The Pectra upgrade test on Sepolia caused EL clients to malfunction, preventing transactions from being processed. Crypto expert Emiliano Bonassi observed empty blocks propagating before the fix.

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the network was propagating empty blocks—another indication of technical instability

This has caused some EL clients to have issues, including transactions in blocks

We’re investigating an issue caused by the custom deposit contract on Sepolia. This has caused some EL clients to have issues, including transactions in blocks

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