With blockchain networks becoming more complex, outages (temporary downtimes) are becoming more common, too. In one such case, users of TON (The Open Network), an independent layer-1 blockchain, experienced a brief outage on June 1, 2025, but managed to restore functionality within 40 minutes.
People took to X to discuss the outage, stating that it was a result of an error in the masterchain’s dispatch queue. Ton developers were quick to notice and put out a status on Telegram stating — “A quick fix was released, and updating only a few master chain validators was sufficient to resume block production. The incident was related to an error in the processing of the masterchain dispatch queue.”
They also mentioned they’ll be releasing a full report soon to explain what exactly went wrong. The developers’ team has assured users that the outage did not impact any funds and that transactions made while the system was down were safe from loss.
While the outage was short-lived, this isnt the first time TON has faced such a situation. In 2024, the growing demand for DOGS meme coin disrupted the network with no new transactions validated or blocks produced for over six hours. Then the blockchain’s instability highlighted the risks associated with rapid memecoin hype overwhelming blockchain infrastructure.
Despite the brief network outages, TON is gaining both retail and institutional investor interest every day. According to a Coin Telegraph report, in March 2025, TON raised $400 million from major venture capital firms like Sequoia Capital, Draper Associates, CoinFund, and SkyBridge.