AWS 故障震撼加密貨幣：Base 和 ETH L2 去中心化是一個神話嗎？

2025 年 10 月 20 日的 AWS 中斷暴露了加密貨幣的中心化風險，影響了 Base 和其他 ETH L2。真正的去中心化僅在 L1 上嗎？

AWS Failure Shakes Crypto: Is Base and ETH L2 Decentralization a Myth?

AWS 故障震撼加密貨幣：Base 和 ETH L2 去中心化是一個神話嗎？

The crypto world was reminded of a harsh reality on October 20, 2025: even decentralized systems rely on centralized infrastructure. A major Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage brought down significant portions of the crypto ecosystem, raising serious questions about the true level of decentralization in many popular platforms, especially Base and other ETH Layer 2 solutions.

2025 年 10 月 20 日，加密世界想起了一個殘酷的現實：即使是去中心化的系統也依賴於中心化的基礎設施。亞馬遜網絡服務 (AWS) 的一次重大故障導致了加密生態系統的很大一部分癱瘓，引發了人們對許多流行平台（尤其是 Base 和其他 ETH Layer 2 解決方案）的去中心化程度的嚴重質疑。

The AWS Outage: A Rude Awakening

AWS 宕機：猛烈的覺醒

The AWS failure wasn't just a minor inconvenience; it caused widespread service disruptions. Major players like Coinbase (and its Base layer-2 network), ConsenSys’ Infura, and Robinhood all suffered. This immediately sparked a wave of concern across the crypto community, with many pointing out the over-reliance on centralized infrastructure.

AWS 的故障不僅僅是一個小小的不便；它造成了廣泛的服務中斷。 Coinbase（及其 Base Layer-2 網絡）、ConsenSys 的 Infura 和 Robinhood 等主要參與者都受到了影響。這立即引發了整個加密社區的擔憂，許多人指出過度依賴中心化基礎設施。

As Ben Schiller, Head of Communications at Miden, put it on X: "If your blockchain is down because of the AWS outage, you’re not sufficiently decentralized." Maggie Love, creator of SheFi, echoed this sentiment, stating, "If we cannot connect to Ethereum mainnet when AWS goes down, we are not decentralized."

正如 Miden 通信主管 Ben Schiller 在 X 上所說的那樣：“如果您的區塊鏈由於 AWS 中斷而關閉，那麼您的去中心化程度還不夠。” SheFi 的創建者 Maggie Love 也贊同這一觀點，她表示：“如果當 AWS 宕機時我們無法連接到以太坊主網，那麼我們就不是去中心化的。”

Layer-2 Irony: Decentralized Execution, Centralized Infrastructure

第二層諷刺：去中心化執行，中心化基礎設施

The incident highlighted a critical irony for Layer-2 networks like Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Linea, Scroll, and notably, Base. While these systems aim to decentralize execution and improve scalability, many still depend on centralized cloud services for their front-ends, onboarding processes, and API layers. The distributed consensus layers may remain intact, but the gateways users rely on go offline, amplifying the disruption.

該事件凸顯了對 Polygon、Arbitrum、Optimism、Linea、Scroll 以及尤其是 Base 等第 2 層網絡的重大諷刺。雖然這些系統旨在分散執行並提高可擴展性，但許多系統的前端、入門流程和 API 層仍然依賴集中式雲服務。分佈式共識層可能保持不變，但用戶依賴的網關離線，從而加劇了破壞。

Chris Jenkins, lead of infrastructure operations at Pocket Network, aptly noted, "The AWS outage once again reminds us that blockchain, and really, the internet itself, is only as decentralized as the infrastructure it runs on."

Pocket Network 基礎設施運營負責人 Chris Jenkins 恰如其分地指出：“AWS 中斷再次提醒我們，區塊鏈乃至互聯網本身的去中心化程度取決於其運行的基礎設施。”

The Case for Layer-1 Resilience

第一層彈性的案例

The outage also strengthened the argument for building and operating on Layer-1 blockchains. Jay Jog, co-founder of Sei Labs, argued that "Base going down when AWS goes down is literally the entire argument in favour of EVM L1s like Sei." He emphasized that true decentralization is about resilience, something demonstrated by major Layer-1 networks like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, which continued processing transactions despite the AWS disruption.

這次中斷還強化了在第一層區塊鏈上構建和運行的論點。 Sei Labs 聯合創始人 Jay Jog 認為，“當 AWS 宕機時，Base 也會宕機，這實際上就是支持 Sei 等 EVM L1 的全部論點。”他強調，真正的去中心化在於彈性，比特幣、以太坊和 Solana 等主要 Layer-1 網絡就證明了這一點，儘管 AWS 中斷，但這些網絡仍繼續處理交易。

These networks' globally distributed validator sets and independent node operators, not tied to a single provider, allowed them to weather the storm. While Layer-2 solutions offer faster throughput and cheaper fees, they often compromise on decentralization, as the AWS outage painfully illustrated.

這些網絡的全球分佈式驗證器集和獨立的節點運營商（不依賴於單一提供商）使它們能夠渡過難關。雖然第 2 層解決方案提供更快的吞吐量和更便宜的費用，但它們通常會在去中心化方面做出妥協，正如 AWS 中斷所痛苦地說明的那樣。

Déjà Vu: A Recurring Problem

似曾相識：反復出現的問題

This isn’t the first time AWS has caused chaos in the crypto world. A similar outage in April 2025 prompted the same warnings, yet little seems to have changed. As Jenkins from Pocket Network pointed out, the internet's original vision of millions of interconnected, independent connections has been overshadowed by the dominance of centralized services, exacerbating the problem.

這並不是 AWS 第一次在加密世界造成混亂。 2025 年 4 月發生的類似中斷引發了相同的警告，但似乎沒有什麼變化。正如 Pocket Network 的 Jenkins 指出的那樣，互聯網最初設想的數百萬個相互連接、獨立的連接已經被中心化服務的主導地位所掩蓋，從而加劇了問題。

The Path Forward: True Decentralization or Centralized Convenience?

前進之路：真正的去中心化還是集中化便利？

The crypto industry faces a critical choice: prioritize true decentralization, even if it means sacrificing some convenience, or continue relying on centralized infrastructure and risk future disruptions. The AWS outage served as a stark reminder that decentralization is more than just a buzzword; it's a necessity for building truly resilient and censorship-resistant systems.

加密行業面臨著一個關鍵的選擇：優先考慮真正的去中心化，即使這意味著犧牲一些便利性，或者繼續依賴集中式基礎設施並冒著未來中斷的風險。 AWS 的故障清楚地提醒我們，去中心化不僅僅是一個流行詞；這是構建真正有彈性和抗審查系統的必要條件。

Maybe it's time to dust off those old dial-up modems and start running our own nodes (just kidding... mostly). But seriously, the next time you hear someone touting the benefits of a particular blockchain, ask them where it's hosted. The answer might surprise you, and it might just change your perspective on what

也許是時候撣掉那些舊的撥號調製解調器的灰塵並開始運行我們自己的節點了（開個玩笑......主要是）。但說真的，下次當你聽到有人吹捧特定區塊鏈的好處時，問問他們它的託管位置。答案可能會讓你感到驚訝，並且可能會改變你對什麼的看法