Linea recovers from sequencer issue after deploying swift network fix

Ethereum L2 Linea resolved a temporary sequencer issue on Wednesday, deploying a solution within an hour after identifying the problem.

Ethereum layer-2 network Linea has restored its mainnet sequencer after a temporary performance degradation, the team said Wednesday.

According to Linea’s status page, the issue was detected at around 5:52 am UTC. Engineers identified the root cause and deployed a fix less than an hour later, by 6:15 am UTC.

The disruption affected Linea’s mainnet sequencer, which is responsible for ordering and batching transactions on the network. While the nature of the performance issues was not detailed, Linea confirmed on their status page that the problem was identified by 6:15 am UTC and was given a fix almost immediately. 

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