
The invalid block stopped production at height 47806542, taking deposits, withdrawals, and client software offline before partial sequencer recovery.
The memory leader's revenue print underscores how AI infrastructure demand is pulling HBM and DRAM pricing into a different cycle than the rest of semis.
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