An AWS server crash in Tokyo froze parts of the crypto world on April 15.
Binance, KuCoin, and MEXC were all caught in the chaos.
Binance stopped user withdrawals for 23 minutes to avoid bigger problems.
MEXC warned users about broken charts and slow transactions.
KuCoin had hiccups too, but no funds were lost.
AWS—Amazon’s cloud giant—had serious connectivity issues in its Asia-Pacific hub.
Crypto services that rely on it suddenly glitched out.
This mess shows one thing: depending too much on centralized tech is risky.
It’s a wake-up call to start building truly decentralized systems.
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AWS = Amazon Web Services, a cloud platform powering many websites and apps.
Decentralized = Not controlled by one company or server; spread across many nodes.