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Hey everybody,
I keep a small amount of BTC in a blockchain.info wallet and have never had any problems; I think their service is pretty safely protected but that's a side note. But anyways when I logged into my wallet a minute ago on my phone and just now on the computer it's giving me a red "chain head not found" message. I'm not worried or concerned or anything, but does anybody know what that means? It made me think of all the talk I've heard lately about Bitcoin XT and block size, and a possible fork in the future to a new blockchain. Could any of this have any relation? I'm guessing the "chain head not found" statement is referring to checking the blockchain for newest blocks & transactions. The computer loaded my wallet but still gave me that message. I had just never seen it before so was curious about what caused it and figured I'd ask you more knowledgeable Bitcoin users.

Thanks in advance for any info. and answers

Source: https://twitter.com/blockchain/status/607222087497875456

There is a thread in the services section where people have been discussing it. Some people cannot access the site at all, but I found it loaded for me with a "Not Connected (0 Nodes Connected) " message at the bottom of a blank page.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=175173.60

It's been showing "Not Connected (0 Nodes Connected)" to me for over an hour now.

Yeah, I'm getting the same issues. They're working to fix it right now.

 I'm getting the same issues.  ::)

It really had me worried!
hope it get's solved soon :)

happening to me to lol

Pretty sure everyone is getting it but they have updated their twitter, checked it out from a few posts above. Didn't like look of the red when you have more than you should on a online wallet  :D Once we are up and running I will be getting it out of dodge and on paper.

+1

I AM SAME SITUATION

HOW I AM PANIC

AL SAY I AM NERVOUS? BUT THIS TRUE IN PRACTIC 100%

SOME WRONG YOUR AND YOUR SERVER DIE OR SUICIDE?

Hi al

i get this msg information today

same situation

what is proublum
WHY PAUZE?

I TRY SENT MONEY BITCOINS TO CASINO AND SITE POKER

BUT

i enter my walet today
and se inside this msg =

Chain Head Not Found

blockchain.info

this project rebuy some new owners and make some bugs or erors agein and agein and not fix and update and we lost al our energy?

coruption how prostitution

make some FIX?

or eat our money  
our nervous
our energy ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

i am wait how my walet be working today

who be pay to our

Moral Compensation? or?  

i am very dramatic situation depresion

WE BE WAIT MORAL COMPENSATION

I AM MUST COME PAY EAT MY CAT

AM DEPRESION = YOU MAKE MY CAT DIE WITHOUT EAT TODAY NIGHT

I AM START HATE YOUR SERVICE YOU MAKE ME SUICIDE SITUATION

I HOPE SOME MASTER FIX THIS SITUATION

 ???

maybe some rich read this topic

please sent donation

to my cat
i buy product
and give to my cat

Adres Bitcoin

1549mVbdwgNATkRKr9EZXpHi7DP1SzkFiw

 ::)

i am realy pauze and not money to come shop buy eat to my cat

i am very drama and depresion

maybe some make donation 0.04 or 0.05 btc
please be human help me also and life carma bumerang to your family

i am ned come buy eat product my cat   :'(

my animal wona eat
procedure

PLEASE MAKE SOME DONATIONS TO I AM BUY TODAY PRODUCTS STABILITY FIX PLEASE MAYBE SOME RICH OR HUMAN HELP ME MY CAT

Thanks for the responses guys, I checked out their Twitter it looks like nothing to be worried about, in my opinion. I keep any extra amounts of BTC I have on securely generated paper wallets but I import into blockchain.info whenever I need to spend, and I've kept some amounts on blockchain.info's systems for almost 2 years now, no problems. I trust their security, just hang tight guys (and use paper wallets when possible) I'm sure they'll get it back up soon. Plus they're US based so they wont be able to pull a "Mark Karpeles" so easily and get away with it.  :D
Maybe they had to restart their Bitcoin client or something.

I also have some Bitcoins on blockchain wallet address but I am sure they are working to solve the data issue and sooner all will be up and working again like before.I am not worried those who are new and are worried about their balances for them my advice is to have patience.Your Bitcoins are safe and sound.

Well, I hope it's not hacked again.
If it has been hacked then they'll loose all the customers I think (and I hope)...

Don't worry, it want be hacked anytime soon. It's an out of sync client, which is possibly causing them to have incorrect (lower) wallet balances.

There is now a message showing when I load the site.

We Will Be Back Shortly

Blockchain.info is currently down for maintenance.

They are probably re-syncing as NyeFe says. That can take quite some time with the best hardware available.

i am very drama and depresion


 ???


