AWS data centre outage disrupts Coinbase and FanDuel trading
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Updated · CNBC · May 8
AWS data centre outage disrupts Coinbase and FanDuel trading
5 articles · Updated · CNBC · May 8
AWS said overheating in a single US-East-1 availability zone in northern Virginia slowed recovery, with full restoration still expected to take several hours after problems began on Thursday evening.
Coinbase said failures in multiple AWS zones caused an extended outage of core trading services, now resolved, while FanDuel users reported being unable to access the betting app or cash out bets.
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