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Polygon Network Reports 10–15 Minute Finality Delays

Polygon reports a 10-15 minute delay in transaction finality caused by a bug in milestone handling, which has affected several network nodes and RPC services.

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Summary

Polygon is experiencing delays of 10-15 minutes in transaction finality due to a bug in the network’s milestone handling, impacting the consensus layer and causing issues with several nodes. While the bug does not halt block production, it affects transaction irreversibility. The team has identified a fix, which is being rolled out to validators and RPC providers. The issue does not compromise user funds' security. Polygon is collaborating with RPC providers to resolve the issue.

Terms & Concepts
  • Polygon PoS Network: The Proof-of-Stake sidechain of Polygon that runs parallel to the Ethereum mainnet, designed to provide faster and cheaper transactions.
  • Finality: The point at which a transaction on a blockchain is considered permanent and irreversible, ensuring it cannot be altered or canceled.
  • RPC (Remote Procedure Call): A communication protocol that allows decentralized applications (dApps) to interact with and request data from a blockchain node.