kovan is not synced. consensus is broken.

[rstormsf]

https://authorities.kovan.network/

Can't send transactions, transaction are being lost, no one can mine them.

Nodes are not in sync.
Probable cause #6761

http://testnet.oracles.org:3000/ - oracles testnet works fine because we have removed checks for uncle blocks

transactions can't be mined, got lost/stuck
https://kovan.etherscan.io/tx/0xf5f37b2dd8032f9fab4f841ce29f4e292b92cf6621b3b2495d01464c74a5862a

[igorbarinov]

@rstormsf thank you for raising this question. I like colors of modified explorer.

@5chdn Afri, how can we as a community apply to be validators on Kovan network and keep it alive?

@retotrinkler Reto, you should ping other validator

[retotrinkler]

pinged

[ddorgan]

The nodes are now syncing and should all be up to date soon.

[5chdn]

Thanks, David!

[retotrinkler]

@5chdn could we also increase GasLimit to 7000000?

[5chdn]

@ddorgan ^ ?

[bjornwgnr]

@igorbarinov

Afri, how can we as a community apply to be validators on Kovan network and keep it alive?

Thanks for your interest in supporting the Kovan network! The Kovan Validator Onboarding Initiative is in the works and I just added you to the list of proposed authorities. The network needs to upgrade to contract-based validators first afaik.

[rstormsf]

@bjornwgnr I'd also love to mine Kovan

[5chdn]

FYI #7080

[rstormsf]

@5chdn @bjornwgnr it's happening again!
http://authorities.kovan.network/

[ghost]

@5chdn @bjornwgnr any updated?

[5chdn]

It's a mess :)

We will provide two new releases this week and prepare a hard-fork for Kovan as soon as possible.