Ethereum network bounces back as 60% validators go offline and first inactivity leak occurs

Quick Take

  • On May 11 and 12, the Ethereum network saw a loss in finality — where over 60% of validators stopped performing duties.
  • Roughly 330,000 validators stopped participating in proof of stake on two occasions.
  • This is equivalent to up to 60% of validators who went offline and were not performing their duties; this saw 253 blocks not proposed on time. Only on four other occasions were more missed blocks than last week’s incident.
  • The participation rate is defined as a measure of network validator responsiveness, tracking the proportion of slots that were missed to the total available. The participation rate is calculated as (Total Slots – Slots Missed) / Total Slots. The participation rate dropped to 96% but came online shortly after to over 98%.
  • According to Glassnode, both incidents did not affect end-users to the mainnet as transactions were being processed.
  • An inactivity leak occurred for the first time; this is where inactive validators are penalized until they are moved out of the chain, or they begin participating again.
  • According to Glassnode, “The amounts subtracted from validators’ beacon chain accounts during the inactivity leak are effectively burned, resulting in less ETH issuance during that time.”
Finality Issue: (Source: Glassnode)
Finality Issue: (Source: Glassnode)
Participation Rate: (Source: Glassnode)
Participation Rate: (Source: Glassnode)
Missed Blocks: (Source: Glassnode)
Missed Blocks: (Source: Glassnode)

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