+ MY CAT

SLOW DIE WIITHOUT EATING TODAY

 ::)

maybe you not woru niy yjos make destraction my life my family my animal my pet and my CAT

 :'(

i am depresion and suicide situation

It is showing same error like last night again!
Is it for everyone ? There is no update on their twitter as of yet!

MAN
THIS BIG PROUBLUMS IN SCRIPT
I GO OUT THIS SITE FOREVER AND NEVER BE PUT MY BITCOINS
THIS SCRIPT BROKEN AND LEAK AND ANY TIME SOME PROUBLUMS VAMPIRE ME AND MY NERVOUS AND MY ENERGY

THIS ILUSION SAFETY YOUR BITCOINS I AM KNOW IN PRACTIC 100%

NOT 1 OBJECT IN THIS PLANET BE SURE GARANTUE 100%

THIS SCRIPT NOT PROFESIONAL MAKE SKRIPT KIDS AND SOME HOBY MAKE LEAK AND A LOT BITCOINS THIS YEARS BEFORE STORY IN PRACTIC 400+ ETC.... ANY TIME SOME SITUATION ME MAKE ME INSULT


RIGHT NOW THIS FINALK DAY N3 EAT MY ENERGY MY NERVOUS MY BITCOINS

IF I SAY NOT PUT ALL YOUR EGS IN 1 BASCET AND 50% FORUM GUYS/PERSONES IN THIS SCENE

SAY SAME AFTER BLOCKCHAIN.INFO GO BROKEN AGEIN N2 N# DAY OMG THIS NED AL OT LOST AND NERVOUS TO UNDERSTAND THIS ? THIS SCRIPT IS DIE IN MY EYE FOREVER

IN THIS DAY
I BE ONT RECOMEND USE ONLINE WALET AND AL THIS ILUSION AND SHIT IN PRACTIC HOW I SE 5 YEARS MASTURBATIONS AND = ZERO RESULTS ONLY WATE MY TIME AND MY LIFE YEARS AND MY HEALTHS AND MY MONEY AND MY ENERGY AND MY YOU KNOW FINAL SUICIDE TRAGEDY SITUATION TODAY





WHAT THE HEL

THIS N2 DAY AGEIN

I ENTER MY WALET AND SE THIS MSG


Got error 157 'Unknown error code' from NDBCLUSTER

BLOCKCHAIN.info YOU DIE IN MY EYE  ???


 :'( :'( :'(

I NEVER BE USE THIS SITE

THIS VAMPIRE MY

MY MONEY
MY NERVOUS
VAMIRE MY ENERGY


I HOPE THIS WHO CREATE BLOCKCHAIN.INFO SITE AND SUICIDE VERY FUTURE IN PRACTIC

MAKE ME PAIN ;(

how can posible normal work or play poker or casino

if waler

REGULAR

PAUZE OR SOME SPECIFIC SHIT OR BROKEN OR LOW INTELECT PROGRAMING TEAM IN THIS PROJECT? THIS ANY TIME OR LEAK OR PAUZE OR BROKEN OR LOST BITCOINS

FUCKING SHIT I HATE THIS SITE EAT MY LAST BLOD I NOT BE HELP AND HOLD PUT MY MONEY/BITCOINS MY ENERGY TO THIS SHIT SITE > BLOCKCHAIN.INFO MUST BE DESTROY FOREVER


i am not recoment also N3

put all egs in 1 bascet

se results? 0$

0 bitcoins

you work and save a lot cents and dust money and put rezerves money and not eat weeks/months/years


and 1 day

this site
make pauze/eat/energy


AL YOUR LIFE AL YOUR MONEY AL YOUR BITCOINS

i hope operator this script suicide procedure make pain a lot people in scene
not posible to pay

electronic or eat or some very what ned in this moment

i think
blockchain.info MUST BE PAY OUR SCENE MORAL COMPENSATION


IF I SAY
I MAKE
THIS MY PRINCIPIAL POZITION


maybe some make donations to me
i buy N3 day some eat to my cat
0$ i am broken and suicide situation   :'(


please maybe some rich? and same proublum blockchain.info pauze your biz or your works or your wy or your bitcoins?


maybe some make to me litle donation bitcoin?  ???

blockchain eat my nervous to much last 3 day and my money and my nervous and my energy and ou know in practic
maybe some help me

people must help each others

this scene i think some normal human
how not animal but how human

help me some litle bitcoin

please  ::)


i think some bumerang this life in practic  :'(
maybe some help me

Now the site is showing it is under maintenance. They are working on it. In the meantime, try https://www.blocktrail.com/.

