Cardano Tesnet Has Encountered A Fatal Fault

<div> <h5><strong>Cardano developer Adam Dean has confirmed that the network&rsquo;s testnet is experiencing a critical bug. The foundation is still rushing to find this disaster recovery tool before the upcoming hard fork of Vasil</strong>.</h5> <figure><figure><a href="https://news.coincu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-1417.png"><img width="1000" height="500" data-id="118443" src="https://news.coincu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-1417.png" alt="Cardano " srcset="https://news.coincu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-1417.png 1000w, https://news.coincu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-1417-300x150.png 300w, https://news.coincu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-1417-768x384.png 768w, https://news.coincu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-1417-360x180.png 360w, https://news.coincu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-1417-750x375.png 750w" sizes=" 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" title="Cardano Tesnet Has Encountered A Fatal Fault 1"></a></figure></figure><p>In a recent Twitter thread, Adam Dean, one of the most prominent<strong><a href="https://news.coincu.com/116394-cardano-is-really-overvalued/" target="_blank" data-type="URL" data-id="https://news.coincu.com/116394-cardano-is-really-overvalued/" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Cardano </a></strong>developers, has warned that the blockchain&rsquo;s <strong>testnet is &ldquo;catastrophically&rdquo; broken due to a recently discovered bug.</strong></p> <figure><div> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">&#129525; (1/n) It's important to point out today that the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cardano?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#Cardano</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Testnet?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#Testnet</a> is **catastrophically** broken due to a bug in Cardano Node v 1.35.2. This was the version that we had previously been told was "Tested and Ready" for the Vasil Hardfork. This bug was only discovered&hellip;</p>&mdash; Adam Dean (@adamKDean) <a href="https://twitter.com/adamKDean/status/1560295448333520896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">August 18, 2022</a> </div></figure><p><strong>Version 1.35.2</strong>, which was supposed to be <strong>used for the upcoming Vasil hard fork</strong>, <strong>contained a critical bug</strong> that was discovered because stake pool operators rushed to upgrade&nbsp;on the mainnet, and it led to the creation of incompatible forks. </p> <p>Even though the vulnerability has been discovered, the testnet remains broken due to the fact the lion&rsquo;s share of SPOs upgrading their nodes to version 1.35.2 in order to simulate a Vasil hard fork combinator event. <strong>Version 1.35.3</strong>, which was introduced earlier this week,<strong> is not capable of syncing the chain</strong>, and it is now being tested on two new testnets that do not have any block history.</p> <figure><div> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">(3/n) however, Testnet is still broken, due to the majority of operators having upgraded to 1.35.2 on testnet to simulate a Vasil HFC event there, 1.35.3 is now incompatible and incapable of syncing the chain, legacy installations are still on one fork or another&hellip;</p>&mdash; Adam Dean (@adamKDean) <a href="https://twitter.com/adamKDean/status/1560295451244367872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">August 18, 2022</a> </div></figure><p>Many community members have expressed their frustration with the technical hiccups.</p> <p>&ldquo;This is unacceptable for a blockchain that has built its reputation on the robustness of its research and technology,&rdquo;</p><cite>A Twitter user wrote</cite> <figure><figure><a href="https://news.coincu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-1418.png"><img loading="lazy" width="756" height="429" data-id="118444" src="https://news.coincu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-1418.png" alt="Cardano " srcset="https://news.coincu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-1418.png 756w, https://news.coincu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-1418-300x170.png 300w, https://news.coincu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-1418-750x426.png 750w" sizes=" 756px) 100vw, 756px" title="Cardano Tesnet Has Encountered A Fatal Fault 2"></a></figure></figure><p>Dean adds that it would be an &ldquo;<strong>understatement</strong>&rdquo; to say the seemingly rushed rollout gives him an &ldquo;<strong>uneasy feeling</strong>&rdquo;. He has urged Input Output and CEO Charles Hoskinson to deploy the tooling that would be needed for a disaster recovery plan. </p> <p>The upgrade, which was originally scheduled for late June, has now been postponed several times due to technical difficulties. &nbsp;</p> <p><strong><em>DISCLAIMER: The Information on this website is provided as general market commentary and does not constitute investment advice. We encourage you to do your own research before investing.</em></strong></p> <p>Join CoinCu Telegram to keep track of news:&nbsp;<a href="https://t.me/coincunews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://t.me/coincunews</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkkfURZDXOqYFInLj3Vdqhg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Follow CoinCu Youtube Channel</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/coincunews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">| Follow CoinCu Facebook page</a></p> <p><strong>Foxy</strong></p> <p><strong>CoinCu News</strong></p> </div>