XRP Ledger Turns AWS Crash into Case for More Decentralization

Amazon Web Services, the backbone of much of the modern internet, suffered a major outage that disrupted Coinbase, Disney, Zoom, Snapchat, Signal, McDonald's and more. AWS has about 32% of the global cloud market, so it is no surprise that the disruption caused a ripple effect on businesses and platforms worldwide — and on crypto as well.