After temporarily pausing the network to neutralize a security vulnerability, Casper has resumed consensus and the network is fully operational. The decentralized Casper community, including validators, engineers and members of the Casper Association, among others, came together to take decisive actions to ensure the vulnerability was quickly isolated to just 13 impacted accounts.
An updgrade was deployed to eliminate the vulnerability, and extensive testing was subsequently conducted to ensure there would be no further disruptions to the network once consensus and minting of blocks resumed. On 31 July at 15:18 UTC, 64 validators – representing 85 percent of CSPR staked on the Casper network – reached unanimous consent to resume operations.
In addition to patching the logic, new functionality was also added to the protocol upgrade to allow removal of illicit access from the attackers. The vulnerability has been fully eliminated and was in no way related to the platform's architecture or consensus mechanisms.
Looking ahead, the Casper network continues to progress towards the Condor update, which is currently on Devnet and will soon be deployed to Testnet. Among other features, Condor will further enhance the network’s security architecture and introduce a more accessible consumption model for less technical users, including mainstream businesses and public sector organizations.
Also worth noting is Prove AI, an AI governance solution being jointly developed by Casper Labs and IBM that will launch on the Casper network in September. Pilot use cases are already going through final testing on DevNet and will soon appear on the public Casper network.
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