Update: Mainnet restart upgrade v2.1.5.0 is now available. Validators are upgrading and synchronizing their nodes ahead of the coordinated restart. Engineering’s review of yesterday’s logs confirmed that the recovery hard fork completed successfully, including Shard 1 blocks being confirmed by the metachain. However, Shard 1 did not have sufficient consensus votes to sustain block production. The recovery hard fork does not need to be repeated. This clarifies our initial assessment of yesterday’s attempt. The new release improves synchronization for nodes still catching up. Today’s preparation window gives validators more time to bring their nodes online and synchronize, with the focus on establishing sufficient validator readiness across every shard. We currently estimate that Mainnet will resume block production at approximately 15:30 UTC today, Thursday, September 24, subject to validator readiness and successful completion of the restart. A separate all-clear will be issued for users. Until then, please do not submit or rebroadcast transactions, or use EGLD and ESDT deposit and withdrawal routes through exchanges or bridges. We know yesterday’s setback made an already difficult wait harder. Thank you for your continued patience, and to the validators and partners working alongside us to bring the network back online.

Update: Mainnet will remain paused overnight as we prepare the next recovery window. Today’s restart did not complete because the allotted window was too short for enough Shard 1 validators to synchronize and transition into the new epoch alongside the rest of the network. An epoch change occurred during the attempt, so we are updating and testing the recovery software to account for that transition. We aim to make the updated release available tomorrow afternoon UTC, Thursday, September 24, followed by a longer activation window, tentatively 8–12 hours. This will give validators more time to upgrade and synchronize, with the next restart attempt expected within that window. These timings remain tentative, subject to successful testing and validator readiness. We will communicate confirmed timing and issue a separate all-clear once recovery is complete. Please continue to wait for the all-clear: do not submit or rebroadcast transactions, or use EGLD and ESDT deposit and withdrawal routes through exchanges or bridges. We know the continued wait is difficult for everyone affected. Thank you for your patience and support, and to our validators and partners for their sustained commitment throughout the recovery. We are working together to bring the network back online safely.

Update: The Mainnet restart is still pending. Shard 1 did not complete the recovery transition in time, preventing its blocks from being confirmed by the metachain. Validators have been asked to stop their nodes while engineering assesses whether the restart can be retried immediately. Please continue to wait for the all-clear: do not submit or rebroadcast transactions, or use EGLD and ESDT deposit and withdrawal routes through exchanges or bridges. We will share the next confirmed steps as soon as they are available. Thank you for your continued patience and support.

Update: The Devnet recovery rehearsal has completed successfully. Following successful recovery runs on both Testnet and Devnet, we are proceeding with Mainnet recovery today, Wednesday, September 23. The planned validator upgrade and synchronization window is 14:00–16:30 UTC today. This preparation period allows participating nodes to become ready before block production resumes. We currently estimate that Mainnet will begin producing blocks at approximately 16:35 UTC, subject to successful completion of the recovery process and validator readiness. This remains an estimate, not a confirmed restart time. Mainnet remains paused, and a separate all-clear will be issued for users. Until then, please do not submit or rebroadcast transactions, or use EGLD and ESDT deposit and withdrawal routes through exchanges or bridges. We appreciate your patience as we work to restore Mainnet safely. Thank you to the validators, exchanges and infrastructure partners working with us on the recovery.