
Ontology halts mainnet transactions as technical team investigates potential security issue
The project said no incident or asset loss had been confirmed, while a public node remained at block 20,770,893 and no restart time was disclosed.
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The validator-coordinated response is broader than TAC's May bridge containment, but the project has not disclosed the affected supply or a restart timetable.

The RPC and explorer remained available beyond noon, but QuickSwap’s Dogechain route redirected users to Polygon and bridge withdrawals remained unproven.

About $31.69M in combined bridge losses and B²'s July 22 staking suspension reveal three distinct control failures.

Powerloom claims and unstaking are already closed, leaving liquid balances one final bridge route to Ethereum before 6:00 AM UTC on July 21.

Automated payouts are paused after a failed liquidity deal, leaving customers without assurances on timing or amounts.

The July 1 deadline will show whether licensed venues can absorb users without weakening execution or stablecoin access.



