Ontology Pauses Mainnet for Security Review
Ontology suspended mainnet block production to investigate a potential security concern without confirming any incident or asset loss.
Ontology suspended mainnet block production to investigate a potential security concern. The project stated it had not confirmed a security incident or any loss or compromise of user assets.
A public node snapshot showed the last block at height 20,770,893, with production halted for more than five hours at the time of the snapshot.
What remains unknown
No restart timeline or technical root cause details were disclosed. The project said it would issue a separate announcement before or when the network resumes.
What remains unknown
Duration of the suspension remains undetermined. The specific technical condition under review was not disclosed. The assessment of asset safety is preliminary while the review is ongoing.