Arbitrum Sequencer Stalls for Second Time This Year Due to Traffic Surge, Causing Outage and Community Chaos
• Arbitrum network experienced a "partial outage" due to a surge in transaction traffic that impacted the sequencer • The sequencer stalled "during a significant surge in network traffic" • Sequencers act as "air traffic control" to decide order of layer-2 transactions • Outage caused chaos and confusion in Arbitrum community, with an AMA being canceled and traders worried about positions • This is the 2nd time the Arbitrum sequencer has stalled out due to a tech issue this year