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$SOL | Solana's Resilience During AWS Outages
Have you ever wondered why some blockchains stop working during cloud problems?
It's not just bad luck: it's centralization.
Diving into fresh data from AWS Blockchain Tracker on blockchain reliance on @awscloud.
Spoiler: It's worse than you think.
EVERY network with >40% AWS dependency saw significant performance degradation during outages. There is a strong correlation between centralizing infrastructure (hello, AWS) and vulnerability.
Decentralization isn't optional; it's survival.
Solana leads with a Resilience Index of 97.6. Solana 's low dependency (<20% per report metrics) meant zero major disruptions during the last three AWS events. TX throughput? Held steady at 2k+ TPS. This isn't luck; it's smart infra: Multi-cloud + on-chain optimizations.
If you're building or investing, study @solana's Multi-Cloud strategy.
Layer 2s average 46.7% (!) AWS dependency. 2.2x higher than L1's 21.0%. @base has been flagged as a prime risk case, with a Centralization Risk of 16.3. 65%+ AWS exposure led to 40%+ downtime spikes.
Heavy AWS lean-in means one outage = chain-wide chaos.
Lesson for L2s: Diversify your infra or pay the price.
True decentralization starts with infra. Ditch the cloud monopolies where you can and explore multi-cloud, on-prem, or edge solutions.
Let's build tougher networks.
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