AWS Outage Disrupts Major Exchanges Like Binance, Kucoin, MEXC and More
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A major AWS outage on April 15 caused connectivity issues that disrupted centralized crypto exchanges (CEXs), affecting at least 12 AWS services. Binance and Kucoin temporarily halted their withdrawals as they faced technical issues with their cloud service provider Amazon Web Services (AWS).
We are aware of an issue impacting some services on the #Binance platform due to a temporary network interruption in the AWS data center.
Some orders are still successful, but some are failing. If users failed, they may keep retrying.
Our team is working closely with AWS to…
Binance team reassured that they are working closely with AWS to resolve this as quickly as possible. Binance in the next post shared that most services are coming back online, and withdrawals are open again. However, users still faced problems trading on both Binance and KuCoin, as shared in multiple X posts. The exchange noted that some features may still be a bit slow as the system fully recovers. The team says they’re keeping a close watch to make sure everything runs smoothly.
MEXC Also Reports InterruptionsMajor exchanges like Kucoin and MEXC also reported service interruptions. MEXC users faced problems like abnormal candlestick charts, failed order cancellations, and asset transfer delays, but the exchange said funds are safe. There was no effect on Futures trading. The exchange also shared that a compensation plan will be prepared to reimburse the affected users who have incurred any losses due to the platform-related issue. The exchange’s customer support system was also affected.
Dear MEXCer,
We are sorry to inform you that due to a service disruption with AWS, some users may currently experience issues on the MEXC App and Web platform, including：