AWS outage shows even “decentralised” Web3 startups rely on centralised infrastructure
Monday’s AWS outage disrupted a third of the internet, affecting African Web3 startups like Azza and AZA Finance. The incident highlights the reliance of supposedly “decentralised” platforms on centralised cloud infrastructure and the costly trade-offs startups face when building redundant systems to ensure uptime. Some startups, like Palremit and Azawire, avoided downtime thanks to multi-region or alternative hosting strategies, showing that decentralisation in blockchain often stops at infrastructure.
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AWS outage shows even “decentralised” Web3 startups rely on centralised infrastructure
Monday’s AWS outage disrupted a third of the internet, affecting African Web3 startups like Azza and AZA Finance. The incident highlights the reliance of supposedly “decentralised” platforms on centralised cloud infrastructure and the costly trade-offs startups face when building redundant systems to ensure uptime. Some startups, like Palremit and Azawire, avoided downtime thanks to multi-region or alternative hosting strategies, showing that decentralisation in blockchain often stops at infrastructure.
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