Database Glitch Causes Blockchain Outage
The bitcoin wallet and block explorer service Blockchain.info has been down since late last night (17th March) and it seems the issue is bigger than originally anticipated. A problem first came to light when a reddit user started a thread about a failed 'shared coin' transaction. Blockchain.info responded to his post and quickly moved to disable shared coin functionality. The move was followed with a tweet letting users know that shared coin transactions had been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation: "We have temporarily suspended shared coin transactions while investigating....
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