AWS Outage Shuts Down Binance, KuCoin Services — Crypto Trading Disrupted Globally
A network issue at AWS took down Binance, KuCoin, and other crypto services. Withdrawals paused, trades failed, and users faced major disruptions.
Several major cryptocurrency platforms, including Binance, KuCoin, and MEXC, faced temporary disruptions on Tuesday due to a network issue at Amazon Web Services (AWS). The issue was traced to AWS's Tokyo data center and briefly affected a wide range of crypto services.
Binance was among the first to report problems, saying that some parts of its platform were down because of a temporary network interruption at AWS. The exchange paused withdrawals as a precaution but reopened them after about 20 minutes. Although the issue was short-lived, some users continued facing delays and errors while placing trades.
KuCoin also experienced service interruptions during the outage. Its technical team worked to restore functionality and reassured users that their funds were safe. Similar problems were reported by MEXC, which warned users about delayed chart updates and asset transfers. MEXC also stated it would compensate users who suffered any losses due to the disruption.
Other platforms affected included Rabby Wallet and on-chain analytics tool DeBank, both of which temporarily went offline during the outage.
AWS confirmed the problem began around 1:15 a.m. Pacific Time and was resolved within 36 minutes. The cloud computing service powers a wide range of businesses by hosting websites, apps, and data storage. A problem with AWS can cause sudden outages across platforms that rely on it — as seen in this case.
This disruption has raised questions within the crypto industry about the risks of depending on centralized infrastructure like AWS. Experts say that although services like AWS offer high performance and convenience, they also create a single point of failure. A growing number of developers are now looking at decentralized alternatives such as Filecoin or Akash Network to help reduce this dependency.
While services are back to normal across most platforms, crypto users are being encouraged to stay informed through official channels and remain cautious while trading.
The brief outage also highlighted how much crypto platforms rely on cloud services like AWS. As more exchanges and tools run on the same infrastructure, even a short disruption can cause widespread problems for users worldwide.
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