Shibarium, the Layer-2 blockchain of the Shiba Inu ecosystem, experienced a brief suspension in block production shortly after its mainnet launch on 16 August 2023. The primary challenge was an unexpected surge in traffic immediately after its public launch announcement. Shytoshi Kusama, Shiba Inu’s lead developer, had previously addressed the community, emphasizing that the technical hiccups weren’t due to inherent flaws in Shibarium but were a result of the massive influx of users and transactions. The community’s enthusiasm was evident, with significant deposits of Eth and Bone made within 15 minutes of Shibarium’s launch.
Kusama’s latest blog post (published yesterday) provides an update on the scaling efforts for Shibarium:
- Progress Milestone: The second day of scaling efforts has seen significant progress. The team temporarily restarted the blockchain for internal testing, which was successful. Following this, they are now scaling up in multiple ways, undergoing further testing, and preparing for public access.
- Collaboration with Alchemy: The Alchemy team, which provides monitoring services, has scaled operations for Shibarium by a whopping 1500%.
- Infrastructure Enhancement: In collaboration with the decentralized team and validators, the server infrastructure has also been scaled up by 1500%, leveraging top-notch metal infrastructure.
- Traffic Management: With a clear benchmark for expected traffic, the team has collaborated with several blockchain experts to devise additional protocols to support and manage the incoming traffic.
- Rest and Recuperation: After intense work, the developers are taking a short break to rejuvenate and will resume early in the morning for the next phase of the scaling process.
- Gratitude: Kusama expressed immense gratitude to the ShibArmy for their continued support and for combating misinformation while the team works diligently to prepare a blockchain robust enough to handle the community’s enthusiasm.
