Ethereum Co-founder Pitches dApps as Solution to 2025 Cloudflare Outage

Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, suggested that decentralized applications (dApps) are essential for building a resilient internet infrastructure that can withstand failures in centralized services, citing the November Cloudflare outage as an example. Buterin stated that Ethereum must evolve into a "world computer" by supporting dApps that operate without fraud, censorship, or third-party interference, even if major services like Cloudflare fail or are compromised. He envisions applications whose stability surpasses that of companies or political entities, protecting user privacy across finance, identity, and governance. The November Cloudflare outage, caused by a software failure in its bot management system, affected approximately 20% of its websites, including major crypto platforms like Coinbase and Ledger, prompting renewed questions about centralized infrastructure reliability. Buterin and other Ethereum researchers previously warned that decentralization erodes through convenience, leading to dependence on trust.

(Source：Cointelegraph)