Arbitrum’s Sepolia testnet was stalled for hours on March 23 after a Nitro bug stopped block production, halting transactions and developer testing. The interruption has disrupted dApp deployments and CI workflows for teams using the net.
Aster has launched its Layer-1 testnet and is targeting a mainnet rollout in Q1. The 2025 rebrand positioned Aster as a decentralized exchange focused on perpetual futures, aiming to capture growing perp DEX volumes.