AWS Outage Disrupts Major Crypto Platforms, Sparks Fresh Calls for Decentralization
A temporary outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) on April 15 sent ripples through the crypto industry, disrupting several prominent platforms and reigniting debate over reliance on centralized infrastructure.
Binance, the largest crypto exchange by volume, was among the first to respond, briefly halting withdrawals after experiencing connectivity issues tied to the outage. While some user transactions failed during the downtime, the exchange resumed services within the hour, cautioning that some delays could persist as systems stabilized.
KuCoin, another major trading venue, also confirmed disruptions, reassuring users that all assets remained secure. Similar service issues were reported by wallet provider Rabby and analytics platform DeBank.
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The incident revived discussions within the crypto community about the vulnerabilities of depending on centralized cloud providers. Santeri Aramo, co-founder of Auki Network, argued that the event underlined the importance of decentralized infrastructure, where systems aren’t bottlenecked by a single point of failure or control.
The AWS disruption lasted from 12:40 A.M. to 1:43 A.M. PDT and affected 15 services. Amazon attributed the issue to power failures that hit both its primary and backup systems. While most services were quickly brought back online, the company’s relational database offering remained partially impacted for a longer period. Users also faced delays and failed connections due to EC2 instance outages.
As AWS continues to dominate the global cloud services market, the brief downtime served as a reminder of the risks tied to consolidating backend infrastructure with one provider—especially in an industry built on decentralization principles.
Alexander Stefanov
Reporter at CoinsPress
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