Cloudflare global network outage hits multiple crypto front-ends in widespread disruption
A global Cloudflare network outage caused widespread disruption, impacting the front-ends of numerous crypto platforms and major Web2 sites.Summary
Cloudflare experienced a global network outage on Tuesday, resulting in significant disruption to the front-ends of many cryptocurrency platforms, including exchanges like Coinbase and Kraken, block explorers like Etherscan, DeFi protocols such as Aave, and data providers like DeFiLlama. Users encountered intermittent "500 Internal Server Error" pages. Cloudflare acknowledged the issue as an "internal service degradation" and began implementing a fix, noting that services were recovering but error rates might remain high. The outage occurred amid scheduled maintenance at some data centers, though a direct connection was not confirmed. This incident highlights the crypto space's reliance on major infrastructure providers, echoing similar past outages affecting crypto services due to Cloudflare and other providers like AWS and Microsoft.
(Source：The Block)