From Telegram:
The BitShares blockchain is halted. No blocks are being produced. No transactions are being processed. This results in all blockchain data being protected as is. The Witnesses and developers are actively debugging the issue and working to restore the blockchain at this time. Please expect another update within the hour.
Ryan R. Fox (Fox):
The BitShares network remains halted. The Core Developers are actively debugging. A re-sync is in progress to further their investigation. Expect another update in ~30 minutes.
Ryan R. Fox (Fox):
The BitShares blockchain remains halted. Daniel Larimer is actively working with the BitShares Core development team to identify the root cause of the issue.
Update 5 (15:05 UTC)
Ryan R. Fox (Fox):
The BitShares blockchain remains halted. The Core Development Team continues to actively identify the root cause. Witnesses are available to implement the resulting patch when it becomes available. Please expect another update in nearly 30 minutes.