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Global Financial Service Disruptions

Binance

crypto exchange · Global · Binance

Technical failureStatus: resolvedTier 1Severity 3 of 5Evidence confidence: highAnalyst-verified

On 15 Apr 2025 Binance suspended withdrawals after an AWS data center network interruption, reopening them shortly after. KuCoin and others were hit by the same AWS event.

First disruption
Apr 15
First public signal
Apr 15 (Binance post on X)
Acknowledged
Apr 15
Restored
Apr 15
Duration
not established
DFX first recorded
Nov 5 14:58 UTC

What was restricted

withdrawalsScope: institution wide

Withdrawals temporarily suspended platform-wide; reopened within minutes (reports say 5 to 23 minutes).

Cause, kept in separate layers

What the institution said
Temporary network interruption in an AWS data center (reported as AWS Tokyo, ap-northeast-1)
DFX classification
Technical failure (cyber: ruled out)
Wording used
temporary network interruption
Conflicting reports
Duration given as just over 5 minutes (CoinDesk), 23 minutes (Blocmates), AWS resolution in 45 minutes.

Dependencies

A dependency is a documented relationship. It is not evidence that the provider was compromised.

  • Provider: Amazon Web Services (cloud hosting), verified
  • Downstream: KuCoin, MEXC, Rabby, DeBank: service interruptions in the same AWS event (documented)

Evidence

Other restrictions at Binance