AWS Outage Underscores Vulnerability of Centralized Cloud Infrastructure

A recent AWS outage highlighted the inherent risks in relying solely on centralized cloud infrastructure, leaving many digital finance operations vulnerable to disruptions. On October 20, 2025, DNS issues in the US-EAST-1 region caused widespread service outages affecting both crypto and DeFi platforms, impacting trading and transaction processing. The outage sparked renewed calls for decentralized solutions and multicloud approaches as experts emphasize the importance of ensuring resilience and stability in digital finance.