Blockdaemon incident

[Polkadot & Kusama] - Intermittent issues

Minor Resolved View vendor source →

Blockdaemon experienced a minor incident on August 14, 2025 affecting $DOT - Polkadot and Polkadot Staking Reporting and 1 more component, lasting 154d 19h. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Aug 14, 2025, 02:34 PM UTC
Resolved
Jan 16, 2026, 09:52 AM UTC
Duration
154d 19h
Detected by Pingoru
Aug 14, 2025, 02:34 PM UTC

Affected components

$DOT - PolkadotPolkadot Staking ReportingPolkadot Staking APIKusama Native APIKusama ValidatorPolkadot Native APIPolkadot ValidatorKusamaPolkadot

Update timeline

  1. identified Aug 14, 2025, 02:34 PM UTC

    We are currently experiencing intermittent issues across our Polkadot and Kusama nodes. Some users may experience delays or errors when making RPC requests. The issue is known in the polkadot codebase, which the Parity team is actively working to resolve. If you have any questions or need further assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact your Customer Success Manager!

  2. resolved Jan 16, 2026, 09:52 AM UTC

    The latest update to Polkadot v1.21.0 has resolved the issue causing intermittent errors for RPC Requests. We will continue monitoring for signs of regression. If you have any questions or need further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact your Customer Success Manager!