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Amazon cloud outage hits CME and Coinbase after Virginia data center overheats
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Published on 8 May 2026
High temperatures shut a zone, triggering market disruptions
Amazon Web Services reported a northern Virginia data center zone outage linked to high temperatures. The disruption affected services used by CME Group and Coinbase. Coinbase said its trading problems were caused by the AWS outage, while CME pointed to technical and latency issues. AWS is working to restore full service, but an exact timeline hasn’t been shared.
- AWS outage traced to high temperatures at a Virginia data center zone
- Coinbase confirms trading issues tied directly to the AWS outage
- CME reports technical and latency problems linked to the disruption
- AWS restoration underway but timeline remains unclear
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