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SUI Network Demonstrates Robust Safety Protocol with 6-Hour Controlled Halt to Resolve Consensus Bug

SUI Network Demonstrates Robust Safety Protocol with 6-Hour Controlled Halt to Resolve Consensus Bug

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2026-01-16 13:11:10
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The sui mainnet experienced a controlled six-hour operational pause on January 14, 2026, triggered by a rare edge-case bug in the validator consensus logic. This safety mechanism, designed to prevent inconsistent state finalization, halted transaction processing without any risk to user funds or rollback of certified transactions.

The disruption stemmed from a garbage collection-related bug under specific conditions, causing validators to produce incompatible outputs from identical consensus data. With over one-third of staked validators supporting divergent chain versions, checkpoint certification was temporarily suspended until developers deployed a fix for the logic error.

The SUI Foundation confirmed the outage was an intrinsic consensus mechanics issue, unrelated to traffic spikes, usage surges, or external attacks. Recovery involved coordinated validator efforts to replay consensus from the point of divergence, showcasing the network's fail-safe design that prioritizes security and correctness over uninterrupted uptime—a hallmark of mature blockchain infrastructure.

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