The Cardano (ADA) blockchain experienced a glitch on its mainnet, which affected block generation. as highlighted According to Intersect, a member-based organization in the Cardano ecosystem, this issue significantly slowed down block generation.
Cardano bugs have been fixed
Intersect says the team is working with the Cardano Foundation and Input Output to resolve the issue. While efforts are underway to resolve the issue, node operators running Cardano node version 10.3.1 or later are encouraged to upgrade to version 10.5.2.
However, node operators running versions older than 10.3.1 do not need to take any action. Additionally, regular wallet users using Daedalus are not affected by this flaw. It is worth mentioning that technical problems did not completely stop the production of blocks.
Following issues identified in the preview environment yesterday, Cardano is currently facing technical issues on mainnet.
We are currently experiencing delays in block production and are working closely with @Cardano_CF and @InputOutputHK to coordinate technical responses.
— Intersect (@IntersectMBO) November 21, 2025
New Cardano blocks are still in production, but are facing congestion. This development has caused concern among some users within the community.
User Rachel Robinson expressed concern about this development, pointing out that it shows that the Cardano blockchain may not be able to handle it. Midnight’s NIGHT token release December 8, 2025.
Robinson’s concerns about privacy-focused Cardano sidechains are understandable as network demand is expected to increase. Concerns revolve around scalability challenges ahead of the planned launch in December.
ADA price falls as market pressure increases
Meanwhile, Paddy, another stakeholder in the community, claimed that Cardano is not down as speculated. Paddy highlighted that only node version 10.1.4 is down, but the new version is running. He hints that only Cardano node software 1.1.4 appears to have suffered an outage. Therefore, users using another newer version will also work fine.
Paddy recently criticized Cardano as a blockchain critic. ghost chain. He argued that the supposed chain of ghosts continues, despite the fear, uncertainty and doubt that naysayers try to spread. He shared a screenshot of node version 10.4.1 working fine.
In the broader crypto market, Cardano is facing pricing challenges with no solution in sight for the asset. In the past 24 hours, ADA has fallen by 13.74% and is now exchange Hands at $0.4047. The coin plummeted from $0.4697 to a low of $0.3911 before rebounding slightly.
Some analysts attribute this sharp decline to the “ghost chain” criticism and the Bitcoin market decline that caused altcoin liquidations. Market participants remain keen on monitoring blockchain and its developments. Ranking in uppercase letters.
