11/18 A sudden global internet outage caused X, ChatGPT, Discord, and even exchanges like Coinbase, Kraken, and BitMEX to go down completely. The culprit? Cloudflare, a giant in internet infrastructure that protects 20% of websites worldwide from attacks and speeds up traffic. An internal lurking bug was triggered, leading to half the internet going offline in an instant. The most ironic part? Blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum were still running normally, but Coinbase’s website threw a 500 error, Kraken went offline, and browser gateways like Etherscan and DefiLlama were completely down. Users couldn’t log into exchanges or check their balances, making it feel like "even the crypto world crashed." The core trading engines didn’t stop, but all the entry points were paralyzed. This also led to a very awkward phenomenon: if decentralization only achieves consensus at the chain level, while infrastructure and entry points still heavily rely on a few Web2 giants, then the entire ecosystem is still vulnerable to single-point risks during critical moments. This is something the blockchain industry must take more seriously moving forward. ✅ Click the homepage link to join the official account and take the shortcut to financial freedom International Affairs Blockchain Cryptocurrency Exchanges Trading BTC Bitcoin Cloudflare