Solana outage triggers ballistic reaction from the crypto community

cointelegraph.com:

As the Solana network suffered another setback, crypto community members went on social media to express various concerns, even comparing the blockchain to other projects like Ethereum and Bitcoin. 

On Feb. 25, the Solana network faced performance degradation issues, resulting in transaction disruptions, leading validators to opt for a network restart. Seemingly tired of the same old story, members of the community expressed themselves on Twitter, with some even questioning Solana’s (SOL) rank as a top cryptocurrency.

Amid the network issues, nonfungible token (NFT) artist Crypto Tea raised a question on how the Solana blockchain made it to the top 10 list while having such performance issues. She tweeted:

Solana is down for a co-ordinated restartA tech issue was throttling transactions and the blockchain started to unexpectedly forkHow is this pos in the top 10 crypto list?

Responding to the tweet, Solana Mobile developer Andrew Watson said that they chose "security over liveness" and pointed out that they are "in it for the long haul." In replying to Watson, another community member raised other concerns, such as putting decentralized finance protocols at risk of insolvency.

Apart from these, other community members started to compare Solana to Ethereum and Bitcoin. A community member highlighted in a Twitter thread that Ethereum went with the slow but sure route, while Solana chose to move fast while sometimes breaking. The Twitter user said that while Solana's approach is riskier, it also paves the way for faster innovation. 

Meanwhile, a Bitcoin supporter also pointed out how Bitcoin (BTC) never needs a restart in the midst of Solana’s network issues. 

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