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<ul><li>Shibarium&#39;s mainnet debut faces hurdles with $1.7M Ethereum trapped in transit.</li><li>Lead developer Shytoshi Kusama explains tech glitches amid surging user activity.</li><li>Shiba Inu community eyes resolution as Kusama outlines plans for smoother scaling.</li></ul>Shiba Inu&#39;s highly anticipated layer-2 scaling solution, Shibarium, has encountered a tumultuous journey shortly after its <a href="https://cryptotale.org/community-buzzes-with-excitement-as-shibarium-launch-approaches/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">mainnet launch</a> on the Ethereum network. The platform&#39;s bridge, a critical component facilitating seamless asset transfers between Shibarium and Ethereum, reportedly faced technical difficulties, leaving users and investors concerned.According to Colin Wu, a Chinese crypto reporter, in an X post, the incident coincided with a surge in user activity and transactions, leading to $1.7 million worth of Ethereum trapped within the bridge. As a result, Shiba Inu&#39;s value plummeted by 14%, reflecting the uncertainty surrounding the situation.<img src="https://academy-public.coinmarketcap.com/srd-optimized-uploads/7701a43f88dd4ccf86cc8ea7370e8fe3.png" />However, in response to these challenges, Shytoshi Kusama, the lead developer of Shibarium, took to a <a href="https://blog.shib.io/shibarium-insane-influx/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">blog post</a> to address the community&#39;s concerns. Kusama emphasized that the problems were not intrinsic to Shibarium&#39;s design but rather arose from the overwhelming demand that followed the platform&#39;s launch.&#34;Our team has been working tirelessly to bolster our infrastructure and accommodate the influx of users into our decentralized ecosystem,&#34; Kusama reassured.The scale of the incoming traffic left analysts astounded. According to data from Alchemy, Shibarium encountered 160 million compute units within a mere half-hour, rivaling the activity levels of the most bustling layer-2 blockchains. Kusama highlighted the disparity between their expected and actual traffic, stating, &#34;While we were anticipating heightened activity, the sheer volume of traffic exceeded our wildest projections.&#34;Read full article at <a href="https://cryptotale.org/shibariums-surging-demand-causes-1-7m-ethereum-snag-lead-dev-speaks-out/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CryptoTale.</a>

Shibarium's Surging Demand Causes $1.7M Ethereum Snag: Lead Dev Speaks Out

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