I actually needed to send/receive some money!
hope it comes up ASAP

@HelpMySituation-
You need to try and relax a little bit man...  Lol I hope most of your posts in this thread weren't actually serious.


I'm getting the maintenance message when I try as well. They've updated their Twitter with this:

"We're activating maintenance mode again to investigate a database issue. All funds and wallets are secure."

As I said earlier in this thread, I trust their security. They've had many BTC experts work for them and look at their systems including Andreas Ant. & others. I'm sure they will have it back up ASAP.

If you look at previous things, you won't trust Blockchain.info's security but people's* trustworthiness.

P.S. * I mean people behind Blockchain.info.

What do you mean by that?

EDIT: And by me saying I trust them, that is just my personal opinion, I'm not telling everybody to trust them. I am not BTC rich anyways and always keep bigger amounts on paper wallets to save, but I have held BTC with them for a little while now, no problems.

Blockchain.info has pushed buggy codes earlier and there was also a few security problems but they compensated all people who lost money due to it.

Example: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=581411.0 - If the Bitcoins went to a wrong hand, I don't think these money would be returned.

BC.info appears to be down again. API is not working neither is their websocket :/ Very bad PR for blockchain.info lately.

They tweeted 30 minutes ago:

Blockchain ‏@blockchain 33m33 minutes ago
We're activating maintenance mode again to investigate a database issue. All funds and wallets are secure.

I checked out your link and it seems everybody that lost Bitcoins had used CounterParty's CounterWallet and their private keys were exposed due to a bug in their code. I saw someone that had a blockchain.info wallet lost like 12 BTC, but they said they had used CounterWallet from CounterParty and their private key had been stolen through a bug in that wallet. So it doesn't seem to be blockchain's fault in that case, but I admit I definitely did not read that whole thread. I believe you could find more examples though, but I haven't personally had any bad experiences with blockchain.info.

Edit- I did see a link to Reddit in that thread where bc.info admitted they had pushed a buggy update that did not fully generate private keys securely. They did say they tried to reach out to users who were affected and that it was less than 0.0002% of their user base. Nevertheless a bad mistake though, I agree.

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coinableS, M.Z. and snarlpill

While I do have faith in the trustworthiness of blockchain.info -- they paid me back BTC I had transferred out from my wallet there (but they do not hold my private keys, so, ahh, ahh...), I have noticed that they DO have problems on a pretty regular basis.  

"Buggy"

What this tells me is how important it is to have the bulk of your BTC in cold storage.

My latest purchase using BTC was directly from my Trezor.

You didn't read the whole thread, did you? No problem! A few links you should look:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=581411.msg9777714#msg9777714
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=581411.msg9780061#msg9780061
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=581411.msg9780205#msg9780205
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=581411.msg9780361#msg9780361
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=581411.msg9783724#msg9783724
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=581411.msg9791998#msg9791998

I definitely agree with you on holding the bulk in cold storage. You should never have all of your wealth or spending money in a service dependent on outside factors (down time, maintenance, hacks, etc.). Trezors or similar or just securely generated paper wallets or multi-sig, Bip-38, etc.

Yeah I read more of the thread and edited my above post afterwards, that was my bad. I should have read more of the thread originally before commenting, I just didn't have the time, I have to get off here soon. I agree that pushing a buggy update that led to weak private keys being compromised is a pretty bad & negligent flaw. Kudos to the "Good Samaritan" in that thread returning some of the BTC to bc.info and to blockchain for trying to return it to users.

Update -

Blockchain
Blockchain – Verified account ‏@blockchain
Our engineers are continuing to investigate a persistent database issue and we are working to resolve it as soon as possible.
12:59 pm - 7 Jun 2015

Blockchain ‏
@blockchain  2 hours ago
Thanks for your patience. Our services have now been restored & we will keep monitoring the situation closely. User funds are safe.

---

It's UP :)

Avoid using blockchain.info they are full of shit now days, just creating problems, poor service.

Says the piece of shit with a scam site as your profile. You make me sick you fucking faggot.

Bump
I am facing this same error at blockchain.info at the moment.

Nods, me too: red message says CHain Head not found. I just sent a support ticket.

Got same sometimes but it's working fine!

But still have 2 tx from 21st unconfirmed :/

I wonder how long

so i know it is not only me who get "Chain head not found" notification from blockchain. when refresh page many times, sometime it back to normal but is that safe if we transfer money when this problem happen ?